This past weekend saw two local festivals take place. The weather was perfect for outdoor activities which meant both events were buzzing with people.
First up is the Alto Harvest Festival. The streets of Alto were lined with tents offering a variety of food choices. Filling in the streets closed to traffic were numerous people taking in everything the festival had to offer.
This year’s car show had 218 registered vehicles with up to a dozen more participating without registration. The good weather encouraged a record number cars which were double parked in some areas to accommodate the wide variety of cars.
A local high school group shifted from making and racing cardboard boats to selling walking tacos. The Lowell Robotics Team will use proceeds for their upcoming competition. In a few short months the next robotic challenge will be revealed.
For those interested in testing out lumberjack skills could do so while helping to raise funds for Alex’s Lemonade Stand, a national foundation which raises funds for researching childhood cancer.
Arts and crafts were also available beneath tents lining the streets.
Other activities included a scavenger hunt and baking bingo.
But the most popular area was the kids’ activities. An inflatable slide and bounce house, face painting, petting zoo, pedal tractor pulls, and lawn games were among the activities available, free of charge, for kids.
The Fallasburg Arts Festival took place Saturday and Sunday. The arts is more than just paintings, photographs, sculptures, etc. It also involves music (and theater). Live music both days entertained festival goers as they browsed rows and rows of creativity leaving with something they could not live without.
An abundance of food was also available. And drinks. The heat made it feel more like a summer festival than one welcoming fall. The Lowell Women’s Club was on hand selling food and drinks.
Dan Mayhew showed off his skill of making furniture.
Paddy’s Cure was one of many musical artists to entertain during the two-day event.
LowellArts had items available for purchase via silent auction. Money raised will go toward programs offered by the organization.
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