THE community is invited to support locally-owned businesses by coming to a market featuring all your favorite Filipino-owned brands! Kapwa Gardens, a project of Kultivate Labs, is very excited to curate a marketplace with the community’s favorite local businesses. Support Bindlestiff Studio as they grace the Kapwa Gardens’ stage – this is a comedy act you don’t want to miss!
Kapwa Gardens is excited to partner with 5M again for the Philippine Independence Crawl. Take a stroll down to 5M Park and enjoy more shopping, food, and performances.
Come eat, drink, shop, and vibe as we spend a beautiful afternoon in the heart of SOMA Pilipinas. Kapwa Gardens and 5M Park will be two of the venues for Be Free Festival. Be Free Festival is an annual celebration that showcases the vibrant Filipino culture. Kultivate Labs along with its community partners in SOMA Pilipinas are welcoming everyone to SOMA Pilipinas to eat, connect, learn, and get down to celebrate 125 years of liberation.
Vendors participating in the Be Free Festival include Arkipelago Books, Avenoir Co, Barkada Baby, Bayan Art, Clarize Yale Revadavia, Handmade by PMaccay, Mie Makes, Native Sol, Pamana Plantas, Parents Are Human, Piñatas By D, Purple Phantasm, Rejins Wellness, Smooch, Walang Sayang Co., Wounded Healing Art, The Buddy Company, Studio Damili, Ugat Clothing, Drae’s Lemonade, Jungle Dog, Marley’s Treats, Street Stix, Wildflour and Lady Victory.
Performers at the Kapwa Gardens and 5M stages include Bindlestiff Studio, Dakila, Barangay Dance Company, DJ Broadstrokes, Kulintang Dialect and Proof.
Tickets for the market @ Be Free Festival are FREE but the organizers are accepting sliding scale donations. Your donations will help them continue to host future events and keep the garden growing.
