A big tent is going up outside City Hall and it will be full of entertainment from morning to night as part of the Newton Festival of the Arts.

10 AM – noon is for the kids.  A performance of Cinderella by the Tanglewood Marionettes, followed by music – “Melody, Harmony & Rhythm” by the celebrity puppet band – tickets $10

1 PM – 5:30PM The Homegrown MusicFEST featuring Newton Family Singers, “Newton’s Got Talents” Winners, Birch Hill Ramblers, Highland Glee Club, Constellations: Cindy Mapes, Loose Change: Mike Costello & other NPS teachers, George Attisano (acoustic classical guitar), Mostly Newton (Irish Traditional), Sean Smith & friends (Irish & English Traditional), The Dominoes: Abigail Matthews, Alexa Firkusny, Ben Baines, Jacob Trokel and Owen Beaver, Crowes Pasture – tickets $10 ($5 seniors, students)

6:30 – 9:30 PM – FolkFest features headliner Catie Curtis and friends … Rob Siegel, Waiting For Neil, Grace Donovan,, Barbara Cassidy Band & Friends – tickets $25 ($15 seniors, students).

For more information about Saturday’s under-the-big-tent entertainment or for information about the dozens and dozens of other festival events going on every single day of the month of May, click here.