stART on the Street This Weekend

WORCESTER, MA—For the second time in 14 years and more than 30 events, rainy forecasts convinced stART coordinators to postpone stART on the Street’s Park Avenue festival to Sunday, Sept. 25.

“We usually get lucky,” said stART Director Tina Zlody in a press release, “but ultimately, we need to use the tools at our disposal to make sure the public, the performers, and the artists have a safe and fun day.” This is the first time Worcester’s largest arts and music festival has used a rain date for its September festival.

To ensure the outdoor festival is packed with food, art and music on whichever date weather cooperates, stART participants are advised to be available for both the original Sept. 18, as well as the the Sept. 25 rain date before applying. With that in mind, the festival itself will be much as designed, just a week later, said the announcement.

stART attendee and football enthusiast Scott Erskine also noted that the date change means stART won’t be competing with the Patriots game scheduled for 1pm on the 18th. “Sometimes [stART] conflicts with Patriots games, this year we won’t have to choose,” said Erskine.

The last time stART coordinators decided to use the rain date was in June of 2012.

Information and photo via stART on the Street