Somerville 'Seize The Summer' Festival 2017: What To Know

SOMERVILLE, MA – Somerville's SomerStreets festival continues Sunday with the "Seize the Summer" celebration. The event will take place Aug. 6 from 2-6 p.m. between Davis Square and Teele Square on Holland Street.

SomerStreets is the local take on the international Open Streets concept, closing busy city streets to vehicles and opening them for cycling, walking, dancing, running and other physical modes of activity. Somerville and its community partners aim to promote and encourage easy access to physical fitness, fresh foods and reconnecting with neighborhood culture.

Check out the food, drink and entertainment options below:

• Live music on two stages including School of HONK, Parks, Civic, Melvern Taylor and his Fabulous Meltones and Ship of the Sun
• A 90 ft. obstacle course water slide – open to people of all ages! Bring your bathing suit!
• Trapeze performance by Esh Circus Arts
• Interactive activities with Buzzroar Interactive for all ages including balloon toss, water balloon
• Dodgeball and mini golf
• Beer garden sponsored by Aeronaut
• Hockey, interactive activities, preschool games and other fun with Somerville Recreation
• Temporary bike lane and bike talk with MassDOT
• Flea and artisan craft market by Somerville Flea
• Storytelling project with Somerville Media Center and the City of Somerville on the MUSCRAT bus
• Martial arts performance and demonstration class with Villari martial arts
• Explore a fire truck or ambulance
• Craft vendors, and community vendors and local businesses
• Facepainting and henna painting
• And more!

The following road closures and parking bans will be in effect:

• No Parking on Holland St. from Davis to Teele Sq. 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; street closed to vehicles 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
• All one way side streets leading onto Holland St. will temporarily be converted to two-way traffic for abutters only to allow residents to get to and from their homes, including:
• Moore St., Gorham St., Paulina St., Simpson Ave., Jay St., and Wallace St.
• Bus routes 87 and 88 will be rerouted from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. For locations of rerouted bus stops, visit MBTA.com.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation will also be at the festival to promote active transportation. All SomerStreets events will run from 2 to 6 p.m., rain or shine.

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