The past few years the spring stART festival has been held in the north Main Street area, but this year the Canal District people invited the group to set up in their neighborhood. A rain out last weekend didn't seem to have an impact on attendance on a warm Sunday under perfect skies.
With Green Street blocked off for the day, thousands of people roamed up and down. Families and couples tried on jewelry and munched on food from local restaurants, while various bands played. A belly dancer stopped festival-goers in their tracks, while an acoustic guitarist gently soothed the crowd above a lot on Gold Street. Puppeteers entertained little ones as they walked by, and a car show, new for this year, offered a small but eclectic display of everything from old Dodges and Pontiacs to a quirky old 1960s Saab 96. The venue was dog-friendly, stroller friendly, and even iguana friendly, as a man walked by holding the large lizard.
Stacy Lord, one of the festival's co-directors, said it seemed to be a good fit early in the afternoon.
“It has a whole flair to itself,” Ms. Lord said.
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