Mark your calendars for SomerStreets: Strike Up the Bands on Sunday, August 4th, from 2:00-6:00 pm, rain or shine! Join us on Highland Ave, from Central St to Lowell St, for an afternoon packed with excitement and entertainment. Get ready for:
- A bouncy house
- Friend Dough and Artisan kulfi ice cream!
- Thrilling performances by Esh Circus and other roaming activities
- Daring Parkour demonstrations
- Interactive games by Event Them and Knucklebones
- Unique finds from artisan and craft vendors
-Bring your water bottle and refill at the water buggy station provided by MWRA.
Music Lineup:
**Armory Stage** at 191 Highland Ave, curated by Citixen Joy.
2:10pm- Grand Choice Records
3:15pm- Bethel Adekogbe
4:20pm- Laura Suárez
**Central St. Stage** at 154 Highland Ave featuring
2:30pm- FM Collective
3:45pm- Trio Let's Vamos
5pm- The New Grown-Ups
Don’t miss out on this incredible day of fun and festivities!
Participate at SomerStreets:
Volunteer
Craft vendors, community tabling, and business deadline has passed.
Any questions, contact Events Coordinator: iaritza menjivar, imenjivar@somervillema.gov.
Road closures on Highland Ave from Central Street to Lowell Street from 11:30AM to 8PM.
Expect MBTA reroutes from 11:30AM to 8PM, more information here: www.mbta.com
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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 places on Sundays during the summer and fall.
