Dumbo Arts Festival from Weekend of September 25-26

Written by Carol Cain on 20 September 2010

Photo courtesy of Musicworks

Mark you calendars! The DUMBO Arts Festival, featuring more than 500 local and international artists, will offer free family activities throughout the weekend.

Highlights include: 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. Young revelers will also enjoy comic book making, ballet and hip hop classes, and music workshops.

The Festival will take over the entire DUMBO waterfront community, including its street corners, parks, bridges, galleries, storefronts, performance venues, and studio, from Saturday, September 25through Sunday, September 26. Best vantage point is at 45 Main St. between Water St. and Front St. in Brooklyn. Events are scheduled to start at 10:00 AM and end around 6:00 PM.

In addition to family activities, the DUMBO Arts Festival will feature world-class visual art, monumental art installations, performance art, open studios and more. New this year, 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, so get there early and have fun!

Visit www.dumboartsfestival.com for the schedule and more information.