Lark Street BID :: Events

31st Annual LarkFEST

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Upstate New York's Largest One Day Street Festival!

Thanks for coming out & enjoying the day with us!

LarkFEST is Upstate New York's largest one-day street festival celebrating the Heart of Albany. The event hosts hundreds of vendors, 2 stages of music with both local and national headlining music acts. With an estimated 80,000 people descending upon Lark Street, this is the event to not miss! LarkFEST was voted in the top 3 "Best Arts Event" in both 2009 and 2010. 2011 promises to be as exciting as ever as we celebrate the 30th Annual LarkFEST with fantastic music, more than a hundred unique vendors, great food, and more! The Lark Street BID is excited to partner with WEXT 97.7FM for the 2nd year to bring you a great line-up of regional and national talent for LarkFEST 2011.

Become a fan of LarkFEST on our new LarkFEST FanPage on Facebook!

Did You See Lite Pom at LarkFEST?

Image Courtesy of Pete Corcoran

Join us at these participating spots to enjoy a variety of Pom Lite refreshments & treats!

Ben & Jerry's

POM Smoothie with POM, fresh fruit, and Ben & Jerry's Berry Berry Extraordinary Sorbet (fat & dairy free)

Bombers Burrito Bar

Frozen POM Margarita

Crisan

POM Gelato

DeJohn's, Legends & Justin's

Lite POM Dragon Tea with Dragon Fruit Lite POM, Iced Tea, and Sweet Tea Vodka

Elda's

Elda's POMtastic with Lite POM, Pineapple Juice, Sour Mix, Vanilla & Whipped Cream Vodka

Lil' Buddha

POM BOMB! Smoothie with POM, Banana, Soy Milk, and Drizzled with Chocolate (vegan)

POM Ice Cream with POM, Bananas, and Blueberries (vegan)

Lionheart Pub

POM Citrus Blast with POM, Mandarin Orange Vodka, and St. Germain

Oh Bar

POM POM PUNCH with POM, Rum, Triple Sec, and accented with fresh oranges and cherries

Kid's Zone!

Did you dance with Radio Disney or meet Word Girl, Clifford the Big Red Dog, or Dot the PBS Kids Kids? From 10-3 on Hudson Avenue between Lark & Dove, Radio Disney, WMHT, WEXT97.7, and Lite Pom had fun, music, games, craft activities, and special appearances from your favorite PBS characters.

Image Courtesy of Brian Tromans

Silent Disco Presented by Bombers Burrito Bar

The second Silent Disco at LarkFEST was a hit again! Starting at noon, the Silent Disco featured multiple DJs throughout the day & kept the crowds dancing until 8pm.

Silent discos are fast becoming popular at music festivals around the country. Participants wear a wireless headset that receives a broadcast from a local source; without the headset, the music cannot be heard. Each headset is equipped with a switch that allows listeners to choose between two different stations meaning that attendees can listen and dance to different beats depending on the station that they put their headset to.

The LarkFEST Silent Disco was presented by Bombers Burrito Bar with music and DJs by DGS Productions.

Did you pick up your Silent Disco t-shirt from the Bombers Burrito Bar Merchandise table? If not, you can still pick one up! Both the men's & women's shirts are available from the Lark Street BID & Bombers.