ALBANY NY – The 30th Annual LarkFEST is New York’s largest one day street festival! It is one of Albany's most anticipated events with 80,000 people expected to attend this year.
This event is not to be missed! LarkFEST was voted in the top 3 of the "Best Arts Event" in the Capital Region in both 2009 and 2010. 2011 promises to be as exciting as ever as the festival celebrates it's 30 anniversary with fantastic music, more than a hundred unique vendors, great food, and more!
The big event is on Saturday, September 17, 2011 from 10am to 5:30pm. You can expect 2 stages of live music and entertainment including top regional bands, fun activities for people of all ages, visual arts, music, poetry, magic acts and much, much more!
LarkFEST Saturday, September 17, 2011 10:00 am – 5:30 pm FREE Admission
Event Highlights:
LarkFEST Silent Disco - Silent discos have become extremely popular at music festivals around the country. Participants wear a wireless headset that receives a broadcast from a local source; without the headset the music cannot be heard. Each headset is equipped with a switch that allows listeners to choose between two different stations.
The LarkFEST 2010 Silent Disco was a huge success and received rave reviews from festivalgoers. The LarkFEST 2011 Silent Disco will be even bigger and better than last year! This year's Silent Disco features two DJs competing for listeners who will be wearing the headphones. Multiple DJs rotate throughout the day.
Kids Zone - Join the Lark Street BID, LITE POM, Radio Disney, WMHT, and WEXT 97.7 on Hudson Avenue between Lark and Dove Streets for music, fun and games, and special appearances by your favorite Disney and PBS characters!
Living Walls: Albany Project - Watch as artists transform Hudson Avenue between Lark and Willett Streets into an outdoor artist’s workspace. A multitude of artists will converge in the space to create a gigantic double-sided mural. Living Walls is a project designed to raise awareness about the use of public space in Albany.
Live Entertainment:
The Lark Street BID is excited to partner with WEXT 97.7FM, for the the second year in a row, to bring you a great line-up of regional and national talent for LarkFEST 2011. See below for a full list of bands performing.
Madison Stage (Lark & Madison)
Main Stage:
Ben Karis Nix
Landlines
We are Jeneric
Cody Beebe
Motopony
Mike Doughty
Washington Stage (Lark & Washington)
Main Stage:
Blotto
Alex Torres
Severe Severe
Faces on Film
Jason Spooner
Diego Garcia
The 30th annual LarkFEST Presented by Lite POM and is co – sponsored by the City of Albany and Mayor Jerry Jennings.
Missed out on last year's event? Check out the Larkfest 2011video and see what you can expect at this year's festival!
