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Photos from the 2023 Athens Community Music and Arts Festival

By: Dylan Townshend
Posted on: Monday, August 21, 2023

ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – The 2023 Athens Community Music and Arts Festival took place Saturday, August 12 on Union Street, between Congress and Court streets. The entirely free festival included musical performances from Os Mutantes, Guerilla Toss, DANA, and more.

Find WOUB’s coverage of the event below.

Cricket Jones (left), owner of Cricket Jones Jewelry, speaks with Abby Hearne and Ward Bryson (right) at the Athens Community Arts and Music Festival on Aug. 12, 2023 in Athens, Ohio. [Dylan Townsend I WOUB]

Students of Stuart's Opera House's Afterschool Music and Audio Program perform on stage at the Athens Community Arts and Music Festival on Aug. 12, 2023 in Athens, Ohio. — Students of Stuart’s Opera House’s Afterschool Music and Audio Program perform on stage at the Athens Community Arts and Music Festival on Aug. 12, 2023 in Athens, Ohio. [Dylan Townsend I WOUB]

Exit 191 performs on stage at the Athens Community Arts and Music Festival on Aug. 12, 2023 in Athens, Ohio. [Dylan Townsend I WOUB]

The crowd at the Athens Community Arts and Music Festival cheer for Stuart's Opera House's Afterschool Music and Audio Program students on Aug. 12, 2023 in Athens, Ohio. Exit 191 performs on stage at the Athens Community Arts and Music Festival on Aug. 12, 2023 in Athens, Ohio. — The crowd at the Athens Community Arts and Music Festival cheer for Stuart’s Opera House’s Afterschool Music and Audio Program students on Aug. 12, 2023 in Athens, Ohio. [Dylan Townsend I WOUB]

Members of Stuarts Opera House perform on stage at the Athens Community Arts and Music Festival on Aug. 12, 2023 in Athens, Ohio. The crowd at the Athens Community Arts and Music Festival cheer for Stuart's Opera House's Afterschool Music and Audio Program students on Aug. 12, 2023 in Athens, Ohio. Exit 191 performs on stage at the Athens Community Arts and Music Festival on Aug. 12, 2023 in Athens, Ohio. — Exit 191 performs on stage at the Athens Community Arts and Music Festival on Aug. 12, 2023 in Athens, Ohio. [Dylan Townsend I WOUB]

Adam Remnant performs at the Athens Community Arts and Music Festival on Aug. 12, 2023 in Athens, Ohio. Members of Stuarts Opera House perform on stage at the Athens Community Arts and Music Festival on Aug. 12, 2023 in Athens, Ohio. The crowd at the Athens Community Arts and Music Festival cheer for Stuart's Opera House's Afterschool Music and Audio Program students on Aug. 12, 2023 in Athens, Ohio. Exit 191 performs on stage at the Athens Community Arts and Music Festival on Aug. 12, 2023 in Athens, Ohio. — Adam Remnant performs at the Athens Community Arts and Music Festival on Aug. 12, 2023 in Athens, Ohio. [Dylan Townsend I WOUB]

Wendy Blackwood (right) helps Fritz H, age 3 (left), play the violin at the Athens Community Arts and Music Festival on Aug. 12, 2023 in Athens, Ohio. Adam Remnant performs at the Athens Community Arts and Music Festival on Aug. 12, 2023 in Athens, Ohio. Members of Stuarts Opera House perform on stage at the Athens Community Arts and Music Festival on Aug. 12, 2023 in Athens, Ohio. The crowd at the Athens Community Arts and Music Festival cheer for Stuart's Opera House's Afterschool Music and Audio Program students on Aug. 12, 2023 in Athens, Ohio. Exit 191 performs on stage at the Athens Community Arts and Music Festival on Aug. 12, 2023 in Athens, Ohio. — Wendy Blackwood (right) helps Fritz H, age 3 (left), play the violin at the Athens Community Arts and Music Festival on Aug. 12, 2023 in Athens, Ohio. [Dylan Townsend I WOUB]

Wendy Blackwood (right) laughs with Kailey Klimkowski (Middle) and Benjamin South (Left) as they play violins during the Athens Community Arts and Music Festival on Aug. 12, 2023 in Athens, Ohio.

Festival goers watch Coralilly perform at the Athens Community Arts and Music Festival on Aug. 12, 2023 in Athens, Ohio. [Dylan Townsend I WOUB]

The D-Rays perform at the Athens Community Arts and Music Festival on Aug. 12, 2023 in Athens, Ohio. [Dylan Townsend I WOUB]

DANA performs at the Athens Community Arts and Music Festival on Aug. 12, 2023 in Athens, Ohio. [Dylan Townsend I WOUB]

Athens Community Music and Arts Festival