Walk the Block 2024

This year at Wa Na Wari's Walk the Block, ARTE NOIR is bringing you ART + MUSIC + MOVE in the Midtown Square Plaza, with entertainment and activities including a guided paint session with artist Christopher Coleman, Performances by The Residency’s 2024 Cohort, and Dance Grooves with Alvedo & DJ Tichi!

Walk the Block is Wa Na Wari’s annual outdoor visual and performing arts festival that transforms Central District homes, businesses, parks, porches, and other common spaces into art installations and performance sites. Participants will enjoy visual 2d and sculptural art, video installations, live music, dance parties, community stories, and more as they stroll the neighborhood with family and friends.  Walk the Block is a chance to experience a slice of African American culture that defined the Central District as the hub for Black life in Washington State for over 70 years.  Walk the Block brings visibility to a community that continues to adapt and grow in place, while creating a bridge to new residents who have recently arrived.

Participating artists at the 2024 Walk The Block Art Festival include: Tiffany Alfonseca, Xenobia Bailey, Brown Calculus, Larry Cook,  Ariel Dannielle, Day Soul Exquisite, Marita Dingus, The Floating Museum, Couzyn van Heuvelen, C. Davida Ingram, Elisheba Johnson, Mendi + Keith, Berette S Macaulay, Josh Nucci, Shanice Smith, Ric’kisha Taylor, Vis-à-Vis Society, Tariqa Waters, Inye Wokoma, Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Arnaldo James, and Ezra Wube.

While general admission is free this year, we encourage everyone to register, so Wa Na Wari can provide you with your digital Walk the Block map ahead of time.