Downtown Berkeley Association presents:
Berkeley Spark
Saturday, August 10, 11:00am-9:00pm, Berkeley
Berkeley Spark is a pre-Burning Man arts and music festival in Downtown Berkeley. FREE and open to the public - with giant art sculptures, mutant vehicles, great live and DJ'ed music, dancing, and fun interactive workshops.
Come see amazing Burning Man art and crazy art cars "mutant vehicles" before they head to the Nevada desert: Pongo Lounge's UNAVERZ car, "Arc of Reflection" from Amy Stabler (Burning Man, 2003), live painting from SF Freespace artist Michael Covington, and interactive painting with ArtIsMobilUs.
Dance to DJ Neptune's sounds along with ecstatic dance and silent disco, listen to local musician Laura Inserra and others! Spark your playa preparations with over twenty burn-friendly clothing vendors and accessory designers, lighting specialists and local artists & makers. Refuel during the festival with delicious local food vendors: Phil's Sliders, Raw Daddy Foods, Taco Oaxaco and Tomales Acapulco.
Beginning at 3pm, local beer from the Drakes Brewing Company and honey wine from The Mead Kitchen will be available.
Inspired by Burning Man's Ten Principles, Berkeley Spark is a place for radical self-expression, inclusivity, transformation and mutual respect. Costumes are encouraged! This is also a LEAVE NO TRACE event.
Parking is limited - please take public transportation, walk, or bike.
Berkeley Spark is sponsored by the Downtown Berkeley Association in association with Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Berkeley Partners for Parks, Berkeleyside, City of Berkeley Office of Economic Development, Drakes Brewing Company, Ecology Center, East Bay Bicycle Coalition, Livable Berkeley, Mechanics Bank Berkeley,The Mead Kitchen, Revival Bar + Kitchen and Streets Alive!
Looking for an after-hours gathering? Stop into one of Berkeley's late-night establishments: Jupiter, Triple Rock Brewery, BUILD Pizzeria and Revival Bar + Kitchen.
To learn more, visit our website at berkeleyspark.org.
DATE/TIME:
Saturday, August 10
11:00am-9:00pm
LOCATION:
Civic Center Park
2135 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Berkeley, CA, 94704
COST/REGISTRATION:
Free
MORE INFO:
Email: berkeleyspark@gmail.com
Phone: 510-549-2230
Contact: Kat Parkin
About Downtown Berkeley Association:
The Downtown Berkeley Association (DBA) is a nonprofit organization, funded by Downtown property owners, focused on creating a welcoming, vibrant and prosperous City Center. Our Ambassadors provide enhanced cleaning and landscaping, as well as hospitality services in the Downtown. The DBA also provides marketing and business retention and attraction services.
