Thank you to everyone who joined and supported us this year! We look forward to seeing you again next fall!
Annual Open House Street Festival
Old School Meets New School
Now in its 6th year on site, Mind-Builders Creative Arts Center's community celebration is free and open to all and will include indoor and outdoor activities onsite at Mind-Builders on Saturday, September 16, 2023 from 1PM – 7 PM.
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This year’s Open House Street Festival will feature special performances celebrating 50 years of Hip-Hop from the organization’s Dance Ensemble and Stage Band kicked off by a Second Line parade. Interactive offerings include a talent contest where the audience will choose the winners, games for the whole family and demo classes for martial arts and Zumba© on the Festival’s Mainstage. Additionally, visitors learn about the Fall 2023-Spring 2024 season offerings and scholarships opportunities.
Schedule (at a glance):
- 1PM - 7PM: Registration
- 1PM - 7PM: Vendors & Concessions
- 12:30PM DJ Lauryn
- 1PM - 3PM: Music, Dance and Martial Arts Demo Classes & Performances
- 12:45 PM: Second Line Parade
- 3-5 PM: Talent Contest
- 5-7PM DJ Grand Wizzard Theodore & DJ Mary Mac & Mind Your Beat Dance Battle
Detailed Schedule to be announced
Youth Talent Contest winners receive cash prizes! $100, $200 and $300.
Vendors will include food, arts and crafts and community resources including free Face Painting, Double Dutch, Sno Cone, Cotton Candy & Popcorn!
Event Sponsors include Assured Partners, D'Addario, Montefiore Medical Center, So Jo Spa, Tattly.
Vendors & Tabling (list in formation) include NYPL Allerton Library; Angie's Delightful Bites; I AM CARIBBEING; Homes for the Homeless; Montefiore Medical Center, NYC Civic Engagement Commission, NYC Department of Transportation Safety Education & Outreach, Verizon
Special Thanks to Bronx Night Market.
