HARRISTON – The Harriston Street Party is set for Aug. 13.
The event begins with breakfast hosted by the Harriston Legion from 7:30 to 11am, after which festivities will continue on Elora Street, between Arthur and Mill streets.
The festival will coincide with the Leslie Motors Classic Car Show. Attendees can check out antique Ford, Mercury and Lincoln vehicles lining the downtown from 9am to 2pm.
From 10am to 2pm, a variety of family-focused activities will take place, including a makers’ market, sidewalk sales, magician, face-painting, free balloons, music, food trucks, a Legion’s beverage garden and more.
Between 2 and 4pm the street will transform into an Arts and Culture Crawl, which will feature live music, activities hosted by local cultural community groups, and local artists crafting live in the street. Residents are encouraged to bring their own art supplies to paint En Plein Air in the company of other local artists.
Most activities are free, but anyone interested in a guided painting experience (supplies included) with local barn-quilt enthusiastic Bonnie Dopfer should visit www.harristonrising.ca to purchase tickets.
Tickets will also be sold in advance only for this year’s BBQ on the Boulevard. For $25, diners will receive a half-chicken dinner, complete with sides and dessert, grown or prepared by local businesses and organizations, such as Harwill Farms, Harriston Bakery, Harriston Legion, and the Harriston-Minto Agricultural Society. Diners may eat in the street or take a meal to go. Dinner tickets also include free admission to the evening’s Street Dance (8pm to 12am, $5) To purchase tickets, visit harristonrising.ca, Eventbrite or in-person at the Minto administration centre.
For more information visit harristonrising.ca.
