LOCATION
Along a mile-long stretch of Memorial Drive between JFK St. and Western Ave. Between Harvard Square & Central Square on Memorial Drive.
Nearest MBTA station: Harvard Square on the Red Line
Wheelchair accessible

Contact Julie Madden, Director of Community Arts: jmadden@cambridgema.gov or 617-349-4381.

EVENT INFORMATION
:: For schedule information, download the press release. 

BROCHURE & SCHEDULE
 :: Download the program and schedule of events.

Introducing FIGMENT at the Cambridge River Festival
In collaboration with the Cambridge Arts Council, FIGMENT, an arts event featuring participatory arts projects in every conceivable medium, including interactive sculpture, performance, music, social experiments, games, and lectures will take side-by-side the Cambridge River Festival along Memorial Drive.

Submissions for FIGMENT Boston closed on May 1. You are still welcome to bring your project to FIGMENT, but it will not appear on any maps or schedules, will not receive dedicated placement, must be able to be carried or wheeled onto the site without a vehicle, and will not be able to use power from the site. If you have any questions about what is or isn't ok to bring to FIGMENT, please e-mail them to info@figmentproject.org

:: FIGMENT Website
:: FIGMENT Press Release

SPONSOR INFORMATION
Support this city-produced event, and get your message in front of 200,000 festival-goers with on-site visibility. Multiple levels of sponsorship are available.
:: Download the Sponsorship Package
:: Download the Festival Fact Sheet and Demographics

 See below for list of current sponsors.

VENDORS
International food and beautiful crafts are an important part of the Cambridge River Festival If you are an artisan, restaurant, or community group that would like a chance to sell your wares to our festival crowds, please contact the Vendor Coordinator: crf_vendors@cambridgema.gov or 617-349-4387.

Food Vendors:
:: Download the World of Food Application
:: Download the Food Inspection Form
:: Download Special Event Cooking Regulations
:: Download the Temporary Food Permit Application

Arts Bazaar Vendors:
:: Download the Arts Bazaar Application
:: Download the Arts Bazaar Location Grid

VOLUNTEERS
We need YOUR HELP to make this one-of-a-kind arts and culture event a success. Valuable volunteers like you make entertaining 150,000 festival-goers possible! No experience is necessary for many jobs, and all are welcome! Please contact the Volunteer Coordinator: crf_volunteers@cambridgema.gov.

COMMUNITY TABLES
At the festival site, there will be a designated area for local arts and cultural organizations, community groups, and other Cambridge-based nonprofit organizations to come and promote their programs and events. Please contact the Community Table Coordinator: CRF_community_tables@cambridgema.gov.

:: Download the Community Tables Guidelines and Application

EVENT SPONSORS

Volkswagen Group of America, UMASS/Caitlin Raymond International Registry,
LAUNCH!/Dr. Oetker Ristorante Pizza, Dunkin Donuts, Owens Corning, and ACM Quick Cash

SITE SPONSORS

City of Cambridge, Department of Conservation & Recreation, and Harvard University

MEDIA SPONSORS

PAST YEARS
2009 Cambridge River Festival
2008 Cambridge River Festival
2007 Twist & Shout
2006 Revolve
2005 Ripple featuring Art Up Front
Snapshots
2003 25th Anniversary featuring SplashDance and Art Attacks
Snapshots

GENERAL CONTACT INFORMATION
Please contact jmadden@cambridgema.gov, Director of Community Arts, or call the Cambridge Arts Council at 617-349-4380