2024 Cambridge Arts River Festival
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| Dates: | Saturday, June 15, 2024 - Saturday, June 15, 2024 |
| Hours: | 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. |
| Ages: | Infants, Toddlers, Kids, Teens, Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Outdoor |
| Cost: | Free see below |
| Category: | Fairs & Festivals |
Mermaid Promenade:• 11:30 a.m. – This parade includes a marching band, dragon dancers, and giant puppets.
It begins at John F. Kennedy Memorial Park at the corner of JFK Street and Memorial Drive, travels east along Memorial Drive, and ends around Corporal Burns Park on Flagg Street.
All are welcome to join in the parade.
To be in the parade, come in costume and/or with props to John F.
Kennedy Memorial Park by 11:15 a.m.
Folk/Roots Stage from Club Passim:
• 12 p.m. – Gabriella Simpkins
• 1 p.m. – Anju
• 2 p.m. – Mercedes Escobar
• 3 p.m. – Casey Murray & Molly Tucker
• 4 p.m. – Almira Ara
• 5 p.m. – Dinty Child
World Music Stage from Global Arts Live:
• 12 p.m. – Albino Mbie
• 1:30 p.m. – Kotoko Brass
• 3 p.m. – Veronica Robles Female Mariachi Band
• 4:30 p.m. – Natu Camara
Jazz Stage from Cambridge Jazz Festival – hosted by Jose Masso:
• 12-12:50 p.m. – Yaure Muniz Afrocuban Ensemble
• 1:30-2:20 p.m. – Anastassiya Petrova Organ Trio
• 3-4 p.m. – Ron Savage Trio, featuring saxophonist Bill Pierce
• 5-6 p.m. – Don Braden Quartet, featuring vocalist Vanessa Rubin
Poetry Stage:
• 12-12:10 p.m. – Poetic Welcome: Cambridge Arts, Jean Dany, Toni Bee, Lo Galluccio, Peter Payack
• 12:10-12:45 p.m. – The Laureates: Philip Hasouris, Lynne Viti, Danielle George, Fred Woods, CD Collins and more
• 12:45-1:30 p.m. – Cambridge Sidewalk Poetry Contest Past Winners: Jean Dany, Peter Payack & Lillian Hsu
• 1:30-2:15 p.m. – New England Poetry Club: Denise Provost, Doug Holder
• 2:15-3 p.m. – CRLS Connection Poets: Peter Payack
• 3-3:45 p.m. – Poetry in Translation & New Publications: Willyz Ramirez, Jonathan Bennett, Jebca Editions
• 3:45-4:30 p.m. – City Night Readings Poets & Writers: Jean Dany Joachim
• 4:30-5:15 p.m. – Poets of the Gardens: Toni Bee
• 5:15-5:45 p.m. – Poetry from the Workshop: Tom Daley
• 5:45-6 p.m. – Words & Movement: Special Guest
Theater/Dance Stage from Central Square Theater, The Dance Complex and Jean Appolon Expressions:
• 11-11:30 a.m. – Soul Dance with Allison Talis
• 12-1:20 p.m. – Your Town
• 1:30-1:55 p.m. – RootsUprising
• 1:55-2:30 p.m. – ‘Froca Fitness with Sylver Rochelin
• 2:30-3:05 p.m. – House Dance with Sean Bjerke
• 3:30-4:50 p.m. – Your Town
• 5-6 p.m. – Music & Dance Circle
Western Front Stage presented by Central Square Business Improvement District:
• 12:20-1:30 p.m. – Pura Vida
• 1:45-2:45 p.m. – The Hip Hop Transformation
• 3-3:30 p.m. – Soca Fusion
• 4-5:15 p.m. – The Naya Rockers
| COST | ↑ top |
Free admission
| WEBSITE | ↑ top |
www.cambridgema.gov/arts/Programs/riverfestival
| LOCATION | ↑ top |
Charles River between JFK Street and Western Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138-0213 map
Phone: 617-349-4380
On the banks of the Charles River along Memorial Drive between JFK Street and Western Avenue.
| TIPS | ↑ top |
- For any questions, call the Cambridge Arts Council at 617-349-4380 or visit in person at 344 Broadway, 2nd floor.
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