DETAILS ON THE BIG WEEKEND
Big: Culture & Arts Festival is presented by Dion Dia & How Bazar — recipients of the prestigious Business Art Award from the City of Gainesville, recognizing their impactful contributions to the arts in Gainesville, Florida.
Below, you’ll discover more of what the weekend entails. This page as well as our socials will be updated with further details as we get closer to Big!
Friday, April 11 — The Big Blockparty — 60 SW 2nd St
For the first day of Big, we’re closing the street for a Big Blockparty! The first day will take place in Downtown Gainesville across three venues: How Bazar, Café Voltaire and Loosey’s. The best part: the fun will be accessible for ticket holders and the general public.If you have a ticket to Big, you can access all three venues. If you did not get a ticket, you’ll still get to enjoy the party in the street!
Go to our circus tent outside of How Bazar to get your Big wristband for the weekend and enjoy the show!
This stage will open with an open mic and close with a cypher. Come show the crowd what you got!
Saturday, April 12 — The Big Day! — 714 S Main St
April 12th will be the primary festival day and will take place on the official festival grounds, five blocks from How Bazar.Doors open at 3:00 PM
714 S Main St.
Look out for a list of scheduled cabaret shows, interactive installations, circus vendors, art workshops and more.
Look out for a list of scheduled cabaret shows, interactive installations, circus vendors, art workshops and more .
We will have a unique interactive art installation where you can add your personal touch to Big.
Learn more about Annabelle’s installation here. Look out for a full schedule of wellness workshops!
Saturday, April 12 — The Big Afterparty — 60 SW 2nd ST
Once Big is over, meet us at How Bazar for the afterparty. We’ll have Dionysus performing at How Bazar and great DJ’s taking over Voltaire next door.
Sunday, April 13 — The Last Day of Big — 60 SW 2nd ST
After an action-packed weekend we’ll be winding down at How Bazar on Sunday for open decks, mimosas, sangria, great energy and even better conversation. Come by, bring your USB and let’s hang.10:00 AM - 1:00 PM