23rd Parade the Circle and Circle Village

June 09 - 11:00am to 4:00pm

Find Yourself in the Circle at Cleveland's signature summer event. This fabulous, fun, FREE celebration features the Parade, presented by The Cleveland Museum of Art, and Circle Village, presented by University Circle Inc. 
 
The Parade, which begins at Noon, incorporates the drama and artistry of colorful floats, puppets, costumes, dancers, and musicians. For more information about the Parade, please visit ClevelandArt.org.  Circle Village invites visitors onto Wade Oval for an afternoon of activities, live music, and delectable food.

Circle Village Participants
• Centers for Dialysis Care/MOTTEP
Family Roots: Create Your Own Family Health Tree.
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Find Yourself in the Circle at Cleveland's signature summer event. This fabulous, fun, FREE celebration features the Parade, presented by The Cleveland Museum of Art, and Circle Village, presented by University Circle Inc. 
 
The Parade, which begins at Noon, incorporates the drama and artistry of colorful floats, puppets, costumes, dancers, and musicians. For more information about the Parade, please visit ClevelandArt.org.  Circle Village invites visitors onto Wade Oval for an afternoon of activities, live music, and delectable food.

Circle Village Participants
• Centers for Dialysis Care/MOTTEP
Family Roots: Create Your Own Family Health Tree.
Explore your family medical history and its connection to your health as you color a tree and glue on leaves representing family
members.
• Children's Museum of Cleveland
Shake, Shake, Shake Your Rooties.
Shake to the music that moves you: sway with the wind, rustle with leaves, drop like fruit, and spread your branches like the trees.
• Cleveland Botanical Garden
Tree-mendous Garden Art.
Branch out and create your own artistic family tree craft.
• Cleveland Institute of Art
Transform Yourself into Your Favorite Bug. Buzz over and transform yourself by personalizing special headgear.
• Cleveland Institute of Music
Music through Movement.
Experience Eurhythmics; learn musical concepts through movement.
• Cleveland Museum of Art and Womens Council
About Face.
Craft your own mask inspired by portraits from the museum collection.
• Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Mythical Creatures.
Make your own creature and check out the exhibit, Mythic Creatures: Dragons,
Unicorns and Mermaids.
• Cleveland Orchestra & The Music Settlement
Keep the Beat.
Discover your inner musician. Join an interactive music-making activity.
• Cleveland Public Library
The Roots of Knowledge.
Spin the library prize wheel. Create your own wearable leaf and flower crafts: headbands, bracelets, and masks.
• Cleveland Sight Center
Eye Play Games.
Test your skill at popular outdoor games and identify common objects without
the use of your vision.
• Concord Hotels/Snavely Group
Grow with Us.
Test your skills while you learn about
University Circle’s new hotel.
• Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland
Learning the Head Start Way.
Color in coloring books or open handedly,
and create beaded jewelry.
• Cuyahoga Employment and Family Services & Help Me Grow of Cuyahoga County
Wheel of Healthy Habits.
Spin the wheel and explore the world of nutrition, safety, and exercise.
• Euclid Beach Park Now/Cleveland's Euclid Beach Carousel Society
Carousel Sights & Sounds.
Decorate a souvenir necklace, listen to carousel music, and learn how a band organ works.
• FirstMerit
Frozen Treats.
Enjoy ice cream and popsicles (age 10 and under).
• Glidden Paint
Live a More Colorful Life.
Express yourself through the use of color and paint. Stop by to create your masterpiece.
• Hawken School & Doan Brook Watershed Partnership
Big Trash Mountain.
See how a little careless dropping of trash grows into a mountain of litter, and make art with found objects.
• Hessler Neighborhood Association
Healthy Hands.
Learn the importance of hand washing and how it helps healthy communities.
• Junior League of Greater Cleveland
History Hop.
Learn about the League’s 100-year history via a musical chairs game.
• Montessori High School at University Circle
Leading by Reading.
Join story time with Dr. Seuss’s Cat in the Hat, customize a bookmark, enjoy baked
goods and play the Guessing Game.
• Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland & The Sculpture Center
Geometric Creations.
Use everyday materials—straws and paperclips—to build unique, 3D sculptures to take home or add to the community sculpture.
• Northeast Ohio Sierra Club
Running Water.
Watch a demonstration of storm water runoff using an enviroscape and colored
water. Take home a sticker or temporary tattoo.
• Ohio Lottery
Cash Explosion.
Play games and meet the co-host of the TV game show. (18 & over)
• P.A.L.S. for Healing
Art Transforms.
Create colorful clutch purses and meditation bottles by recycling plastic bottles and bags.
• Park Lane Villa
Fun and Games in the Circle.
Stop by for family friendly activities.
• Ronald McDonald House
Pull-tab Crafts.
Make eco-friendly jewelry out of
recycled pull tabs.
• St. Clair Superior Development Corp.
Year of the Dragon.
Make a dancing paper dragon toy for Chinese New Year.
• University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital
Safe Fun in the Sun.
Color a summer safety fan, watch water safety demonstrations, and learn how to stay hydrated.
• Western Reserve Historical Society
Playful Past.
Play with historic games and toys. Try to beat your parents at hula hoop or jacks. Make a fortune teller.
• Young Audiences
Spring into Summer.
Make two prints—one to keep and one for foliage for the communal tree.

Food Vendors
• Bailey's Boardwalk Fries
• Blue Chip Foods
• Elephant Ears
• European Gourmet Almonds
• Hot Sauce Williams
• Murray Hill Market
• Original Greek Gyro
• Rascal House Pizza
• Sanders Concessions
• Sophie's Sausage
• The Sweet Spot

Spend your day at Parade the Circle & Circle Village, then hop on a shuttle to party all night in Gordon Square!

For the third year, University Circle Inc. and Gordon Square Arts District are partnering to provide FREE shuttle service to and from Parade the Circle and Party in the Square.

Round-trip shuttles will be available on the East and West Sides:
• EAST corner of East Blvd. and Bellflower every hour between 10:30 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
• WEST corner of West 65th and Detroit every half-hour between 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.

Discover Gordon Square Arts District Day
Morning, Noon, & Night
• Live music & performances
• Stroll through art galleries & shop at locally owned shops
• Walking and housing tours
• Beer gardens & restaurant specials!
• Cleveland Public Theatre End of Season Party

For more information, visit www.gordonsquare.org

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