Overtown Music and Arts Festivals Returns July 15
Miami Festival Adds New Art, Culinary Activations & More
The Overtown Music & Arts Festival promises to bring back music and arts to the Historic Overtown neighborhood and promotes economic development and community enrichment. Attracting some of the world’s top contemporary artists, OMAF has entertained a growing and enthusiastic audience that reached near 10,000 nation-wide festival goers last year and consists of a main stage featuring top musical acts and local Overtown businesses and vendors who will be showcasing artwork, ethnic cuisine, food trucks, unique crafts, jewelry, clothing, and more.
NEW FEATURES:
OMAF ART EXPO ZONE
The Art Expo Zone is being established to nurture artistic excellence and artists’ entrepreneurial spirit. Performing live art installations by artists including Alejandro Guzman and Alfrensa Moosa allow them to engage in conversation with festival goers. The zone will showcase colorful paintings, photography, multi-dimensional mixed media works, pottery and handcrafted jewelry by local artists.
BBQ COOK-OFF COMPETITION
Festival goers will play judge and experience the bold flavors in the festival’s first cook-off competition. Restaurants will compete for bragging rights and onlookers will be able to sample and cast their vote for the best BBQ.
RETURNING ACTIVATIONS
T.E.E.S. YOUTH ZONE
Teens Exercising Extraordinary Success (T.E.E.S.) Youth Zone is presented by the Green Family Foundation and activities include DIY arts where children can create their own t-shirts, hats, jewelry and more, fitness activities/competitions, bounce houses, a multi-lingual story time tent, live cooking demonstrations, music and live stage performances. In addition, this year the Miami-Dade Public Library System’s Technobus, a mobile technology innovation lab, will be on site for all to enjoy.
MAIN STAGE
Globally renowned artists will make their return to the Overtown Music & Arts Festival Stage once again with the artist lineup to be announced in the coming weeks. Past festival performers include Estelle, Jeremih, Tito Puente, Jr., Melanie Fiona, Raheim DeVaughn, Carl Thomas, Eric Benet and Kelly Price to name a few.
The annual street festival will take place Saturday, July 15, 2017, from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. in Miami’s Overtown Business and Entertainment District at NW 2nd & 3rd Avenue between NW 8th & 10th Street. The event is free to the general public.
WHEN:
Saturday, July 15, 2017
11:00 a.m. – 7 p.m.
WHERE:
Miami, FL
Overtown Business & Entertainment District
NW 2nd & NW 3rd Avenue between NW 8th & NW 10th Street
For more information about The Overtown Music & Arts Festival please visit www.overtownmusicandartsfestival.com or visit Facebook at www.facebook.com/OvertownMusicArtsFestival, on Twitter @OvertownMAF and Instagram @OvertownMusicArtsFestival