Put a little SPRING into your step at the Arlington Heights Spring Fling Festival on May 21, from 2 – 5pm! Bring the family and friends for puppet shows, crafts, a Touch-A-Truck hosted by the Arlington Fire & Police Departments, games, an ACMi demonstration, some fantastic live music, Taiko drumming, and an artists pop up store! Tour the Heights’ sidewalks and enjoy 50+ storefront windows painted by community neighbors. Stop in at the Roasted Granola Café and welcome spring with artwork by Suzanne McLeod, Irena Stanic-Rasin, Lisa Nelson, Pauline Lim, and Robin Jones. Meet Arlington’s Animal Control Officer, Diane Welch, and Nuala, a Great Horned Owl.
Show up early at 1:30pm for some warm-up yoga with Nicole Siegel at Wonder Yoga! (masks required).
There are opportunities galore for volunteering to be part of this community event. Sign-ups are here! Organizers are looking for people to staff tables, direct traffic, photograph the event, and more. Please reach out to volunteer coordinator Amy Reese with any questions.
Here’s a list of what you can expect at Spring Fling Festival!
FAMILY ACTIVITIES
- Margaret Moody Puppets presents “Badger Meets the Fairies”*
- Kids Craft – make a paper bird with artist Tonya Grifkin*
- Touch-A-Truck hosted by the Arlington Fire and Police Departments
- Family Games – tradition bean bag and ring toss
- Meet Nuala, a Great Horned Owl and Diane Welch, Arlington’s Animal Control Officer
LIVE MUSIC
- Jazz harpist Deborah Henson Conant – using a fire truck as her stage
- Jazz and R&B with Jeff Robinson on sax and Dave Harris on trombone
- Acoustic music by Melika Fitzhugh, original compositions on guitar
- Scottish fiddler Maggie McPhail
Finale: Japanese Taiko drumming by Odaiko New England
ARTISTS POP UP STORE
Welcome spring with artwork by Suzanne McLeod, Irena Stanic-Rasin, Lisa Nelson, Pauline Lim, and Robin Jones at the Roasted Granola Café (1346 Massachusetts Avenue)
TAKE ACTION – PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT
Learn how you can promote a healthier environment! From composting and native plants
to the swap shed and sustainable energy, 15 community organizations share their ideas and advice
AND EVEN MORE…
Take a tour of the 50+ storefront windows painted by community neighbors
ACMI takes you into other worlds with green screen technology
Join us early at 1:30 pm for a pre-festival yoga warm-up with Nicole Siegel*
* NOTE: Masks required for events hosted by Wonder Yoga
Free Festival Parking
Arlington Coal and Lumber, 41 Park Avenue
Download the poster here!
