3rd Annual Whole Kids 2019
Saturday, May 11th, 2019
11:00 AM-4:00 PM | Worcester Common
Whole Kids is a FREE community and family-friendly event, hosted by the City of Worcester Division of Youth Opportunities, celebrating youth progression, creativity, and self-expression. This year, the event highlights ART, one of the three pillars of Recreation Worcester’s programming in all its forms through engagement with games, food, and various community resources for families and youth. Learn more here!
Main South Youth Concert
Thursday, May 16th, 2019
5:30 PM-7:00 PM | University Park
This concert is being organized by youth from Claremont Academy, South High, and UPCS, and will feature performers from these three schools (along with other Main South youth).
Past Events
Worcester Youth Spring Concert
Tuesday, April 30th, 2019
6:00 PM-8:00 PM | Worcester PopUp, 20 Franklin Street
Come out to listen to local, young talent at the Worcester PopUp! Youth musicians ages 13-17 will be performing dance and music solos, duos, and ensembles in various genres. The event will also feature visual art created by local teen artists! As an ArtWeek “twist,” Main IDEA will also be offering an inter-active arts activity, providing youth and families the opportunity to create their own art project throughout the event!
It is through the arts that these young performers will be helping to make the arts accessible to many more youth in Worcester! Proceeds from the event will go toward local nonprofit organization Main IDEA Youth & Arts to help provide arts programs for under-resourced youth in Worcester.
Tickets: $10 (ALL non-performers), purchased at the door. Line up of musicians and more details can be found here!
New England VegFest
Sunday, April 28th, 2019
12:00 PM-5:00 PM | DCU Center, Worcester
Main IDEA is excited to be hosting youth activities at the 2019 New England VegFest. Celebrate 10 years of tastiness with the best fest yet! Celebrate with us as we bring together more than 100 vendors to serve up free samples, savory meals, sweet treats, and an array of animal-friendly apparel and products. Free to attend!
Teen Open Mic & Art Night!
Tuesday, Mar 26th, 2019
6:00 PM-8:00 PM | Worcester PopUp, 20 Franklin Street
Main IDEA is excited to be hosting another Teen Open Mic & Art Night event at the Worcester PopUp! This event is FREE, offered monthly, and open to all teens ages 13-17. Come by to share a song or spoken word, sketch or paint your own work of art, and enjoy free refreshments! Parents/guardians and friends/family are welcome to stay to watch the performances; parents/guardians dropping off must sign their teen in/out in order for their child to participate. Click here to learn more!
Teen Open Mic & Art Night!
Tuesday, Feb 26, 2019
6:00 PM-8:00 PM | Worcester PopUp, 20 Franklin Street
Main IDEA is excited to be hosting another Teen Open Mic & Art Night event at the Worcester PopUp! This event is FREE, offered monthly, and open to all teens ages 13-17. Come by to share a song or spoken word, sketch or paint your own work of art, and enjoy free refreshments! Parents/guardians and friends/family are welcome to stay to watch the performances; parents/guardians dropping off must sign their teen in/out in order for their child to participate. Click here to learn more! Space for performers is limited! Sign up to reserve your performance spot here
Teen Open Mic & Art Night!
Tuesday, Jan 29, 2019
6:00 PM-8:00 PM | Worcester PopUp, 20 Franklin Street
Main IDEA is excited to be hosting another Teen Open Mic & Art Night event at the Worcester PopUp! This event is FREE, offered monthly, and open to all teens ages 13-17. Come by to share a song or spoken word, sketch or paint your own work of art, and enjoy free refreshments! Parents/guardians and friends/family are welcome to stay to watch the performances; parents/guardians dropping off must sign their teen in/out in order for their child to participate. Click here to learn more! Space for performers is limited! Sign up to reserve your performance spot here
Worcester Youth Holiday Concert
Friday, Dec 7, 2018
6:00 PM-8:00 PM | Worcester PopUp, 20 Franklin Street
Come out to listen to local, young talent at the Worcester PopUp! Youth musicians ages 10-18 will be performing solos, duos, and ensembles in various genres. It is through the arts that these young performers will be helping to make the arts accessible to many more youth in Worcester! Proceeds from the event will go toward local nonprofit organization Main IDEA Youth & Arts to help provide arts programs for under-resourced youth in Worcester.
Tickets: $10 (ALL non-performers), purchased at the door. Line up of musicians and more details can be found here!
Festival of Lights Warming Station
Friday, Nov 30, 2018
5:00 PM-8:00 PM | Worcester PopUp, 20 Franklin Street
Enjoy music performed by youth from Main IDEA and the Worcester Music Academy, make a maraca with Creative Hub Worcester, fold a paper crane and make a lantern/snowflake with Art Reach ❄ FREE Hot Chocolate and Apple Cider from Brew on the Grid ☕ FREE cookies from Price Chopper and Big Y! So in between the tree lighting and the concert on the common, head across the street to the Worcester PopUp and CREATIVELY WARM UP!
Giving Tuesday
Tuesday, Nov 27, 2018
All Day | Grid Hospitality, Worcester
How it works: Visit one of The Grid’s establishments on Giving Tuesday; present this coupon (print or digital) upon purchase, and 10% of your purchase will be donated to Main IDEA to help make the arts accessible to under-resourced youth in Worcester! Share your photos or videos with us, using #mainideaonthegrid, and encourage others to do so!
Teen Open Mic & Art Night!
Tuesday, Nov 20, 2018
6:00 PM-8:00 PM | Worcester PopUp, 20 Franklin Street
Main IDEA is excited to be hosting a Teen Open Mic & Art Night series at the Worcester PopUp! This event is FREE and open to all teens ages 13-17. Come by to share a song or spoken word, sketch or paint your own work of art, and enjoy free refreshments! This is a drop-off event; parents/guardians must sign their teens in/out in order to participate. Click here to learn more! Space for performers is limited! Sign up to reserve your performance spot here
Halloween Party in the Park!
Wednesday, Oct 31, 2018
3:00 PM-5:00 PM | University Park, Worcester
Come join Main IDEA and the Main South CDC in University Park this Halloween for a fun afternoon of games, crafts, and trick or treating! Feel free to come in costume! Click here to learn more!
Teen Open Mic & Art Night!
Tuesday, Oct 30, 2018
6:00 PM-8:00 PM | Worcester PopUp, 20 Franklin Street
Main IDEA is excited to be hosting a Teen Open Mic & Art Night series at the Worcester PopUp! This event is FREE and open to all teens ages 13-17. Come by to share a song or spoken word, create your own mask, sketch or paint your own work of art, and enjoy free SPOOKY refreshments! This is a drop-off event; parents/guardians must sign their teens in/out in order to participate. Click here to learn more! Space for performers is limited! Sign up to reserve your performance spot here: https://goo.gl/forms/hlhD8fgqcs2VOWDQ2
Artists in the Afternoon
Wednesday, Oct 24, 2018
3:00 PM-6:00 PM | Corner of Crystal and Main Street, Worcester
Join Main IDEA and the Main South CDC for a pop-up arts festival on Wednesday, October 24th! Artists in the Afternoon will be held in the lot on the corner of Crystal Street and Main Street, and will feature a great lineup of local Worcester artists, featuring a youth arts activity station hosted by Main IDEA during 3pm-6pm! The rain date is Friday, October 26th.
Exhilarate Worcester
Saturday, Sept 22, 2018
1:00 PM-10:00 PM | Worcester Common
Main IDEA is excited to attend the first ever “Exhilarate Worcester” Event! This music and arts festival is family friendly and all proceeds will benefit Woodland Academy Elementary School. The event will feature musicians, art vendors, local food, yoga, and much more! Get tickets and find out more here.
stART on the Street
Sunday, Sept 16, 2018
11:00 AM-6:00 PM | Highland and Pleasant Streets
Main IDEA will be hosting a youth arts booth at the upcoming stART on the Street! This annual outdoor arts festival was the brainchild of an independent group of local artists and art lovers in 2002. stART on the Street is organized by a group of dedicated volunteers committed to changing the cultural scope of Worcester and Central Massachusetts. Learn more here.
Main South Block Party!
Hosted by REC Worcester’s YouthGrow Inititiave
Thursday, Aug 16, 2018
5:00 PM-8:00 PM | 63 Oread Street, Worcester
Join us as we attend the Main South Block Party, hosted by REC Worcester’s YouthGrow! Enjoy free food, face painting, music, games, and entertainment! Learn more here.
Main IDEA Friday Night Showcase 2018
Friday, Aug 3, 2018
7:00 PM-8:00 PM | Atwood Hall, Clark University, Worcester
Join us for the Main IDEA 8th Annual Friday Night Showcase! This event will be a culmination of our youth arts program that week; enjoy classroom tours, student performances, ice cream and hors d’oeuvres, silent auction, and our Youth Art Exhibit! FREE and open to the public.
Worcester Youth Summer Concert!
Friday, July 27, 2018
6:00 PM-8:00 PM | Worcester PopUp, 20 Franklin St., Worcester
Come out to listen to local, young talent at the new Worcester PopUp building! Youth musicians ages 10-18 will be performing solos, duos, and ensembles in various genres. Proceeds from the event will go toward Main IDEA Youth & Arts. Tickets: $10 (ALL non-performers), purchased at the door.
Creative Hub Grand Opening!
Wednesday, June 6th, 2018
4:00 PM-6:00 PM | 657 Main Street, Worcester
Celebrate with Main IDEA and Creative Hub Worcester as we partner together to offer more arts programs, beginning summer 2018! Enjoy classroom tours, student performances, a cash bar and hors d’oeurvres, silent auction, and our Youth Art Exhibit! RSVP today at info@creativeworcester.org
Make Music Worcester
Thursday, June 21, 2018
2:30 AM-5:30 PM | 651 Main Street, Worcester
Main IDEA is partnering with Creative Hub for Make Music Worcester Day! Youth and families are invited to explore Creative Hub’s new Art Space and create their own instrument!
Woodland Academy Cultural Day
Thursday, June 7, 2018
5:30 PM-7:30 PM | Woodland Academy, Worcester