34 Fascinating Photos That Show the SunFest of West Palm Beach in the Late 1980s and Early 1990s

   

Sunfest was (and may still be) an annual art and music festival held in downtown West Palm Beach, Florida, usually in early May. I went to several events in the late '80s and early '90s. I shot photos of the performers and of the crowds there.”

 These fascinating photos of this festival Steven Martin shot from 1987 to 1992.

 
Street performer, SunFest, West Palm Beach, 1987

 

Aerobic dance performance, SunFest, 1988

 

Aerobic dance performance, SunFest, 1988

 

An attractive young lady makes change for a customer at a frozen snack cart, SunFest, 1988

 

George Benson (probably) and band performing, SunFest, 1988

 

Lady passes pameraman, SunFest, 1988

 

 People dancing to band, SunFest, 1988

 

The couple walks by on a sidewalk, SunFest, 1988

 

Two Ladies strolling, SunFest, 1988

 

 Women by food booths, SunFest, 1988

 

A couple on the stroll at the SunFest festival, West Pam Beach, 1989

 

Dance performance at the festival in West Palm Beach, Florida, 1989

 

Dance performance at the festival in West Palm Beach, Florida, 1989

 

Dancers leap, SunFest, West Palm Beach, 1989

 

Dancers, SunFest, West Palm Beach, 1989

 

Girls finish off a dance number during a dance school performance at the 1989 SunFest

 

Girls performing at dance exhibition, West Palm Beach, 1989

 

Girls strike a pose during the dance, SunFest, 1989

 

Karate demonstration, SunFest, 1989

 

Karate demonstration, SunFest, 1989

 

Kendo, martial arts demonstration, sunFest, 1989

 

Kendo, martial arts demonstration, sunFest, 1989

 

Martial arts demonstration, SunFest, West Palm Beach, 1989

 

Martial arts demonstration, SunFest, West Palm Beach, 1989

 

People and booths, SunFest, West Palm Beach, 1989

 

The girls do an off-synch high-kick, SunFest, 1989

 

Crowd by art booths, SunFest, 1990

 

Girl was sitting by the waterfront during the annual festival in West Palm Beach in the midst of the crowds, 1990

 

People take a break at the Lake Worth seawall during F, with Phillips Point buildings in the background, 1990

 

 
Girl modeling at fashion show at SunFest in West Palm Beach, 1992

 

SunFest crowd, West Palm Beach, Florida, 1992

 

SunFest crowd, West Palm Beach, Florida, 1992

 

Three young women taking a break at the festival at the West Palm Beach waterfront on a warm day, 1992

 

 
Two dancers at an evening performance at the West Palm Beach festival, 1992