This festival celebrates the cultural and artistic diversity of Tremont and the greater Cleveland area, and supports the endeavors of its visual and performing artists. The event includes over 110 vendors featuring artist selling their paintings, sculptures, jewelry, etc.; live music and dance performances; children’s village, and more.
It Takes A Village
Now in its 24th year, the 2023 Tremont Arts and Cultural Festival is comprised of five Festival Villages:
- Chilren’s Village: hand-on arts, historical, and educational projects;
- Community Village: area non-profit organizations presenting material about their mission and services, along with local, independent merchants and vendors;
- Cultural Village: food sales by Tremont and Greater Cleveland restaurants , and fair trade merchants and non-profits reflecting the ethnic diversity of the neighborhood and region;
- Artists’ Village: sales of painting, sculpture, fiber, fine jewelry, glass, wood, ceramics, graphics, and photographs created by Tremont and northeast Ohio artists. Within the Artists’ Village is our special 2022 gallery and program – Focus on the Artists: A Celebration of Arab American & Middle Eastern Artists – as well as a return of our special galleries and programs – Focus on the Artists: A Celebration of Asian American & Pacific Islander Artists; Focus on the Artists: A Celebration of Artists of the African Diaspora (African American, African, and Black Caribbean); Focus on the Artists: Freedom and Love – A Celebration of LGBTQ + Artists; and the Focus on the Artists: Sin Fronteras/Beyond Borders – A Celebration of Latino Artists;
- Tremont Famers Market: the local growers and artisans of the weekly (May 9-Oct 10, 2023) Tremont Farmers Market
Live on Stage
The Festival has free music and dance performances on the TACF Main Stage, special performances Children's Village and events in Lincoln Park all weekend long, including:
Tremont Festival Main Stage
Saturday September 16th
12:00 pm – 12:05pm Welcome & Introductions
12:10 pm – 12:55 pm – St. Augustine Signing Choir
1:20 pm – 2:20 pm – Moises Borges Brazilian Jazz Band
2:35 – 3:20 – Ryan Tobbe – Tobyraps Hip Hop
3:45 pm – 4:15 pm – Lingyun Rising Star Acrobatics & Chinese Dance School
4:30 pm – 4:45 pm – New Genesis – Puerto Rican young adult poets
5:00 pm – 5:45 pm – LeSalsa Dance Studio
6:15 pm – 6:45 pm – Language (Psych Rock Band)
*Kashtan Ukrainian Dancers who were originally scheduled to perform on Saturday at 6:15pm withdrew due to unexpected scheduling conflicts. We hope to have them perform at the 2024 Festival.
Sunday, September 17th
12:00 pm Welcome & Introductions
12:15 pm – 1:00 pm – Dance Arts by Regina
1:15 pm – 2:00 pm – Ballet Legato
2:15 pm – 2:45 pm – Danza Azteca Guadalupana
3:00 pm – 3:45 pm – “Piast” the Polish Folk Song and Dance Ensemble
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Grupo Fuego
Children’s Village Events
Saturday, September 16th
12:00pm – 1:00pm – Alice Bluemfield – FLAMENCO
12:00pm – 3:00pm – Jessica Geftic & Rachael Williams, & students of CMSD Garfield Elementary School – Beaded Maize Corn
12:00pm – 3:00pm – Carolyn Tobia, Music Teacher & students of CMSD Garfield Elementary School – Paper Plate Maracas
1:00pm – 2:00pm – KULTURE KIDS Drumming Artist
2:00pm – 3:00pm – Alice Bluemfield – FLAMENCO
3:00pm – 4:00pm – KULTURE KIDS Drumming Artist
Sunday, September 17th
1:00pm – 2:00pm – Ray McNiece – JOHNNY APPLESEED
1:00pm – 2:00pm – Magic by Morris
2:00pm – 3:00pm – KULTURE KIDS Drumming Artist
3:00pm – 4:00pm – Ray McNiece – JOHNNY APPLESEED
3:00pm – 4:00pm – Magic by Morris
4:00pm – 5:00pm – KULTURE KIDS Drumming Artist
So please head to Tremont, the weekend of Sept. 17-18 for a community event that celebrates the cultural and artistic diversity of this amazing Cleveland neighborhood.