- stART on the Street, the largest art, music, and performance festival in Central Massachusetts took place on Sunday after a 2-year hiatus.
- Traffic was closed from 8am to 6pm on Park Avenue from Highland Avenue to Pleasant Street for the festival.
- Free to the public, and right on the street along Elm Park, one of Worcester’s popular gathering spots, made this an accessible and welcoming family friendly event.
- A program of the Creative Hub of Worcester as of 2022, stART on the Street supports the local economy by creating a real marketplace for working artists and craftspeople.
After a two-year hiatus, stART on the Street, the largest art, music, and performance festival in Central Massachusetts took place on Sunday, September 18, 2022.
Due to pandemic-related restrictions, stART on the Street was not held in 2020 or 2021. Two years later, stART on the Street returned to Worcester full force, reconnecting the community.
The day captured the essence of Central Massachusetts culture, bringing together friends and working people in celebration of each other and the creativity of their local community.
Stretching a half mile on Park Avenue from Highland Avenue to Pleasant Street, artisans, performers, and food trucks occupied the street, which was closed to traffic from 8am to 6pm on Sunday.
With no cost to attend, and located right on the street, people felt welcomed and found it easy to engage with one another while participating in activities and sampling foods from diverse cultures and cuisines.
Live presentations throughout the day included interactive fencing demonstrations by students with Massachusetts Historical Swordsmanship, a community of Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) practitioners from Central and Western Massachusetts taught by Dr. Ken Mondschein, who also teaches individual lessons and remote classes.
A full listing of artists and performances can be found online at stART on the Street Fall Edition.
