Elevate the Arts Fest
Sunday, August 11, 2024 from 11:00am to 04:00pm
Elevate the Arts Fest
Downtown Keene
Arts Alive Ignites Creativity, Sparks Connections, And Serves Individuals Who Inspire Others To Dream, Create, And Engage. To This End, We Are Excited To Bring You The Second Annual Outdoor Community Arts Festival And Fundraiser, Elevate The Arts Fest, In The Commercial St Lot On Gilbo Ave. Keep Reading To Find Out About The Performances, Arts Market, Activities, Games, Food, And Raffle We Have Planned!
Performances
Touch The Ocean Will Host An Open Mic From 11am-2pm. Doug The Devil Stick Man Will To Stun The Crowd With A Juggling Performance From 2:30-3pm. Theo Martey and The Akwaaba Ensemble-Traditional West African Drumming, Dancing, And Music, Will Take The Stage From 3-3:45pm. Puppet Performers From Sandglass Theater Will Roam The Festival. Raffle Drawings At 4!
Arts Market
17ROX Artist Studios Will Host An All Day Artist/Artisan Market With 20+ Vendors. Walk Through A Sea Of Handmade Jewelry, Pottery, Screen-Printed Skateboards, Honey, Cookies, And More.
Each Of These Wonderful Creators Has A Goodie Waiting For You In Our Raffle!
Activities
Look Forward To A Wakadoodles Art Area, Diy Terrariums, Dried Flower Bouquet Making, Face Painting, Origami, Juggling With Flying Gravity Circus, Balloon Animals, And Community Mural Painting! We'll Have Some Giant Games Of Checkers, Chess, Connect Four, And Cornhole. Seek Out The Everglow Wellness Tent To Nourish Your Bodies With Some Structured Yoga Or Stretching!
Food vendors
We're delighted to welcome Yahso Jamaican Grille and Toasty Buns as our food vendors.
Look out for these summertime essentials: fresh-squeezed lemonade by Shaken not Stirred and ice cream from Frisky Cow Gelato!
Raffle prizes!
Grab a ticket packet and enter raffles for various prizes from local restaurants, stores, performing arts centers, and artists! Bring home art, host a musician for a dinner party concert, win local products, and more!
