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In 2025, the Levitt Family Foundation supported the following free outdoor music festivals that expanded access to the arts, celebrated community, and created positive social impact.

 

Scroll down to explore the festivals supported by the Levitt Family Foundation in 2025.

Active Streets: Corazón del Valle

El Monte, California

In 2025, Active Streets: Corazón del Valle transformed a 5-mile stretch of roadway in Southern California’s San Gabriel Valley into a vibrant, car-free space for walking, jogging, skating, biking, and more, promoting active lifestyles and community connections. The event featured three activity hubs accessible to Los Angeles County residents, offering live music and cultural programming that celebrated the vibrant musical heritage of one of the most diverse regions in the United States.

Photo courtesy of Anchorage Downtown Partnership Ltd.

Anchorage Music Week

Anchorage, Alaska

In 2025, the Levitt Family Foundation funded Anchorage Music Week, presented by Alaska Creative Economies, Anchorage Downtown Partnership, and Visit Anchorage—featuring one week of free, public events that culminated in the Dark Daze Music Fest—an all-ages alternative music and arts festival known for lighting up the downtown area during the darkest days of the year. *Festival postponed to 2026.

BAMS Fest

Boston, Massachusetts

The 2025 Boston Art & Music Soul (BAMS) Festival took place in Franklin Park as part of a cultural movement led by diverse artists, culture makers, and creative entrepreneurs from Greater Boston that aimed to break down barriers and create access to arts, music, and culture. The free festival featured nationally acclaimed artists and local talent and activated Boston’s largest park with community-building activities, educational programming, visual art exhibitions, local vendors and artisans, and more.

Bedford Centerfest

Bedford, Virginia

As the third largest open air street festival in Virginia, Bedford Centerfest 2025 attracted visitors from across the state for a day of music, shopping, and entertainment that highlighted local craftspeople and artisans and invested back into the local economy, all while providing fun activities and events for people of all ages. The festival celebrated over four decades in downtown Bedford—growing from 20 vendors to nearly 200 today—and featured free outdoor concerts throughout the day on its Farmers Market stage.

Celebrate AMERI’KANA Music & Arts Festival

Kansas City, Missouri

The 2025 Celebrate AMERI’KANA Music & Arts Festival took place in Kansas City, Missouri—a collaborative project between the GRAMMY-nominated band Making Movies and their nonprofit, Art As Mentorship, which explores the deeply-rooted Latin music influences on American music, past and present. By showcasing and celebrating the multiple origins of American music, this free, all-ages festival spotlighted the contributions diverse communities have made to our country’s communal story.

Culturefest World Music & Arts Festival

Princeton, West Virginia

The 2025 Culturefest World Music & Arts Festival, presented by RiffRaff Arts Collective, spotlighted Appalachian music and art alongside cultures of the world in celebration of the melting pot of craft, creativity, and perspectives in Southern West Virginia. The festival featured three stages of music and dance performances from local, regional, national, and international touring acts, as well as workshops and facilitated discussions, artisan vendors, a kids village, community art projects, healing arts, and more in the vibrant Mercer Street Grassroots District of Princeton, West Virginia.

Fenway Porchfest

Boston, Massachusetts

Fenway Porchfest 2025 platformed the artists and performers who live, work, and study in Boston’s historic Fenway neighborhood, a vibrant mixed-use cultural and residential district with ample resources that are nevertheless often inaccessible to its low- and middle-income residents. The festival addressed this gap by bringing free music and arts experiences to the local community and took place across 15 sites, including the Museum of Fine Arts and Verb Hotel.

Photo by David Rodriguez

Festival of Philippine Arts and Culture

San Pedro, California

The 2025 Festival of Philippine Arts and Culture (FPAC) was a vibrant community celebration showcasing the rich tapestry of Filipino arts and culture in Los Angeles County through traditional music and dance as well as contemporary expressions of visual arts and performance. The festival took place in San Pedro’s Point Fermin Park and uplifted the rich cultural history of the Philippines while shining a light on the next generation of Filipino artists.

Fiesta Hispana

Wichita, Kansas

Fiesta Hispana 2025, which took place at Kansas’ premier science center, Exploration Place, in Wichita, Kansas, was a celebration of Hispanic culture, heritage, and traditions. The festival drew audiences eager to enjoy live music, authentic Latin American food, folklórico dance performances, interactive exhibits, and more—fostering community pride and cultural appreciation amongst attendees of all backgrounds.

First Fridays Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi, Texas

Corpus Christi’s 2025 First Friday Festival Series provided a monthly celebration of music, culture, and community, designed to elevate local artists while attracting major touring acts to this Texas community along the coast. Presented by Raps & Apps, the festival series enhanced the city’s beloved First Friday Art Walk through performances by local and regional musicians, spoken word performances, and interactive workshops supporting developing artists.

Home Rule Music Festival

Washington, D.C.

Presented by The Home Rule Music and Film Preservation Foundation, the 2025 Home Rule Music Festival was a multi-day celebration of the rich tapestry of music and culture unique to Washington D.C. The festival championed education, performance, and community by offering world-class jazz and go-go music performances alongside job skills training for youth, made possible through unique partnerships with local organizations, government agencies, businesses, and individuals.

Photo by Kevin Raquidan

Linda Vista Multi-Cultural Fair & Parade

San Diego, California

The 2025 Linda Vista Multi-Cultural Fair & Parade created a welcoming space for families, students, business owners, and residents to connect and celebrate the unique and diverse heritage of San Diego’s Linda Vista community, known for its vibrant Latino and Asian communities. The cherished local tradition featured live music, dance performances, culinary delights, artisan vendors, educational exhibits, and a parade.

Los Angeles Korean Festival

Los Angeles, California

The 2025 Los Angeles Korean Festival was a celebration of Korean American cultural pride that offered people of all backgrounds an inclusive space to experience Korean traditions, food, music, and art in the heart of Koreatown. The festival’s dynamic programming—including traditional and contemporary performances, culinary showcases, and business expos, in addition to its flagship, mile-long parade—made it one of the most highly-attended cultural events in the city.

Photo by Lynn Donovan.

National Folk Festival

Jackson, Mississippi

Heralded as the nation’s longest-running traditional arts event, the 2025 National Folk Festival uplifted the artistic traditions of all Americans through a three-day, outdoor celebration of multicultural music, dance, craft, storytelling, food, and more. The festival took place in Jackson, Mississippi, marking the event’s debut in the state widely considered the birthplace of America’s music.

Pikesville Inflatables Sculpture Festival

Pikesville, Maryland

The 2025 Pikesville Inflatables Sculpture Festival activated the Pikesville Armory’s arts campus through a weeks-long exhibition of larger-than-life inflatable artworks and free community activities. Bringing free, family-friendly music and cultural events to the northwest corridor of Baltimore, the festival was part of Pikesville Armory’s ongoing project to transform its 14-acre campus into an arts-infused, intergenerational, and multidisciplinary community space.

Salem Jazz and Soul Festival

Salem, Massachusetts

The 2025 Salem Jazz and Soul Festival, which took place at the historic 35-acre Salem Willows, convened people from all walks of life to share the joy of live, open-air music and provided opportunities for children and adults to learn about music, make crafts, and attend workshops. In addition to offering free concerts, the festival has also routed nearly $75K in proceeds to music education programming for arts-underserved youth enrolled in local schools, jazz camps, boys & girls clubs, and more across Massachusetts’ North Shore since 2007.

Selby Avenue JazzFest

St. Paul, Minnesota

The 2025 Selby Avenue JazzFest was held in the heart of St. Paul on historic Selby Avenue. Known for its vibrant atmosphere, the festival showcased a mix of local and national jazz artists, creating an immersive experience for music enthusiasts of all ages and fostering a sense of community and appreciation for the arts. Since its inception in 2002, the event has attracted thousands of attendees who gather to enjoy a day filled with music, culture, and camaraderie. Presented by local music school Walker|West, one of the oldest community music schools in the nation founded by African American musicians.

Spelmansståmman

Scandia, Minnesota

Presented by the Gammelgården Museum of Scandia, Spelmansståmman 2025 was a cross-cultural festival celebrating the diverse heritage of the small, rural Minnesota town of Scandia, home to the state’s first Swedish immigrant settlers. The festival honored the area’s Swedish and Mexican communities, featuring folk music, dance, visual arts, and food traditions that spotlighted their distinct and shared histories and identities.

SummerStage in Staten Island

New York, New York

In 2025, City Parks Foundation’s SummerStage, New York City’s iconic outdoor performing arts festival, brought 85 free and benefit shows to Central Park and 12 neighborhood parks across the five boroughs. For more than 38 years, the festival has showcased established and emerging artists from across the globe, featuring a multitude of genres including jazz, hip-hop, indie rock, salsa, reggae, Afrobeats, soul, pop, global, and contemporary dance. The Levitt Family Foundation funded outreach and community visioning activities that supported the development, curation, and outreach of SummerStage concerts in the Stapleton neighborhood of Staten Island.

Photo by Amal Bisharat.

Summer Uke-splosion! at Yerba Buena Gardens Festival

San Francisco, California

A beloved San Francisco tradition, Uke-splosion! 2025 welcomed hundreds of people of all ages and their ukuleles (“the people’s instrument”) to Yerba Buena Gardens for an afternoon of music and dance. The festival hosted the region’s foremost ukulele talent for performances, a community strum-and-sing-along, and hula performances honoring Northern California’s Asian American and Pacific Islander community and reaffirming the gardens as a welcoming space for all.

Tunica Rivergate Festival

Tunica, Mississippi

In 2025, the small town of Tunica—home to just a thousand residents—welcomed over three thousand visitors to downtown Mural Park Stage for the 2025 Tunica Rivergate Festival. A free, three-day community event that celebrated the food and music of the Mississippi Delta, the festival featured numerous musical acts, in addition to dozens of art vendors, food trucks, a barbecue cook-off, and thousands of pounds of crawfish.

World Village Festival

Boise, Idaho

World Village Festival 2025 was a two-day celebration of Boise, Idaho’s diverse communities that brought global music, art, dance, and folklife to Jack’s Urban Meeting Place (JUMP), a multipurpose community gathering space with a three-acre public park. Hosted by the nonprofit Global Lounge, the festival envisioned a more inclusive and culturally vibrant Boise, where music and cultural expression built enduring connections between longtime Idahoans and the city’s growing immigrant and refugee communities.

Young People’s Chorus of New York City

New York, New York

In 2025, the Young People’s Chorus (YPC) of New York City presented public concerts in locations that included St. Patrick’s Cathedral and Marcus Garvey Park, a 20-acre public park nestled between the Harlem and East Harlem neighborhoods of Manhattan. The YPC showcased the combined power of music and public space to celebrate community and featured young performers from all five boroughs, uplifting youth expression and the importance of opportunity for participation in the arts.

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