CenterFest: Time For An Update

This year's CenterFest was heavily marketed around Durham to encourage new people to come and to excite former attendees. However, this year's event was just as disappointing as last year's for many visitors. The biggest complaint: CenterFest is in a parking lot. Overall, visitors felt that the parking lot limited the event and highlighted how cheesy and overgrown it has become. CenterFest was more commercialized than ever this year featuring many big name sponsors and urging visitors to donate at every opportunity. The festival has transformed over decades from an event showcasing local art on the streets of Durham to a continuous stream of sponsors, such as Ford and Glade stuffed in a parking lot. Many attendees yearned for the days when CenterFest sprawled across the streets of downtown Durham and showcased local artists and a variety of cuisines, rather than cheap street food. However, hope is not lost for Durham art fair lovers. Durham Art Walk is hailed as a much better alternative to CenterFest and is free! On Saturday and Sunday, November 20th and 21st, come get all of your holiday shopping done while enjoying music and food at Durham Art Walk!