ARTS FIRST 2024 continues through Sunday, April 28. All are welcome. Dozens of arts events are taking place in venues across campus that remain open to the public. Events in Harvard Yard are accessible to Harvard University ID holders only. For details on the ARTS FIRST Performance Fair on Saturday, April 27, review event listings in the College Calendar Performance Fair channel and view a map of recent location changes. Join us in celebrating artistic creativity in all genres and many cultures!
Welcome to Harvard’s ARTS FIRST Festival! Produced by the Office for the Arts at Harvard, this annual campus-wide event takes place April 24-28 and showcases the expansive creativity and innovation of Harvard students, staff, alums and faculty. Enjoy the dynamic imagination and cultural expression at the heart of this festival by visiting many of the university’s iconic indoor and outdoor spaces transformed by art making and open for all to explore. Year after year, ARTS FIRST draws 5,000+ audience members who are entertained, delighted and inspired by the many art forms on display on outdoor and indoor stages, in Harvard’s museums, galleries and classrooms, and in the green spaces of Harvard Yard. Much of the festival is also live streamed at HarvardArts on YouTube.
The festival is open to all, family-friendly and mostly free. (Some ticketed events charge for admission.) The Office for the Arts invites everyone to join us at the ARTS FIRST Festival at Harvard University.
Welcome to the arts at Harvard!
Mon, Mar 11, 2024 10am to 4pm
Wed, Apr 24, 2024
Wed, Apr 24, 2024
Wed, Apr 24, 2024 5pm to 6:15pm
Wed, Apr 24, 2024 7pm to 8pm
Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School, JFK Jr. Forum
Thu, Apr 25, 2024 11am to 4:30pm
Thu, Apr 25, 2024 5pm to 9pm
Harvard Museum of Natural History
Fri, Apr 26, 2024 4:30pm to 5:30pm
Fri, Apr 26, 2024 5:30pm to 7pm
Sat, Apr 27, 2024 11am to 1pm
Sat, Apr 27, 2024 1pm to 2pm
Sat, Apr 27, 2024 2pm to 3pm
Harvard Dance Center, Studio 1
Sat, Apr 27, 2024 8pm
Sun, Apr 28, 2024 2pm to 5pm
Sun, Apr 28, 2024 3pm
Memorial Church, Main Sanctuary