Need something fun to do with the family this weekend?

More than 10,000 families, students, artists, merchants, restauranteurs and performers alike are expected to descend on the Westville section of New Haven this year to celebrate the 18th Annual ArtWalk festival. A springtime tradition, the two-day community-based arts event will kick off at 6:00 PM on Friday, May 8 and run through early Saturday evening on May 9.

The Westville Village ArtWalk

is a free, annual, community-based arts festival that spans three blocks in New Haven’s Historic Westville Village and Edgewood Park every Mother’s Day weekend. This superbly fun event features a wide range of activities including live music, art exhibitions, theater performances, and walking tours. Some highlights of this year’s ArtWalk festival include:

Live performances by talented local bands and performers: Sound Affect, Good Night Blue Moon, Kristen Graves, Edgewood Jazz and much more!

Here’s one I have on my Must Do (surprise surprise!)

Visit the DaSilva Gallery’s artist opening, “Intangible Realities,” featuring artists Eóin Burke and Tracie Cheng, and Kehler Liddell Gallery’s show, “Incipient Speciation,” featuring Gar Waterman and Rod Cook
Get your forks ready to enjoy local fare from: Stone Hearth, Bella’s Café, Lena’s Café, Manjares, House of Chao, Westville Pizza & Mediterranean Food, Ay Arepa, Elm City Kettle Corn, Jasmine Thai, Sugar Bakery, and more!
Watch a fashion show featuring The Haven Collective and Cinder & Salt
Taste local beers from CT-based breweries at the Friday Eve Beer Garden on Central Avenue
Take a tour of Westville Village’s artists and galleries with Sara Fritchey, Steve DiGiovanni and Joshua Safran
Play on an artist-designed bean bag toss board and bid on your favorites in a silent auction!
Over 35 local artists and artisans showcasing their goods, ideal for last minute Mother’s Day shopping
For a complete and up-to-date schedule of events, including attraction times and locations, please visit the ArtWalk event page or go to westvillect.org/events/artwalk-0.