Saturday, June 26, is the 18th Annual Celebrate Summer Festival in downtown Marion. Events run from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. New this year though is entertainment at the Palace Theatre at 7:00 pm.
In addition to the art and kids events, this will be the second year that The Marion Historical Society has sponsored the Antique Car and Truck show which will be featured along Center Street.
All cars & trucks will be pre-1950 and this year highlights brass era vehicles, or those built before 1919. Some antique owners will also be giving rides around the festival route.
The artist’s booths will be in Busby Park, on the corner of Center and Prospect Streets. All artistic mediums will be represented and available for purchase.
On the opposite corner in the Chase Bank parking lot, Heart of Ohio Mentoring will have free children’s activities.
This year the festival will include live stage entertainment in the parking lot next to Snyder Athletics. This is also where you can find offerings from the nine food and beverage vendors.
Tables and chairs will be available for you to rest before you journey onto Marion City Hall, the Chamber of Commerce and the Harding Centre to see more antique autos as well as art and craft displays by the Mid-Ohio Fine Arts Society; the Marion Hobby Club; Whetstone Wood Carvers; Bits and Pieces Quilters Guild; and the Marion Camera Club.
The Festival continues at the Palace at 7:00 pm as Primrose presents Music, Movies, and Memories featuring all your Favorite Songs as barbershop quartets ”Fringe Benefit” & "Tangle" perform and “Dave Calendine” From the world famous Fox Theater in Detroit amazes you at the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ with the hilarious Laurel & Hardy staring in LIBERTY on the Giant Silver Screen!
As always, the entire event is free and brought to you by Downtown Marion Inc.
For more information on Celebrate Summer, call the Downtown Marion Inc office located in the Chamber of Commerce building, at 740-382-2181 or visit www.celebratesummer.org.
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