CullyFest was a huge hit!
Thank you to everyone who came out to enjoy a beautiful community gathering in the heart of Cully. Together we made the 5 Corners Intersection a wonderful place to be!
CULLYFEST Hightlights Included:
Over 1500+ attended
200+ children participated in the sidewalk mural painting
400+ meals given away, donated by local restaurants in the 5 Corners
450+ ice creams given away
13 Cully-based performances (including 4 youth acts)
Many interactive games and booths including a petting zoo, raffle, clay projects, beading, and other arts + crafts
25+ Cully-based vendors and organizations represented.
2 gorgeous sidewalk murals have brightened up the 5 Corners intersection and each child can proudly say they helped create it!
Let’s celebrate the Heart of Cully!
Saturday, September 21, 10 am - 4 pm
Cully Blvd Street Closure @ the 5 Corners (6025 NE Prescott Street)
CullyFest is a community-led celebration and gathering in the heart of Cully where NE Prescott, Cully Blvd, and 60th Street converge (AKA Cully 5 Corners), the hub of our business district and a central location for the community.
EVENT SCHEDULE
Sidewalk Mural Painting (All Day - 10am-4pm)
All ages are welcome to help out with the painting the mural at the two main corners (Food cart corner + corner at Grace Presbyterian Church). No experience necessary!
Featuring four multicultural, professional muralists to work with the community.
Jose Solis / @jscreativeartstudio / www.jscreativearts.com
John Vance / @johnnyterrific / www.johnnyterrific.com
Atliöúx / @atliouxart / #HelpHaitiNow
Amaranta Colindres / @curlieturtle / #amarantacolindresart
Vendors + Booths (All Day - 10am-4pm)
Along Cully Blvd, there will be a great mix of Cully-based vendors and organizations to explore. There will be food vendors and fun activities available, including a petting zoo, clay/pottery wheel activities, a bicycle-powered smoothie station, crafting, and more!
Kids Zone (All Day - 10am-4pm)
Come play on the inflatable slide, paint a pumpkin, and enjoy a grilled hot dog in the west parking lot of Grace Presbyterian Church.
Free Lunch (11:30am, supplies limited)
We have meal + drink tickets available! Food to be provided by three food vendors nearby (MgWalex's Hawaiian Grill, Tacos El Guero, and Cully Central). These are available to the first 200 people who sign up at the Registration booth.
Free Ice Cream (12:30pm, supplies limited)
Get a ticket at the Registration booth and visit the Safe Blocks booth for free ice cream.
Cully's Got Talent Variety Show! (All Day - 10am-4pm)
Check out the lineup of talented Cully artists excited to perform for you!
CULLYFEST! EVENT Theme
The theme of CullyFest! event is about the importance and confluence of culture and water, as we bring together the community in celebration of the music, arts, and culture of the Cully neighborhood.
At CullyFest, we will paint the sidewalks with ideas generated by Cully's neighbors and youth. No experience necessary! Check out where the mural images came from!
Con-flu-ence
- a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point
- the flowing together of two or more streams
A CONNECTED CULLY
We envision a Connected Cully, bringing the community together for a fun, summertime festival at the Cully 5 Corners! The event will be designed to bring together the diverse communities of Cully in celebration of the arts, culture, and neighborhood unity.
This is a true grassroots effort. Let’s create something our neighbors would be proud of!
Contact Cully5Corners@gmail.com to join in and support CullyFest 2025!
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