Festival of the Arts

{{for|the festival in Detroit|Detroit Festival of the Arts}} [[Image:festivalofthearts-logo.png|thumb|right|The Calder Sun, official logo of the Festival]] The '''Festival of the Arts''', or simply '''Festival''' is a three day arts [[festival]] in [[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]] held on the first Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of June. First held in 1970, after the 1969 installation of [[Alexander Calder]]'s ''[[La Grande Vitesse]]'', known as "The Calder" locally, Festival was quite small with only two stages and a few food booths. Since then, Festival has exploded. For three days, nearly 20,000 community volunteers play host to over half a million people that enjoy food, art, music, dance, poetry, film, and more. The 2007 Festival featured 25 food booths, five stages, several hands-on art involvement activities, and several art exhibitions. According to the [[Library of Congress]], Festival is the largest all volunteer arts festival in the [[United States]]. == Food == Various local non-profit organizations run food booths at Festival, each offering a unique taste. [[Souvlaki]], [[elephant ears]], [[egg rolls]], and [[barbecue]] are all staples. ==External links== *[http://www.festivalofthearts.org Festival of the Arts Homepage] *[http://www.mlive.com/grpress/festival/ MLive's coverage of Festival]

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