Annual Art + Soul Festival

From Annual Art + Soul Festival Website:

Music, Dance, Food and Family Fun
19th Annual Art + Soul Festival
Downtown Oakland
Sat., July 27 - Sun., July 28, 2019
Noon to 6 pm

The two-day festival will kick off Saturday with sizzling soul and R&B singer/songwriter Goapele, Grammy-nominated, rock-any-party duo Los Rakas, and next-generation rap sensation Adrian Marcel. On Sunday, the high-energy lineup continues with certified Gold recording artist Angie Stone (back by popular demand after drawing one of the festivals largest ever audiences with her 2007 appearance) and the fast-ascending pop/rock charisma of Sydney Nycole. John Brothers Piano Company, Grand Avenue Soul, gospel standout Tasha Page-Lockhart, and Stoney B Blues Band will also be featured in the festivals eclectic lineup of more than 40 artists on four stages. Check out the full lineup at: http://********.***/lineup.htm

The ever-evolving festival fuses new activities and annual favorites, this year including:
The ever-popular artisan marketplace offering hand-made goods ranging from clothing and housewares to artisanal
soaps and unique art objects.
A tempting array of food booths reflecting the myriad cultures that make Oakland and America great.
An eclectic world/urban dance stage featuring some of the hottest urban and ethnic dance troupes performing hip
hop, modern, afro-fusion, jazz and more, presented by Oaklands Dance-a-Vision.
Yak to the Bay (a.k.a. Yak Films) returns with another high-flying, must-see Turf Dance Battle.
The largest Family Fun Zone of any festival in the Bay Area with kiddie rides, carnival games and interactive arts.
Aerialists, contortionists and acrobats mesmerize at the standing-room-only Kinetic Arts Circus Stage.
New activities this year include an interactive public mural painting project with Art Murmur where festival-goers
can create a collective work celebrating Oakland spirit and pride.