Burlington City Arts is proud to present the Festival of Fools, now in its fourth year, on August 5-7th, 2011. The Festival of Fools is a curated festival of street theater devoted to community engagement through the celebration of circus arts, music and comedy for family audiences. In accord with Burlington City Arts’ mission to make the arts accessible in greater Burlington, the Festival of Fools offers free events, open to the public and appropriate for all age groups.

The Festival of Fools features the best international street performers from around the globe. Four main stage locations surrounding the Church Street Marketplace and City Hall Park will feature continuous street theater, performing to over 10,000 visitors to Church Street each day. The Festival wraps up on Sunday, August 7th with a grand finale featuring all the performers of the festival.
 

GENERAL INFORMATION

Festival information:
802.865.7166

Lisa Giordano, Festival Director
lgiordano@ci.burlington.vt.us
802.881.8522

Woody Keppel, Artistic Consultant
woody@mrwoodhead.com
802.425.9663

Eric Ford, Communication Director
eford@ci.burlington.vt.us
802.865.5355

Doreen Kraft, Executive Director
dkraft@ci.burlington.vt.us
802.865.7156