FREE. Travel North from New Haven to Cheshire and learn about plans to connect the former rail trail to Northampton, Massachussetts.
9:00am
10:00am
Arabiqa with Karim Nagi
In partnership with Arts for Learning CT
FREE. Karim Nagi has spent the last 30 years teaching Arab music and folk dance to audiences throughout the world.
10:45am
Cristina Ruales Fashion Workshop
In partnership with Arts for Learning CT
FREE. Learn the ins and outs of fashion design in this hands-on workshop with renowned designer Cristina Ruales.
11:00am
Canoe Mill River
In partnership with the New Haven Department of Youth and Recreation
A roundtrip water excursion along the historic 3-mile Mill River.
Historias inmigrantes con Nestor Gomez
Un evento en español
GRATIS. Néstor “The Boss” Gomez trae las historias de inmigrantes y refugiados de todo el mundo en su espectáculo de narración de cuentos 80 Minutes Around The World.
11:30am
Storytelling at the Cross Roads
In partnership with Arts for Learning CT
FREE. In this captivating storytelling event for kids, award-winning storyteller and mime Antonio Rocha showcases stories from around the world with character movements, sound effects and voices.
12:45pm
Cristina Ruales Fashion Workshop
In partnership with Arts for Learning CT
FREE. Learn the ins and outs of fashion design in this hands-on workshop with renowned designer Cristina Ruales.
2:00pm
Story Workshop with Nestor Gomez
FREE. Learn how to craft engaging stories with veteran storyteller Nestor Gomez, three-time Chicago Grand Slam Champion and author of Your Driver Has Arrived
Celluloid New Haven
In partnership with Elm City Cycling
FREE. New Haven has had a colorful role as the backdrop to many movies.
The Wisdom in Fashion
Film Screening
FREE. A film screening with Jamaican designer Neville Wisdom, whose self-titled clothing boutique in New Haven has become a local favorite.
4:00pm
Designing Looks & Wearing Culture
A Conversation with Neville Wisdom and Prajje Oscar
FREE. A panel with Neville Wisdom and Prajje Oscar in conversation with Aaron Peirano Garrison on fashion and identity.
7:00pm
Juneteenth: Full Circle
FREE. Celebrate Liberation Day with the Festival in this concert highlighting jazz and the internationally recognized Jesse "Cheese" Hameen.
ICONIC Connections Fashion Expo
High fashion meets the Festival in this premiere catwalk event featuring Project Runway's Prajjé Oscar, Neville Wisdom, Ng2 Studios, LaMoo Designs, and Isalina Sanchez.
8:00pm
Stir the Style: A Storytelling Mashup
Storytellers Nestor Gomez, Shawn Taylor, Nick Baskerville, Terry Wolfisch Cole, and Motoko Dworkin will take the stage for 10-minute performances, each bookended by the indie folk stylings of musical guest Lys Guillorn.