Sesame Street Celebrates 50 Years
Get ready everybody because the iconic Muppets may be coming to a street near you! Big Bird, Elmo and other stars of “Sesame Street” are leaving their quiet neighborhood to embark on a fun-filled road trip.
The nonprofit Sesame Workshop will be featuring a selection of Muppets for a 10-city tour, celebrating the show’s 50th-anniversary campaign. The 10-city tour will feature live performances, free park festivals, and activities for kids.
Steve Youngwood, the chief operating officer of Sesame Workshop, says the tour is both “a nod to the work we’ve done and a nod to the work we’re going to do” but also “a celebration and reward to everyone who helped us get here.”
In each city, the Muppets will spend Friday through Sunday and will be filming segments for the show with local kids.
According to Sesame Street’s website, the tour will begin June 1 in New York City’s Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park, and will continue to the following cities:
• Washington D.C., Anacostia National Park – June 8
• Pittsburgh, Flagstaff Hill at Schenley Park – June 15
• Detroit, Lafayette Plaisance Park – June 22
• Chicago, MSI Park – June 29
• Dallas, Main Street Garden Park – July 6
• Kansas City, Frank A. Theis Park – July 13
• Denver, Araphoe Community College – July 20
• Seattle, location TBA – July 27
• Los Angeles, location TBA – August 3
By: Maytinee Kramer
