This Saturday, you are invited to "Come Mill Around Main" at the Festival on Main in downtown Georgetown. The annual street party is a long-standing Georgetown tradition, featuring live music and entertainment as well as vendors and specials from downtown businesses. The festivities kick off at 8 a.m. with the opening of the Downtown Georgetown Farmers' Market. The weekly farmers' market, which offers fresh produce and food, runs every Saturday morning from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. until October 11. The celebration continues after the farmers move out. "You'll come for the freshness and stay for the fun," says Kay Matthews, the manager of the Downtown Georgetown BIA. "There will be music and entertainment all around." Instead of one main stage like in previous years, musicians and entertainers will be performing at street level on the edge of downtown's many alleyways. The entertainment kicks off at 8 a.m. with Rukanas Peruvian Band playing for the crowd at the farmers' market. Other performers include George Grosman's Bohemian Swing, the Lorne Scots Association Band, Ablett & Cooper, Random Roads, Sandy's Stompers Dixieland Band, Second Wind, and musical theatre group Ensemble Kids. Matthews says she is most excited for the return of Tribal Thunder, a group of drummers who perform and teach the audience to drum. "They were here last year and they were drawn back by our energy," Matthews says. In addition to live music, this year's festival will also feature face painting, magicians, clowns, yoga for kids, stilt walkers and a dunk tank. "You can dunk whoever you want," Matthews say. "You can dunk your favourite friend or your not-so-favourite friend." Downtown businesses are joining in the festivities, hosting special sales, clinics and food samplings. The festival will also feature displays from local artists and artisans. "There's a focus on local artists this year," Matthews says. "We're trying something new. It's a new look and a new edge." The Festival on Main is Saturday June 21 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Main Street will be closed to vehicular traffic during this time. The Downtown Georgetown Farmers' Market takes over Main Street on Saturday mornings from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. until October 11.
