~Photos by Claudia Ferro

SomerStreets: Carnaval returned for the ninth year of shaking up East Somerville on Sunday, June 3.

Participants enjoyed the best of the East Broadway Business District and community including food, music, and activities from around the world. Programming extended along East Broadway from McGrath Highway to Pennsylvania Ave. The festival kicked off with a Motion Parade at 2:00 p.m. beginning at the corner of Kensington Ave. and Broadway.

A variety of interactive activities including stilting and parkour were available. Esh Circus Arts flew through the air. Soccer and preschool games were provided by the Somerville Recreation Department. The Arts Council’s MUSCRAT bus presented a series of shorts filmed in East Somerville, a talk show interview with Somerville Media Center, craft and gadget making with Parts and Crafts, and Lego activities with Federal Realty Investment Trust was all part of the fun.
Musical acts included Grupo Los Nitidos, A Nova Brazil, School of HONK, M’bolo, Nuz, and Opposite People. A concert from our very own string section from El Sistema and dance from Rancho Folclórico Corações Lusíadas rounded out the entertainment.

SomerStreets: Carnaval is organized by the City of Somerville, the Somerville Arts Council, and East Somerville Main Streets. For more info visit: https://www.somervilleartscouncil.org/somerstreets.