{"id":33062,"date":"2023-05-24T18:55:55","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T22:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=33062"},"modified":"2023-05-24T18:55:56","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T22:55:56","slug":"aurora-street-festival-returns-to-yonge-next-sunday-june-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/aurora-street-festival-returns-to-yonge-next-sunday-june-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Aurora Street Festival returns to Yonge next Sunday, June 4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The world\u2019s longest street festival is set to return to the \u201cworld\u2019s longest street\u201d next Sunday, June 4, as the Aurora Chamber of Commerce once again hosts the Aurora Street Festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Set to take place on Yonge between Wellington Street in the north, stretching south to Murray Drive, tens of thousands are expected to descend on the Town\u2019s historic downtown core for a full-day of activities, including bands, buskers, restaurants \u2013 and more than 400 vendors confirmed as The Auroran went to press this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re excited to be back,\u201d says Sandra Watson of the Chamber. \u201cLast year, we returned after a hiatus (due to health restrictions surrounding the global pandemic) but we\u2019re seeing an increase in vendors returning this year, which is fantastic \u2013 lots of new vendors! We\u2019re excited to have the street back open again for people to come out and browse through the downtown and all the way down to Murray Drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have lots of entertainment planned again this year and we have two stages \u2013 one at Church Street where we will have Soul Benefit performing, as well as other bands to be confirmed. Down at the south end, we have our fan favourites, The Coyotes, playing at the Brookland intersection. Throughout the festival, we have a number of buskers who will be performing throughout the day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before, during and coming out of the pandemic, the Aurora Chamber of Commerce has placed a strong emphasis on Shop Local, and while the Aurora Street Festival will offer vendors from both Aurora and further afield, it\u2019s also a prime opportunity to check out some of the businesses, restaurants, and services already established in the Yonge Street Corridor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really encouraging to see a lot of Yonge Street businesses right out in front of their stores and joining in the festival,\u201d says Watson. \u201cIt\u2019s a really popular event. A lot of these vendors travel kind of in a festival circuit and obviously talk amongst themselves, and they have said how great this festival is and keep coming back. We\u2019ve had vendors in the show who have been in it for years and years, but it\u2019s great to have some new faces as well with some new products, new food \u2013 I think there\u2019s going to be a really big variety of products, services and food. Any kind of food you can imagine!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One new participant this year is the Newmarket Community Craft Beer Festival, which will be holding a pop-up festival in a beer garden style at the south end of the event. There, \u201cseven or eight\u201d local craft breweries will be on hand, offering some of the best beers the area offers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to the actual day,\u201d says Watson. \u201cIt is fabulous to see the street just bustling with people. It\u2019s almost the kick-off to summer and people are out in full force. It\u2019s great to see them carrying bags with their purchases, eating that turkey leg, ice cream cone, and anything else they have purchased from our vendors.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s festival will take place between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. For more information, www.aurorachamber.on.ca\/street-festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Brock Weir<\/strong><\/p>\n\r\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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