For Immediate Release: 8/6/2024 3:09 pm
WORCESTER, Mass. – The City of Worcester’s Cultural Development Division (CDD) announced Tuesday the fourth annual Color the City Festival, which will be held Friday, Aug. 16 on the Worcester Common, from 3 to 8 p.m.
The Color the City Color Festival is a free celebration of young talent and a testament to the power of the next generation of creatives, artists, innovators, and changemakers. The event is organized and coordinated by the Create 508 youth project, in collaboration with the CDD and the Division of Youth Opportunities.
“The Create 508 youth, in partnership with Program Coordinator Riley Pettit, their artist mentors, and the Worcester creative community, have developed something tremendously special,” said Assistant Cultural Development Officer Yaffa Fain. “We are inspired by the Create 508 youth’s investment in growing our city’s creative spaces designed for and directed by youth.”
The festival will include local vendors, art, music, live performances, a fashion show, interactive games, face painting, and a variety of food options.
“Our team of talented youth have developed a festival event that cannot be missed and have incorporated dozens of young designers, artists, and vendors into the event plans for a celebration that will ‘wow’ Worcester,” said Pettit.
This year’s Color the City Festival is made possible with the generous support of the Greater Worcester Community Foundation, United Way of Central Massachusetts, Worcester Community Action Council, and the Worcester Cultural Coalition.
Started in 2020, the Create 508 program offers a platform for youth to engage with Worcester’s cultural institutions and creative organizations while developing skills in creative entrepreneurship.
