12th Annual Arts Festival Schedule

thursday, april 29th - saturday, May 1st

Print Schedule

Festival Events Every Afternoon:

  • Music, theater, and dance events every hour
  • Art demonstrations, sidewalk chalk, and "Pots 'n' Pieces for Purchase" by BC artists
  • Literary readings, film screenings, and art exhibitions throughout the day
Fuego
bc bop
 Featured Events
  • Dancing with bOp! on Saturday at 8:00 p.m. Live performances by BC dance groups to award-winning jazz ensemble, BC bOp!
  • Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht's Three Penny Opera
  • A Taste of the Festival - Enjoy performances by BC students and alumni, browse art exhibitions at your leisure, and delight in a gourmet buffet from the top chefs at BC on Saturday at 5:30 p.m*
  • BC's Best - a talent competition where singers/songwriters compete for a cash prize
*admission charged for these events
Kids Activities
On Saturday Afternoon
 from 12-4 p.m.
  • Kids parade led by the BC Marching Band at noon
  • Arts 'n' Crafts, instrument petting zoo, story hour, hip-hop workshop, face painting and more!
  • Children's Theater

 pottery
 Art Tent  And many many more events!
 For complete schedule listings by day or  event, please visit corresponding pages in the left-hand navigation.

Arts Festival Announcement



 All Events are FREE unless otherwise indicated. All events will take place rain or shine. Most events on O’Neill Plaza are covered by tents. Other indoor rain locations will be posted on this site in the event of inclement weather. The O’Neill Plaza performance tent is heated.