SomerStreets
When:
Sunday, Oct 22, 2017 2:00p -
6:00p
Sunday, Oct 22, 2017 2:00p -
6:00p
Where:
Union Square
Union Square
Somerville, MA 02143
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
< 21, Alcohol, Festivals & Fairs, Food, Kid Friendly, Music, Social Good, Sports & Active Life
Event website:
https://www.somervilleartscouncil.org/somerstreets
Activities and programming include:
Live music on three stages including:
Conway Park Stage (559 Somerville Ave):
2-3:30pm The Sunset Kings
3:30pm costume showcase
4-5pm School of HONK band
5-6pm Boston Cream
Mass Ave music stage (487 Somerville Ave)
Oktoberfest beer garden and stage (337 Somerville Ave.)
sponsored by PA's and Sally O'Brien's with food from the Nibble Entrepenuers
(full line-ups coming soon)
also:
-Costume parade and showcase (kicking-off at Rush St. at 3pm)
-Doggy costume contest with River Dog (321 Somerville Ave.)
-Games with Buzzroar interactive – for people of all ages!
-Giant chainsaw pumpkin carving with Artisan's Asylum
-Stilting workshop with Open Air Circus
-Hockey, football, preschool games, mini pumpkin decorating and more with Somerville Recreation Department
-Vintage and artisan market by Somerville Flea
-Storytelling project with the City of Somerville – tell your story about Somerville to celebrate the 175th anniversary of Somerville
-Martial arts performance and demonstration class with Villari martial arts
-Face painting with Tara Perrone
-Henna painting by Cool Henna Designs
-Rock climbing wall
-Parkour with Parkour Generations Boston
-Large-format chalk drawing and photobooth with Somerville Open Studios
-Rollerskating Shimmy with Connie Lu & Shalhavit-Simcha Cohen
-Explore a fire truck and ambulance
-Community vendors and local businesses
-Food from the Nibble
AND more!
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SomerStreets is the City of Somerville’s take on the internationally-renowned Open Streets concept, closing busy city streets to vehicles, and opening them up for cycling, walking, dancing, running, and other modes of activity. Through SomerStreets, the City and its community partners aim to promote and encourage easy access to physical activity, and reconnecting with neighborhoods and businesses and their unique cultural elements in a thriving urban environment.
SomerStreets builds on the Shape Up Somerville healthy living initiative. Similar open streets events take place all around the world, providing space normally taken up by automobile traffic for people to be more active.
SomerStreets is an annual series that takes place one Sunday per month June through October.
If you're have questions or are interested in volunteering, please contact: Nina Eichner, Special Events Manager, at (617) 625-6600 ext 2998 or [email protected]
