Despite unseasonably cool temps in the low 60s, the 2025 Freddy Fixer Parade brought warmth and energy to the streets of New Haven. Thousands lined Dixwell Avenue to cheer on marching bands, drill teams, dancers, community groups, and motorcycle clubs in one of the city’s most cherished annual traditions. The parade celebrated Black culture, local […]
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Change in the Air Street Festival
The Change in the Air Festival (CITA) is a block party-style festival that celebrates Black and Brown culture through craft beer, food, music, art, and community. The festival also supports people of color and diversifies the craft beer industry Check out some highlights of yesterday’s fourth annual Change in the Air Festival at CITA PARK below. […]
New Haven Afrofuturism Festival Tea Party at Bloom Delights
These photos are of Sunday’s Afrogalactic Tea Party at Bloom. The party was one of the scheduled events for the 6th Dimension Festival, a city-wide Afrofuturist arts festival. The Afrogalactic Tea Party featured performances from Finn the Scientist, Johnathan Moore, and Lola Siyonbaba. Check out the calendar of upcoming events for the rest of the […]
The Biggest New Haven Pizza Festival Yet
The New Haven Pizza Festival has officially grown into a signature New Haven event. The festival’s proper name is Apizza Feast and is pronounced ah-BEETS feest. It almost rhymes! The annual event celebrates the city’s rich pizza heritage, which is often considered one of the birthplaces of American pizza. The New Haven Pizza Festival of […]
Chalking it up to Art at Co-Op High
Today is Park(ing) Day! Parking Day happens annually on the third Friday of September in the United States and around the world. People typically partipate by occupying curbside parking spots for the entire day with temporary installations to advocate for safer, greener, and more equitable streets. Between 2008-2012 there were many New Haven parking spaces […]
The Elm City is seeing White !!!
Le Diner en Blanc is an elegant large-scale pop-up picnic that originated in Paris (1988) and takes place in a secret location in a different city. Patrons are asked to register, then get ready. The rules are simple bring own table chairs and table fixings and wear only white and be fabulous. The Diner en […]