Name: FRIENDS OF DOWNTOWN FAMILY STAGE | with Rusty Iris Art Bus
Start: 2025-04-18T17:00:00-0400
End: 2025-04-18T22:00:00-0400

Friday April 18, 2025 5:00pm - 10:00pm EDT

East Stage | Downtown Mall

Located at the 4th Street Crossing, the family and performance stage features Charlottesville favorites in an engaging and interactive setting. Come explore the Rusty Iris Art Bus & try some hula hoops or fire spinning props (fire not included!)

Performance Schedule:
5pm-7pm: Good Times Only Silent Disco
7pm - 8:30pm : Rusty Iris DJs
8:30pm: Bad Hat Fire Troupe Fire Performance
9pm - 10pm: Rusty Iris DJs

Stage map at bottom of page.

The 4th Annual Downtown Mall Block Party is brought to you by these CoHosts: The City of Charlottesville, Virginia Tourism, Friends of Downtown, RL Beyer Custom Homes, and Ludwig Kuttner and also with support from Woodard Properties

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If you plan to attend only free events at Tom Tom and would still like to build your schedule here on Sched, please go to Eventbrite and select the free ticket labeled “Create Your Personal Schedule”. Once you complete the ticketing process, you’ll receive an email from Sched prompting you to create an account and then build your schedule.

Artists

Bad Hat Fire

NA, Rusty Iris Art Bus

Bad Hat Fire is full of CVL natives and members have been entranced by the forced focus of fire for over 20 years. A group of like-minded fire artists emerged easily in Charlottesville after the IX warehouse's fire circus in 2006, McGuffey Art Center fire circles, Afton Mountain... Read More →

Capoeira Resistência Cville

Capoeira(Cah-po-ay-ra), most often recognized by its fluid, dance-like movements, is an Afro-Brazilian martial art disguised as dance developed by Angolan slaves in Brazil during the colonial period. Because slaves were not permitted to arm themselves and fight, capoeira allowed them... Read More →

The Rusty Iris Art Bus

The Rusty Iris is a culmination of over a decade of community action. Scintillation Fire Troupe, Tet'nus Art Car, Burning Man, Full Moon Fire Jams, KDub Unival, IX Art Park, and Bad Hat Fire have all contributed to the drive to manifest The Rusty Iris. Rusty's artistic team is remarkable... Read More →

Collaborator

Good Times Only

Good Times Only is an entertainment company that specializes in silent disco dance parties. We offer event rentals and party production including DJ services, professional lighting, and event management. We strive to facilitate events that encourage play and connection to create unforgettable... Read More →

Sponsors