Join us for Carnaval on Sunday, June 2nd, 2:00-6:00pm, with a rain date of Sunday, June 9th. The event is an artistic and cultural celebration of the diverse community of East Somerville.
Carnaval is back for its 14th year, bringing even more fun for everyone. Enjoy delicious food, family activities, live music, and explore over 30 vendors, restaurants, and artisans. Be entertained by performances from Esh Circus, Grooversity, Capoeira, Timba Messengers, Let’s Vamos, and more.
We’re thrilled to announce the return of our Parade! Meet us at 2:00 pm at the corner of Broadway and Garfield Street to see Samba Viva, Barranquilla Flavor, Open Circus, and other amazing artists.
Bring your family and friends to enjoy activities like the Dunk Tank, Parkour, Touch a Truck, Let's Get Truckin', and join us for an interactive dance class with Samba Viva. With three stages of live music and performances, there's something for everyone.
And best of all, it’s free for everyone to attend! Don’t miss it!
SomerStreets is the City of Somerville’s take on the internationally-renowned Open Streets concept, closing busy city streets to vehicles, and opening them up for cycling, walking, dancing, running, and other modes of activity. Through SomerStreets, the City and its community partners aim to promote and encourage easy access to physical activity, and reconnecting with neighborhoods and businesses and their unique cultural elements in a thriving urban environment. SomerStreets builds on the Shape Up Somerville healthy living initiative. Similar open streets events take place all around the world, providing space normally taken up by automobile traffic for people to be more active. SomerStreets is an annual series that takes places on Sundays during the summer and fall.
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Thank you to all our volunteers, performers, and vendors for making Carnaval so successful year after year. We look forward to seeing you again in 2023!
