more than just a craft and arts Festival…

…Answering the call to combat social isolation and loneliness, The Zipper is bringing people together in an environment that encourages human connection through art and entertainment.

2026 Entertainment

2026 PerformANCE Schedule

DJ Kevo | 12-2pm
Acroyoga - Rose Neal | 1-1:30pm
Jabberwocky - Tap & Breakdancing - Streetside | 1-2pm
Bogus - “Pasture Rock” band | 2-3pm
Hack Man - Derrick Fogle “Just kicking around”| 2-3pm
Boone County Fire District Pipes & Drums - Streetside & stage | 3-3:30pm
Come Dance with Us - Ballroom & Latin Dance, Streetside | 3:30-4:00pm
Wizard of Oz cast - Jabberwocky Kid’s Theatre Streetside | 4:00-4:15pm
LaVa Girls- Ava & Daisy: BIG entertainment in a small package | 4:30-5pm
One Mic Collective- Poet Readings - @ 6-Mile Distillery | 5:30-7pm
This Morning, This Evening - "Elegantly Disheveled" indie/punk trio | 5:30-6:30pm
Street Juggling - Shaun Bryan "Rekindling the lost art of juggling”‍ ‍| 5:30-6:30pm
Aurora Aerial Arts - Ava Bartow and Brit Darby | 5-7pm
Find Fiona - “three young boys with a band” | 7-8pm

2026 Installation

Artists

Nina D’Angier

Nina Castillo-D’Angier is a world-builder who makes and holds space to safely explore vulnerability through production design; interactive immersion; and the art of ritual griefwork. Nina's background in graphic design and user experience collides with an appetite for art history, activism, sensory experience, and a desire to indulge curiosity and bring mindful connection to everyday interactions, whether that be with strangers, objects, or the many things that we consider familiar.

IG: @Ninadngr

Philip Gresham

Philip Gresham started creating spray paint stencils and posters as a teenager. Through his time at the Kansas City Art Institute, his graffiti tendencies were reformed to making woodcut and lithographic prints. His work explores the competition of structure and nature which he often sees first-hand in his woodworking shop.

www.pdgresham.com