Activities

Fun activities for all ages can be found at festival. Learn a new skill, be entertained or try out your creativity.

Activity	Time & Location
Adult Paint In A creative painting environment for anyone age 13 and older	West Side of the County Bldg.
Artwalk through Downtown Artwork by local artists displayed in store windows throughout downtown
Chalk the Walk Create sidewalk art with chalk! Hours of the kids activities are as follows: Friday – Noon-7:30pm Saturday – 10am-7:30pm Sunday – 11am-3:30pm	Federal Building Lawn
Comcast Experience Learn about advanced entertainment, reinvented	N/A
Face Painting Choose a design and have it painted on your face!	Federal Building Lawn
Grace Wolbrink Hip Hop Growl Around Tales	Saturday 12:00pmCounty Courthouse
Gretchen Weaver Musical Tales with Instruments	Saturday 12:45pmCounty Courthouse
Meijer Mobile Playground Have fun with free Wii gaming, HP photos, product samplings, and giveaways. Corner of Ottawa and Lyon	Ottawa Avenue
MI Child Identification Program Record your child’s vital emergency info	Monroe Center
Open Mic	Saturday 6:00pmOuter Fringe Stage
Play ‘n Perform A fantastic place for people to play	West Side of the County Bldg.
Printmaking Learn the art of silkscreening Friday Noon-7:30pm Saturday 10am-7:30pm Sunday 11am-3:30pm	Behind City Hall
SiTE:LAB An exciting new gallery of artworks by students from area colleges and universities. See more on Facebook	During Festival hours 2 East Fulton on the SE Corner of Fulton & Divsion (old JA building)
Story Spins U-A-TURN! Story Involvement for Audiences of ALL Ages Storyteller Grace Wolbrink and Dancer/Choreographer Andrea’ Nightingale	Friday 12:30pmAdult Involvement Area
Swing ‘n Art Create one-of-a-kind two-dimensional art	West Side of the County Bldg.
UICA Garage Sale A garage sale at UICA, 41 Sheldon SE Noon-6pm Festival weekend
WaZoBia	Sunday 3:00pmAdult Involvement Area
What Floats Your Boat? Build a boat inspired by Grand Rapids impressionist painter Mathias Alten	GR Art Museum