Bionic Buzz® got to cover IMMERSE 2021. It featured hundreds of artist and live performances over 10 city blocks in Downtown Orlando.
Entry into the IMMERSE festival is free, but there are also General Admission and VIP tickets available. GA tickets include access to closer stage viewing. VIP tickets include VIP only stage viewing, 2 drink tickets for guests 21+, VIP check in, and more!
IMMERSE 2021 activations include: X-Factory, presented by Stax. These immersive photo environments are built inside a shipping container structure and encourage everyone to embrace their X- Factor. Plus, the new EA SPORTS Zone featuring Orlando City Soccer and Orlando Magic. It’s a high-energy activation that celebrates EA SPORTS move to Downtown Orlando. Here, Orlando City will bring the fancy footwork of a soccer ball juggling team, and the Orlando Magic’s dynamic entertainment, Magic Beatz and The 407 will wow audiences throughout the night. The EA SPORTS Zone will also feature a mural painted by kicking and throwing paint covered balls at the walls.
Feature IMMERSE 2021 performances include: Dare to Dream, a high-energy acrobatic performance featuring trampoline and silks performers and live musicians on a large scaffolding structure right in the middle of Orange Avenue. Uprooting Prejudice featuring Daryl Davis, in partnership with the Holocaust Memorial Center, features musician and activist Daryl Davis and dozens of local musicians. Plus, Orlando Ballet, Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, Central Florida Community Arts and many more will perform.
IMMERSE’s all-new third day, “COLOR DAY”, invites attendees to become the canvas and get colorful. The 2021 experience features colored powder fights, bright eruptions of foam, live performances and tons of bubbles! Color Day can be purchased as part of an IMMERSE ticket bundle.
“We are extremely happy to bring back our signature arts event and make the streets of Downtown Orlando come alive with hundreds of phenomenal artists, epic live performances, immersive art and unexpected creative encounters that is IMMERSE,” says Creative City Project Executive Director Cole NeSmith. “We have an amazing group of artistic collaborations this year to create more innovative experiences and unique performances that audiences cannot have anywhere else in the world. Additionally, we are very excited to extend IMMERSE 2021 and present our brand-new COLOR DAY.”
Cole continues, “Our footprint holding IMMERSE entirely outdoors ensures the comfort of our attendees, which we know is top of mind for our guests. We are doing our best to safeguard our guests and also instill pure joy and awe, which is something we all deserve and need.”
“Thanks to residents who have done their part to get vaccinated to protect our community from COVID-19, the City of Orlando is proud to safely bring back community events,” says Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer. “One of the highest priorities of our shared vision for Downtown Orlando is the desire to have burgeoning cultural and arts amenities within our urban core. With its multitude of activations for guests of all ages, IMMERSE brings awareness of the arts to downtown and its businesses, helping to grow a healthier economy.”
IMMERSE 2021 is put on in partnership with Orange County Arts and Cultural Affairs, City of Orlando and Downtown Development Board. The Creative City Project is birthed out of the belief that artists can change a city for the better by making it a more beautiful, meaningful and interesting place to live. We collaborate with artist to produce innovative arts experiences audiences can’t have anywhere else in the world… other than right here in Orlando.
