The Fourth Annual Berkeley Arts Festival opens Saturday, June 16th with a Downtown Music Circus, from 1 to 5 pm, featuring hundreds of musicians playing everything from rare violins to instruments made from recycled materials lining Shattuck Ave from University to Channing Way. The Bicycle Coalition will provide Valet Bicycle and Vegetable Parking. The Library will stage a Poets Corner in front of the unfinished Main Library, Street Performers will cavort and Pedal Express will offer free pedi-cab rides. The Crucible will pop corn on Shattuck in a wok made in their forge. The opening ceremony will be hosted by Mal Sharpe and the City Council will be led in song by Richard Kalman.
From June 17-July 1--Special Exhibitions, Concerts and Events. Festival tours will guide you around town and all the way to the bay. see calendar below