2025 ACTIVITIES

 

🎉 Celebrate 50 Years of Fun with Hands-On Activities for All Ages!

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🎨 Get Creative at Wells & Evergreen with DIY art projects and Father’s Day card-making.
 

👧🧒 Franklin School Kids Area is packed with bouncy fun and activities to keep little ones smiling.

🎶 Instrument Petting Zoo & Storytime – Saturday, June 14 at 10 AM (Wells & Scott), hosted by Merit School of Music—perfect for inspiring future musicians!

🥁 Drum Circles – Join the beat south of 1339 N Wells:
• Saturday, June 14 at 12:30 PM
• Sunday, June 15 at 1:30 PM

🎭 Caricature Booth – Across from the Franklin School lot. Get a keepsake sketch—solo or with Dad!

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💙 Make Father’s Day Special (Sunday, June 15!)
Make a card, win a prize, or grab a caricature together. So many ways to celebrate Dad!

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🎨 The Art on Sedgwick Family Activity Area, sponsored by ONNI, returns to the Wells Street Art Festival!

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We’re excited to welcome back Old Town-based Art on Sedgwick—a neighbor-led organization using art to connect Chicago’s Near North Side community and celebrate our shared creativity.

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🖌️ What They're All About:

• ✨ Creating art that fosters shared experiences and sparks meaningful conversations

• 🗣️ Offering a platform for neighbors of all ages to express themselves and tell their stories

• 🌟 Encouraging positive activism for a more vibrant, welcoming, and equitable neighborhood

🎉 Get Creative with Us at the Festival!

 

Stop by the Art on Sedgwick booth during the Wells Street Art Festival for hands-on fun and meaningful moments:

• 💌 Father’s Day Card-Making – Make something special for Dad!

• 🔘 Button Making – Create your own wearable art

• 🖼️ Print Making – Featuring the 50th Wells Street Art Festival logo

• ✍️ Blind Contour Drawing – Try this quirky and fun drawing style

• 🌈 Sidewalk Chalk Art – Help color Old Town with your creativity

• 🎨 Live Painting Demonstration – Watch a work of art come to life

• 📸 Old Town Portrait Project – Submit your photo to be part of this community art initiative!

 

Come connect, create, and celebrate the spirit of Old Town through the power of art.

 

 

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The Art of Giving Foundation  joins us at the Wells Street Arts Festival!

Join the Art of Giving Foundation at this year’s Wells Street Art Fair for a vibrant, family-friendly experience that brings creativity and community together!

 

We’re excited to offer hands-on art activations designed to inspire and engage patrons of all ages:

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Interactive Mural Wall
Help us create a community masterpiece! Visitors of all ages are invited to make their mark on our collaborative mural. Grab a brush and paint alongside fellow art lovers to contribute to a growing work of public art.

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Father’s Day Bracelet-Making Station
Just in time for Father’s Day, kids can create a one-of-a-kind bracelet for their dad using beads that spell out his name, reflect his hobbies, or simply showcase his favorite colors. A meaningful and handmade gift from the heart!

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Coloring & Card-Making Station
Our youngest artists can enjoy a colorful space to design their own Father’s Day card, complete with stamps, markers, colored pencils, and more. Let their imagination shine while crafting something special for Dad.

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These activities are free and open to all, thanks to the generous support of the Art of Giving Foundation. Come create, connect, and celebrate art with us all weekend long!

 

 

 

🎪 Franklin School Kids Area
Get ready to bounce, laugh, and play!
🏰 Bouncy houses and other fun attractions await on the Franklin School lot.
🎟️ A single entrance fee unlocks unlimited energy-burning fun!

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🎶 Instrument Petting Zoo & Storytime – Saturday, June 14 at 10 AM
📍 At Wells & Scott | Presented by Merit School of Music

Let your little ones explore real instruments, hear musical stories, and spark a love for making music.

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🥁 Drum Circle
📍 South of 1339 N Wells
Feel the rhythm and join the beat!
🗓️ Saturday, June 14 at 12:30 PM
🗓️ Sunday, June 15 at 1:30 PM
Open to all ages—no experience needed!

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🎯 Festival Games at the Doghouse Lot
📍 Just south of North Ave
Test your aim, your luck, or your charm!
🎁 Win prizes for yourself, your date, your kid—or a total stranger (we won’t judge).

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🖍️ Caricature Booth
📍 Across from the Franklin School lot
Sit, smile (or smirk), and let a talented artist capture your quirks in a fun, exaggerated portrait to take home!

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