Big: Culture and Arts Festival will pack downtown Gainesville this weekend with 130 artists across eight stages and around 5,000 participants.
It’s the fourth consecutive festival, and co-producers Laila Fakhoury and Jahi Khalfani said they’re moving into the core downtown area to take advantage of the Streatery and local businesses.
Fakhoury also emphasized that it’s more than just musical artists. More than 100 visual artists, 50 filmmakers and 100 photographers will be represented or present at the festival, and the festival includes fashion shows and a car show along with circus performances…