Stoa Hip Hop Saturday

Stoa's indoor spaces and courtyard fill with street culture on Saturday 13.6!

Stoa Hip Hop Saturday is a street culture event aimed at young people and young adults, as well as anyone interested in hip hop and street culture.

At the event you can explore the secrets of hip hop, learn something new, dance, enjoy others' performances, feel the good vibes, or discover street fashion.

The event is organized in collaboration with several hip hop and street culture actors and Stoa's own teams. The programme includes music, dance, graffiti, and fashion.

Day's schedule and venues

Stoa courtyard

Host: Pyry Aalto
12.00 Katutaidetoimisto: graffiti and drawing workshops
12.00 DJ Academy: DJ activities and open mic
13.30 Will Funk for Food: A Fistful of Funk
14.15 HOT GIRL CLUB DJ's / DJ M-BABY & ULRIKAx
14.30 Pass-The-Aux
ca. 15.30 Repeated Surprises

Music Hall, Stoa
12.30 Next Step showcases:
14.00 The FUNK YARD - dance jams and cyphers

Theatre Hall, Stoa
12.15 Film: Style Wars
14.30 (approx.) Pass-The-Aux - demo listening session for music makers

Gallery, Stoa
Artist meet & greet: from 13.00 Mila Milax
Exhibition: Soul of Helsinki - Study of soul from a city perspective

Katutaidetoimisto (from 12.00-)
Graffiti painting and workshops led by street art youth. A street art van will be brought to the courtyard, where a work will be painted throughout the day. In the workshop you can draw your own graffiti with markers, watercolours, and coloured pencils.

DJ Academy (from 12.00-)
DJ activities and open mic from the start of the day.

Will Funk for Food: A Fistful of Funk (13.30)
A humorous performance combining street dance, theatre, and live music that explores friendship and masculinity's role models through the locking dance style's character. This popular show is worth seeing! The performance is in English.

The FUNK YARD (14.00)
Dance jams in the music hall. Cyphers open to all dance styles. No competitions; respectful call out-battles allowed.