Downtown Durham will become a vibrant arts hub this weekend with the 50th anniversary of CenterFest, the city’s signature fine arts festival.
An estimated 40,000 people are expected to attend the festival Saturday and Sunday, which will feature over 100 art vendors, a parade, kids’ activities, dozens of musicians and other performers, and food trucks.
The Durham Arts Council is calling this year’s festival “special” due to an expanded lineup of performers and a footprint that now encompasses all of downtown, not just the Five Points and CCB Plaza mainstays, said Katie Wyatt, the Arts Council’s executive director…