LakeFest: Interactive Art Activities & Performances
KidzArt – FREE Arts and Crafts
KidzArt – FREE Arts and Crafts
Saturday, 12:30– 5:30 p.m. & Sunday, 12:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Presented in Partnership with KidzArt. Children are invited to explore the visual arts with “artrageously” fun projects led by KidzArt, Howard County’s celebrated advocates of child creativity.
Parents must remain with children during each activity. Permanent, non-washable materials may be used. Crayons and paper will be available for younger children. On-site registration is required as space is limited.
Parents must remain with children during each activity. Permanent, non-washable materials may be used. Crayons and paper will be available for younger children. On-site registration is required as space is limited.
Saturday,12:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, 12:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Color the LakeFest Monster Mural!
Color the LakeFest Monster Mural!
All Weekend!
Returning to LakeFest this year is the 16’ x 5 ‘life-sized coloring wall for attendees to color with washable markers all weekend long. It brings a little childhood to adults, and gives kids coloring on a scale they’ve never seen before!
Umbrellas Abound at LakeFest
Umbrellas Abound at LakeFest
All Weekend!
Hosted by Columbia Association Art Center. Using golf umbrellas as canvases, community members, including children, teens, families, organizations, and professional artists created 50 colorful works of art inspired by the theme Community, Connection, Culture. Each umbrella has the letter C somewhere in it. See if you can find all the Cs. Vote for your favorite! Ballots will be available at the Columbia Association Booth located next to the display. After you complete your ballot, return it to the Booth ballot drop box. Winners will be announced on Sunday, June 16 at 1 p.m.
Create Your Own Reusable Napkin
Create Your Own Reusable Napkin – Presented by Roll Up N Dye!
Friday, June 16, 5:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m
Do you want to add some color to your lunchbox? Give cloth napkins a try! Come create useful art that the whole family can enjoy! Come tie dye a cloth napkin for free. Onsite registration is required. Napkins are provided but limited in number. Each session will last approximately 25 minutes. Friday, June 14, 5:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Black Cherry Puppet Theater
Black Cherry Puppet Theater
Various performance times throughout the weekend. See schedule.
Throughout the weekend children will have the opportunity to witness the wonder and joy of traditional puppet theater. Since 1980, Baltimore’s Black Cherry Puppet Theater, a non-profit association of artists and performers, has presented thousands of performances and workshops for adults and children throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. This is a show not to be missed!
Pinot’s Palette Lakefront Memory Boards
Pinot’s Palette Lakefront Memory Boards
Paint your LakeFest Memories! People of all-ages can share their thoughts and images of the festival by painting them on a large canvas board. Pinot’s Palette will provide all the supplies for this activity. The collaborative works of art will be on display at the Pinot’s Palette Studio following LakeFest weekend. Images of this artwork will also be made available online on the Columbia Festival of the Arts social media channels. Pinot’s Palette will be on-hand each day LakeFest.
Visit the Emotional Support Human Sculpture
Visit the Emotional Support Human Sculpture
Sponsored by the Horizon Foundation, this dynamic sculpture encourages individuals to reflect on their emotional well-being through communal sharing and witnessing. Participants choose color coded plaques with words or images, or write personal phrases that express how they are feeling and place them on the “emotional support human” figures.
