BayFest 2011--bigger better!-- to be held Sunday, May 15 from noon to 6PM

BayFest, Brooklyn's largest waterfront celebration, is a day-long event offering continuous live music and family fun along the Sheepshead Bay waterfront. To celebrate our 20th year, we're offering 20 musical acts, bands, and performers not only on the main stage but along 10 piers, too!

Family friendly and always free, this year BayFest's main stage at Emmons and East 27th Street will feature Beatles tribute band Ticket2Ride plus rock 'n' roll firefighing bagpipers The Shots, Sheepshead bay son Robert Santa, traditional American folk musicians Stout. Sixteen more performers will play, dance, and sing along the piers, including:

* Brighton Ballet Dance Troup www.brightonballet.org

* Elisa Peimer www.ElisaPeimer.com

* Joe Taylor www.joetaylorofficial.com

* SpinBox with Paul Cabri www.PaulCabri.com

* Theo Eastwind www.theoeastwind.com

* Many more!

Other attractions:

Amusement rides * Basketball shootout, courtesy of Modell's * Martial Arts demonstrations * Roaming cartoon characters * Coney Island Hospital Bloodmobile * Arts 'n' crafts * FDNY displays on land & sea * Sailing demos * 50/ 50 Raffle * Giveaways * And MORE!

Come down and kick off the summer at BayFest!

Date: Sunday, May 15, 2011

Time: Noon to 6pm

Location: Emmons Avenue from Ocean Avenue to East 27th Street (main stage)

Cost: Completely FREE