In Photos: Arts Fest Performance Fair 2026

n May 2nd, Harvard’s Arts Fest Performance Fair ran all afternoon across ten stages spanning campus, featuring 80 performance groups ranging from a cappella to improv. Music could be heard from nearly every point in Harvard Yard throughout the four-hour event, as attendees of all ages moved between performances.

Although the day started off with rain, attendees showed up along with the sun. “Make Art” tents invited families to craft in the Science Center Plaza.

A young girl watches as the Harvard Callbacks a cappella group performs in front of Grays Hall.

Large crowds gathered across Arts Fest venues to enjoy the performances, rain or shine.

Shreya Goel and Clover Chen perform Expressionism: An Embodied Conversation.

Harvard RAZA Ballet Folklorico member performs a lively dance full of color and twirls.

More than ten singing groups performed over the course of the day. Danny Denenberg ’26 of the Hasty Pudding, William Flowers ’26 of the Opportunes, and Jess Jenkins ’26 of the Callbacks sang alongside their respective groups.

In Sanders Theatre, the Crimson Cellos played pop songs. Later in the day, Cambridge Common Voices premiered a piece commissioned for their choir.

The Harvard Ballet Company performs This, and Then; Matondo Mihalache ’29 and HJ Seo ’26 perform Latin dance; and Mariachi Véritas de Harvard performs traditional music.

Anugraha Raman ’12 and Kohal Das perform Harmonies of the Goddess.

Boston Cendrawasih prepares for their Indonesian Dance Medley with a huddle.

As spectators lean over the railings of the upper floors at the Harvard Art Museums, Easton Singer ’26 and Ray Moon ’29 perform selected movements from The Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio by Claude Bolling. In Memorial Church, Erin Yuan ’24 plays viola with the HMS Piano Trio.

The Arts Fest Performance Fair drew performers from across Harvard’s schools, alongside alumni and arts enthusiasts, for an afternoon of music, dance, and collaborative performance. A total of eighty groups took the stages, representing diverse cultural traditions and talents.