Midtown Global Market Arts & Music Festival

Mark your calendars! Midtown Global Market is thrilled to host our first-ever Music & Arts Festival on May 16-18, during Market Hours! 🎶🎨

Enjoy live music, vibrant art, and non-stop fun throughout the market, with multiple stages and activities for everyone.

Kids & Family Activities

· Interactive Mural Painting with Artist: Illustrator, Designer, and Muralist Melodee Strong

· Henna Artists

· Face Painters

· Art Buddies


Visual Artists

· Painters

· Sculptors

· Illustrators & Designers

· Mixed media artists

· Workshops and creations


Food Demos with Midtown Global Market chefs (Sat & Sun)


Live Performances, Music & Dance

· Cole Thomas

· Mirah Ammal & Al-Bahira Dance Theater

· Afrocontigba

· ‘Marvelous’

· Tom Hipps

· Jamela Pettiford

· Debbie Briggs Jazz Duo

· Philip ‘Blood Brother’ Westfall

· Jesus Purisaca

· Charmin & Shapira

· Robert Everest

· DJ Hendrix

· Los Amigos de Guitarra en el Barrio

· Aquarelle of Samba

· DJ DIME

· Charles Bell

· Kalpulli KetzalCoatlicue

· Los Rebeldes

· CAAM Chinese Dance Theater

· Ballet Folklorico

· Dani Erin

· Rene Thompson

· Los Alegres Bailadores

The Lake Street Lift Project is an innovative initiative designed to support and celebrate the vibrant, diverse community along Lake Street. By connecting local businesses, nonprofits, entrepreneurs, and creatives, the project provides resources and fosters partnerships to enhance the area’s cultural and economic vitality.

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