Summer Arts Festival

Presented in partnership with The Bushwick Starr and the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment (Made in NY), the Summer Arts Festival is a FREE annual event featuring free food, entertainment, arts, games, and giveaways, suitable for all ages.

The 2023 Summer Arts Festival marks the 8th year of this Bushwick community event and will take place at Starr’s new location at 419 Eldert Street as a block party.

ACTIVITIES + GIVEAWAYS 2-5pm

Teaching poesía to kids and adults with Jani Rose
Face painting and games with El Puente
Free Clothing and Halloween costumes with Bushwick Santa
Dominoes tables by Oye Group & The Bushwick Starr
Paint-by-color mural art with Gia Gutierrez
Music by DJ Alaska
Free Pizza from Tony’s Pizzeria and Restaurant
Free haircuts by 718 Unlimited
Free back-to-school bookbags with supplies by Oye Group and The Bushwick Starr

MUSIC + PERFORMANCES 5-7pm
Pedro Fortunato
Excerpt from ¡OYE! Group’s Mercedes Project In Development

PAST Festival PARTICIPANTS

LIVE PERFORMERS this past year were DJ Carlitos, Zieta Eve, Eli DaLeo, One Whale’s Tale’s Quince cast, El Puente and Bushwick Starr Creating Performance.

Other Participants included Jani Rose, Amanda Almeida, Tony’s Pizzeria, Fernando Ski Romero, 718UNLIMITED, Louisa Thompson, Mercury Paint, Brooklyn Coquito, and Fun World.