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Plaza Alley Walls
Collaborative duo Holey Kids paint for the recently opened Plaza Alley Walls public art project. (Josh McBee)

The 17th annual Plaza District Festival benefited from excellent weather Saturday, Sept. 26. In addition to the usual festival fare of vendors, food trucks and live music, the opening of the Plaza Alley Walls public art project punctuated the day.

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A view looking east down Northwest 16th Street during Plaza District Festival 2015. (Josh McBee)
"Yarn bombs," which could be considered a type of temporary textile-based graffiti, adorn posts at Plaza District Festival 2015. (Josh McBee)
This work by "visual comedian" Mitchell Richards aka ThriftFoot features cartoonish renditions of pro wrestlers overlaid onto thrift-store paintings. (Josh McBee)
Masks from Macabre Inside Studios line a table during Plaza District Festival 2015. (Josh McBee)
A "Rhak" piece by Kris Kanaly is seen in progress at the recently opened Plaza Alley Walls public art project. (Josh McBee)
"Leonard," one of the murals lining the recently opened Plaza Alley Walls public art project. (Josh McBee)
"Gems," one of the murals lining the recently opened Plaza Alley Walls public art project. (Josh McBee)
Cassie Stover's large-scale work of Will Rogers is seen in the recently opened Plaza Alley Walls public art project. (Josh McBee)
Plaza Alley Walls
Collaborative duo Holey Kids paint for the recently opened Plaza Alley Walls public art project. (Josh McBee)
Graffiti murals line the recently opened Plaza Alley Walls public art project. (Josh McBee)
Graffiti murals line the recently opened Plaza Alley Walls public art project. (Josh McBee)
Dylan Bradway's stylized faces contribute to the recently opened Plaza Alley Walls public art project. (Josh McBee)
An artists adds finishing touches to the recently opened Plaza Alley Walls public art project. (Josh McBee)
A promotional van for Jerky.com sits parked along a row of food trucks at Plaza District Festival 2015. (Josh McBee)
A balloon artist considers suggestions from a group of children during Plaza District Festival 2015. (Josh McBee)
An annual porch party known as Punk in the Plaza took place at 1625 NW 16th St.
A view looking west down Northwest 16th Street as twilight descends upon Plaza District Festival 2015. (Josh McBee)

The band Moongiant took the festival mainstage Saturday afternoon.

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