Entertainment in The Village - Children's Area

The 22nd Annual Chain of Parks Art Festival is North Florida’s premiere outdoor fine art festival. Located in downtown Tallahassee along Park Avenue, the festival provides an opportunity for art lovers and artists to connect over the weekend. Expect to have a first-class, fun-filled outdoor cultural experience. View amazing, original, and one-of-a-kind works of art from 150 fine artists in a delightful Southern outdoor setting. Live entertainment will be available, along with local food trucks, chalk artists, and libations served by Il Lusso at the festival bar. The Evening Groove is BACK! Featuring Tallahassee Nights Live! group. Get ready to dance in the streets and celebrate having the Chain of Parks Festival back in full swing. The festival has expanded this year to offer new and exciting programs to bring the community unique fine art experiences such as FSU’s Opening Nights Special Presenting Artist event with artist Lana Shuttleworth and an Artist Workshop at LeMoyne Arts, all leading up to the festival weekend with Artists in the Park April 23-24, 2022!

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MARCH 15 Thank you for your interest in performing at the Chain of Parks Art Festival! The festival welcomes performers to apply to perform on a volunteer basis. Performance times are available throughout the weekend of April 23 & 24, 2022 from 10AM – 5PM on Saturday and 10AM-4PM on Sunday. Upon acceptance to participate, The Entertainment Chair will work with each group to schedule appropriate performance times. While our Main Stage is located in the Center Court on Calhoun and features a variety of local bands and aspiring singer/songwriters along with crowd-pleasing local performing arts groups, we ALSO have a pop-up performance area in the children's section called "The Village". This is the perfect spot for less-music-focused entertainers like storybook tellers, educational demonstrations, solo acts, etc. This is in a grassy area with a white fenced outline to create a "stage". The Village is an area within the Festival that provides opportunities for community connections to an estimated 35-40,000+ enthusiastic visitors! The purpose of this area is to promote organizations that support the arts in our community. The Village incorporates Community Partners, Pop-Up Studios, Sponsor Booths, and the historical Jacques Le Moyne Encampment, with fun foods, ENTERTAINMENT, and more! Your participating in the Festival provides the following benefits: -Outreach opportunities to a community of kids (and their parents) interesting in art & performance -Digital festival postcard available for pre-show promotion -Listing in the Festival Program under The Village -Listing on the Entertainment Schedule sign located in The Village Requirements to participate: -Our organization agrees that we will not sell any products or charge for any services during our participation. We understand that we are welcome to provide information about our organization, along with our performance. -We acknowledge that The Village is a paid Festival sponsored area that receives exclusive sponsor recognition. Our organization will be listed in the Festival Program under The Village and promoted as space allows. -We acknowledge there is not a stage, but a flat grassy performance area for us to perform. -We acknowledge the festival will provide 1 mic and 1 speaker. We will need to bring our own stereo if needed. Important Dates Setup Times, Schedule & Information Provided: Late March/Early April 2022 Event Set-Up: Friday, April 22, 2022 Event Dates: April 23 & 24, 2022 Event Times: Saturday from 10am – 5pm, with an Evening Groove from 5:30-7:30pm, Sunday, from 10am – 4pm Please note that past selected performance groups will generally get priority placement for 2022 for the sake of our historical partnership. *No carnival-oriented entertainment (clowns or stilt walkers) *Cannot charge the public, but you can sell your merch during your set *Cannot wander around the festival performing *No age limit

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