The annual Gilman Arts and Music Festival celebrates the Gilman Square neighborhood now and for the “what if…” Featuring live music, an award-winning acrobatic performer, many artists, makers, vendors and seven food vendors. Activities for kids and adult kids.

Join the Gilman Square Neighborhood Council and the Arts Council for their latest SomerStreets event, the Gilman Square Arts and Music Festival on Saturday, September 14, from 12:00 to 5:00 p.m., 238 Pearl St., Somerville. Rain date September 15.

The event takes place on Pearl Street between Marshall and James Streets will be closed to vehicular traffic from 11:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.

SomerStreets is the City of Somerville’s take on the internationally-renowned Open Streets concept, closing busy city streets to vehicles, and opening them up for cycling, walking, dancing, running, and other modes of activity. Through SomerStreets, the city and its community partners aim to promote and encourage easy access to physical activity, and reconnecting with neighborhoods and businesses and their unique cultural elements in a thriving urban environment.

SomerStreets builds on the Shape Up Somerville healthy living initiative. Similar open streets events take place all around the world, providing space normally taken up by automobile traffic for people to be more active.

SomerStreets is an annual series that takes places on Sundays during the summer and fall.