The DUMBO Arts Festival — an arts extravaganza — featuring more than 500 local and international artists — will offer many fun-filled family activities during a weekend of arts festivities. Acrobuffos: Waterbombs! (a water balloon gladiator show), Yogi Bean (family yoga), Makedo (an innovative system for creating objects from recycled materials) LuAnn Adam’s storytelling, kite flying, and more. Revelers will also enjoy family friendly workshops, including comic book, book making and music. The Festival will take over the entire DUMBO waterfront community — its street corners, parks, bridges, galleries, storefronts, performance venues, and studios — from Saturday, September 25 through Sunday, September 26. Best vantage point is at 45 Main St. between Water St. and Front St. in Brooklyn.In addition to family activities, the DUMBO Arts Festival will feature world-class visual art, monumental art installations, performance art, open studios and more. For the first time, art revelers will also enjoy scores of street musicians and live concerts, instrument workshops, drum circles, parades and dance companies, as well as walking tours and readings by notable authors.
The DUMBO Arts Festival, co-produced by Two Trees and Dalzell Productions, is expected to attract more than 150,000 visitors.
Visit www.dumboartsfestival.com for the schedule and more information.
EVENT: DUMBO Arts Festival
DATE & TIME: Saturday, September 25 & Sunday, September 26 (10 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.)
COST: FREE
LOCATION: Entire Neighborhood of DUMBO
45 Main St. between Water St. and Front St.
Brooklyn
CONTACT: www.dumboartsfestival.com
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