Murals that have been sprouting up around Downtown Binghamton are being celebrated this weekend.

Mural Fest is being held April 26 from noon to 6 p.m. on the Riverwalk down the Doctor Martin Luther King Promenade.

31 artists, seven bands, a sculpture garden, vendors and community organizations will be featured.

Residents over the past couple of years have noticed intricate and colorful murals appearing around the city, most notably in the Water Street parking garage.

Right now, artists with the Department of Public Art are painting eleven panels in a food theme on a boarded up building on Chenango Street to call attention to the lack of a grocery store on the North Side.

Artists are also planning movable murals on boards that can be installed at abandoned buildings at requested locations and later moved to other properties.

Organizers say they plan to show off a painted car, mosaics and spray painting art during the festival.

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