Cultural Chaos 2025

We invite you all to Cultural Chaos, taking place on Saturday June 14th, 2025 in the Cottage Street Cultural District in Easthampton, MA! It’s ECA’s 20th Anniversary Year, so you won’t want to miss it!
Cultural Chaos is a vibrant street festival featuring live music, dance, poetry, performance, visual art, and delicious food in the heart of the Cottage Street Cultural District. This event is presented by Easthampton City Arts (ECA) and the ECA Cottage Street Cultural District Committee — and it’s FREE and fun for people of all ages! All are welcome!
FEATURING LIVE MUSIC:
The Prindle Stage @ Nashawannuck Pond
12:15pm – AfroFusion
12:45pm – Pamela Means Band
2:15pm – Soul Magnets
3:15pm – Nectar
Nini’s Stage @ Nini’s Ristorante
12pm – Masala Jazz
1:15pm – Carl Clements & Stephen Page
2:30pm – The Moon Shells
3:45pm – Ron Smith Soulful Jazz Trio
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FEATURING LIVE PERFORMANCE:
Dance stage curated by Art In Motion
BMX Performances Presented by Still Services
SHOW Circus Studio’s Aerial Rig & Stilt Walkers
Puppet Making & Parade by Caravan Puppets
With a special presentation by CLI Conservatory
…and MORE!
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FOOD & REFRESHMENTS:

Amy’s Place, Brass Cat, Corsello Butcheria, Crooked Stick Pops, Dry Humor, Galaxy, Gigantic, Local Burger, Love Bird Kitchen, Luthier’s Co-op, Mt. Tom’s Homemade Ice Cream, Kisara, Nini’s Ristorante, Many Layers Cake Shop, Pita Pocket, The Water’s Fine, Union Street Bistro, Valley Art Supplies’ Beer Garden, Wake the Dead Donuts, Wonderland’s Cotton Candy
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MANY THANKS TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS & PARTNERS:
Massachusetts Cultural Council
River Valley Coop
Greenfield Savings Bank
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The Prindle School
Luthier’s Coop
Valley Art Supplies
Wonderland
Mt. Tom’s Homemade Ice Cream
USA Trash & Recycling
Oxbow Gallery
84 and a Half
Amy’s Place Bar & Grill
Book Moon Books
The Water’s Fine Goods & Coffee
Sevens
Harper James
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City Planning Department
Department of Public Works
Easthampton Fire Department
Easthampton Police Department
Mayor’s Office
Parks & Recreation
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Labor of Love

Cultural Chaos takes place in Easthampton’s Cottage Street Cultural District on the second Saturday of June. Each year, the event’s visioning, planning, and implementation is a real team effort between ECA, the Cottage Street Cultural District Subcommittee, local sponsors, and more than 100+ volunteers.

Fun & Free for All

There’s something for everyone at Cultural Chaos! Puppets, stilt-walkers, circus acts, dancers, musicians, and performance artists – plus a variety of restaurants, artists, makers, poets, and literaries. Creative hearts from every discipline line the street and open their businesses’ doors to share their unique wares and imaginations with the 10,000+ attendees who come from far and wide each year. Please come join the fun of Easthampton’s home-spun Chaos!

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