Welcome to the
STooPS Art 2026 Summer Festival
Thank you for joining us at our 13th annual event. We've been working hard to produce a classic yet unique block party and a truly immersive cultural experience for you!
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in collaboration with
Produced By:
Brown Rice Family
Brown Rice Family
Block Party Workshops Schedule
Block Party Host: Koku
DJ Toni B
265 Decatur St.
1:00pm-5:00pm
Aromatherapy Workshop
Intentional Aromatherapy & Bath Salt Bar: Craft Your Personalized Self-Care Blends
Led by Camille Gordon Fanfair
Location: Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church Lawn 230 Decatur St.
1:15pm-5:15pm
1:00-5:00pm
Kiddie Korner: Joy as Resistance
Led by Bridges: A Pan-Afrikan ARTS Movement, Jua Jibu Children's Theater and Ifetayo Cultural Arts Academy
Location: 279 Decatur St.
Balloon faces and storytime (2-5years): 1:30pm-2:30pm
Dance movement with Ifetayo (4-12years): 2:00pm-2:45pm
Arts and Craft with Ifetayo (All ages): 2:45pm-3:30pm
Craft: Elephant puppets (All ages): 3:30-4:00pm
Afro-Brazilian & Samba Dance by Quenía Ribeiro
Location: St. Phillip's Church 265 Decatur St.
Chicago Steppin' by NY Chi-Style Steppers
Location: St. Phillip's Church 265 Decatur St.
Dance Demonstrations by Cumbe: Center for African & Diasporic Dance
Session 1: 3:00pm-3:30pm
Session 2: 4:00pm-4:30pm
Brooklyn Cooperative Bank
Double Dutch Competition
Led by Elite Bklyn Jumpers
Location: 262 Decatur St.
3:30-3:45pm Double Dutch Lesson
4:00-5:00pm Double Dutch Competiton
Procession
Batala NYC
5:10pm
Block Party Award Ceremony & Headliners
STooPS Art Community Awards
Awards Created by Ladie Ovila/ Mut'Sun
Jamila & Ali Wright of Brooklyn Tea
OlaRonke Akinmowo of Free Black Women's Library
BedVyne Team of Rotimi Akinnuoye, Ayoola Akinnuoye, Michael Brooks and Peter Medford
Barry Cooper of BRO Experience
Location: St. Philip's Episcopal Church, 265 Decatur St.
Ceremony: 5:30pm
Moving Into Joy
Kendra J. Ross Works Dance Performance
Featuring Courtney Cook and J'nae Simmons
Location: St. Philip's Episcopal Church, 265 Decatur St.
Performance: 6:00pm
Performance: 6:30pm
7:10pm
Please exit the street as quickly and safely as possible so we may have the street opened on time and without penalty.
ART CRAWL
2:00-5:00pm
Your Art Crawl Guide, Nzinga Joseph will lead you from Fulton Park through the entire Art Crawl.
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Wukkout! with Krista Martins
Fight4Ur Dreamz Productions
Cantos al Viento
Dig Ferreira
Mónica Ortiz Rossi from Sanctuario
LA MANGA
Fulton Park 70 Chauncey Street, 2:00-2:20pm
176 Bainbridge St., 2:30pm-2:50pm
Jackie Robinson Park Playground 341 Malcolm X Blvd 3:00-3:20pm
Bailey's Cafe at 324 Malcolm X Blvd 3:30pm-3:50pm *RESTROOM STOP*
556A Macon Street, 4:00pm-4:20pm
Stuyvesant Mansion 375 Stuyvesant Avenue, 4:35-4:55pm
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Congreg8, a community hub tent activation that doubles as the anchor point for a block-wide scavenger hunt connecting partner tables and stoops.
Game Station: arts n crafts, raffle prizes, jumbo connect four, and more!!
Sharing info on Free Friends Fest in
Jackie Robinson Park Playground.
an interactive storytelling initiative celebrating the people shaping Bedford-Stuyvesant
Activities to query community and socio-political concerns.
Snacks, beverages, and school supplies and on-the-spot applications
Sponsored By:
Programming by STooPS Art & Community is made possible with funds the Mellon Foundation, with public funding from Assemblymember Stefani Zinerman and sponsored by Bailey’s Cafe and Brooklyn Cooperative Bank.
With deep gratitude to the individuals and families who uplift our work.