Somerville is funky. Here, we have ice cream showdowns, we go to oddball craft fairs and we party under highways.

Sure Somerville is many things to the many people who live here but the inventiveness and and art in the city is unique. Last week a short web video made by three Somerville residents in honor of a dead squirrel found in their neighborhood was a minor online sensation. It had all the ingredients for web success: dry humor, a mummified squirrel and a huge mustache.

And on Saturday, Somerville is full of exciting events at a time of year when other cities get lazy in the summer heat. Four arts events hit the streets, providing almost-free entertainment for all ages from 2 p.m. until 1 a.m.

There’s a “bizarre” crafts fair, an ice cream showdown, an art exhibition at Prospect Hill Park and a party underneath McGrath Highway.

We can all agree Somerville is different – maybe it’s the funk that sets us apart.