Join us for the International Festival Of Arts And Ideas!!

150+ events, one Festival. It all happens in New Haven, Connecticut.

Schedule of Events:

9:00 am: Ride New Haven: New Haven's e-Bike Share - New Haven Green

Now is your chance to test out New Haven's e-bike share.  Learn the ins and outs of how the program works and take a test ride yourself.  Test rides will be free of charge.

Distance: 10 miles

8:00 pm: Minty Fresh Circus - University Theatre

Conceived by Monique Martin, Minty Fresh Circus is a US-based circus show performed by an all-Black cast, with a majority-Black creative team celebrating the healing power of Black music and movement, infused with the joy and resilience of those who traversed the transatlantic slave trade.

Grounded in Sankofa (a Ghanaian word encouraging one to learn from the past to inform the future) with an Afro-futuristic vibe, Minty Fresh Circus features movement, music, and circus arts in a time-bending journey of redemption.

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2:00 pm: It Didn't Happen Here - New Haven Green

A bridge to Long Island? An - emerald necklace » for the Elm City? A heliport in Wooster Square? Since the 17th century, New Haven's dreamers, schemers, and planners have taken Daniel Burnham's dictum - - make no little plans » - to heart. But big plans don't always pan out. On this tour, we'll see the sites that might have been.

Distance: 10 miles

4:00 pm: Cancionero de Luto - Albert Arnold Sprague Memorial Hall

Join the Yale Choral Artists and Victory Players, led by Dr. Jeffrey Douma, for a powerful world premiere performance of Cancionero de Luto (Mourning Songbook) by Armando Bayolo. Cancionero de Luto is an ecumenical response to death and suffering, seeking to find common ground among different faiths (or lack thereof) as we face this one experience common to all of humanity. Experience the emotional depth and beauty of this work in the stunning acoustics of Sprague Hall-a concert you won't want to miss!

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