A FREE family festival will be held in the expansion of the Besthoff Sculpture Garden with programs that focus on the body, physical play, and the environment as it relates to art making. Activities and entertainment will include the following:

10 am | Besthoff Sculpture Garden opens | DOWNLOAD A MAP

10:15 am
• Pop-up talk on Wind Sculpture V by Yinka Shonibare
• Storytime at the Sculpture Pavilion lawn

10:30 am
• Performance by Washboard Chaz at the Amphitheater
• Yoga Class with Project Peaceful Warriors on the North Lawn

11:15 am
• Pop-up Talk on Striding Figure (Rome I) by Thomas Houseago

11:30 am
• Movement workshop with POSH Expressions Performing Arts Experience at the  Amphitheater
• Yoga class with Project Peaceful Warriors on the North Lawn

12:15 pm
• Pop-up Talk on History of the Conquest by Hank Willis Thomas

12:30 pm
• Movement workshop with Posh Expressions at the Amphitheater
• Yoga class with Project Peaceful Warriors on the North Lawn

1:15 pm
• Pop-up Talk on Bear With Us by Frank Gehry
• Storytime on the Sculpture Pavilion Lawn

1:30 pm
• Closing dance performance with POSH Expressions Performing Arts Experience at the Amphitheater

2:00 pm
• As the festival concludes, enjoy discounted admission inside the museum (enter at front entrance), play in City Park, or visit our neighbor, the Louisiana Children’s Museum

Ongoing drop-in activities, 10 am – 2 pm
• Art-making: Binoculars – South Lawn
• Art-making: Birdlifes – South Lawn
• Art-making: Veggie Prints – North Lawn
• Community art-making: Exquisite Landscapes – Sculpture Pavilion Patio• Activity Card Station – Sculpture Pavilion Lawn – pick up cards, self-guided
• Wayfinding activity – Outdoor Classroom
• Photo Booth: Stroller Parade! – adjacent to the Amphitheater
• All About NOMA Station & Prize Wheel – Main Gate
• Drop-In movement & play with POSH Expressions Performing Arts Experience at the Amphitheater, in between performances

Food options
• Two food trucks will be stationed by the Friedrichs Drive gate
• NOMA Cafe – enter through the courtyard across from the Main Gate