Tri-Park Festival Activities
Complete schedule of activities and entertainers (PDF format)
Festival map (PDF format)
Daytime Events | |
| 12-5 | Community Fair. Visit our festival vendors and gather information from community groups. TestFest2010. Featuring health and HIV/AIDS information, education and screenings. Hosted by Celebration of Community!! Musical Entertainment throughout the day on the Main Stage and Kiddie Korner Stage including St. Veronica's Youth Steel Orchestra, Ira Aldridge Players/Morgan State University, Charm City Roller Girls, The Positive Voices of Baltimore, Cool Peoples, Unchained Talent, Reina Williams, For the People Entertainment, 92Q, The Collington's Band, Rebecca Slaven, FICA Baltimore (Capoeira). |
| 1:00 | Opening Ceremony. Join the event organizers, Mayor Rawlings-Blake, community leaders and other invited guests to “officially” open the festival on the Main Stage. |
| 1-5 | Kiddie Corner Stage. Bring the entire family for kid-friendly activities throughout the day. |
| 1:30 | Bike Tour of the Northeast Parks District. Join other bike enthusiasts riding the bike paths throughout the local parks. Wheelie Contest. Show off your bike riding tricks at the Kiddie Korner. Celebrity Wiffle Ball game. Hosted by 92Q, cheer on your favorite community leaders, elected officials, and others for this four inning game. Starts at 1:45 at Hooper Field. |
| 2-5 | Health and Wellness Workshops. Festival partner organizations will offer workshops on cooking fresh locally grown vegetables, neighborhood greening, and other healthy living topics. |
| 2 and 3:30 | Neighborhood Trolley Tours. Hop on a trolley and tour the neighborhoods of Belair-Edison, Coldstream-Homestead-Montebello, and Greater Lauraville. |
| 3:00 | Nature Hike. Join a guided walk through Herring Run Park, highlighting the flora and fauna of the watershed. |
| 4:00 | Slam Dunk Contest. So you think you can jump and dunk. Prove it! 4K Run/Walk Race. Run or walk, twice, around Lake Montebello |
| 5:00 | Sports Awards Ceremony on the Main Stage. |
Evening Entertainment | |
| 5:30 | Pan in the Community from CHM (steel drum) |
| 6:00 | Sean-Toure' Thames Open Mic (hip hop) |
| 6:45 | noon:30 (Indie rock) |
| 7:30 | Vic Frierson |
| 8:15 | Lafayette Gilchrist and the New Volcanoes (nu-jazz/funk/jazz)Pianist Lafayette Gilchrist is generally regarded as Baltimore's premier Jazz artist..and he is making a major impact around the world! The New Volcanoes’ frontline includes three tenors and pocket trumpet and Gilchrist exploits the combination for some rich sounds, as well as some beautifully dissonant ones. Witnessed live The New Volcanoes are a force of nature..Modern Jazz with a raging funk horn section! |
