{"id":34623,"date":"2024-05-30T16:54:23","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T20:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=34623"},"modified":"2024-06-06T17:12:53","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T21:12:53","slug":"beer-burgers-and-family-friendly-fun-on-tap-for-street-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/beer-burgers-and-family-friendly-fun-on-tap-for-street-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Beer, burgers, and family-friendly fun on tap for Street Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From music, shopping, beer and even free burgers, Yonge Street will be the place to be this Sunday as the Aurora Chamber of Commerce gears up for the 2024 Aurora Street Festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The popular annual family-friendly event, one of the country\u2019s biggest such festivals, will take over Yonge Street from Wellington Street in the north to Murray Drive in the south on Sunday, June 2, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hundreds of vendors are expected to fill the streets, along with an anticipated 30,000 patrons, for what\u2019s being billed as the biggest such event in years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe festival is 25 per cent larger than last year, and it will be the full length from Wellington to Murray and we\u2019re really excited about that,\u201d says Sandra Ferri, President & CEO of the Aurora Chamber of Commerce. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be a family fun event, just like it has been in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis year, some of the highlights are a Community Craft Beer festival happening inside the Law Insurance parking lot; We\u2019ll have every type of food you can imagine \u2013 everything from samosas to Caribbean chicken, Mexican cuisine, poutine trucks, desserts, ice cream \u2013 and Harvey\u2019s will be offering free burgers as part of their community engagement program. Who doesn\u2019t love that!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout the day, there will be street performers, such as the ever-popular Fire Guy, who will be stationed near Brookland Avenue, the Roaming Magician who will be quite literally roaming the Festival doing card tricks and other fun stuff, and live music on multiple stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The music program will begin at 11 a.m. at the Church Street Stage with contemporary roots singer-songwriter Mimi O\u2019Bonsawin at 11 a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

O\u2019Bonsawin will be followed at 12 noon by Shining Water Singers with \u201cSongs on the Drum\u201d, followed by The Baleen with their program of funk, pop and rock. The Shining Waters Singers return to the stage at 1.15 p.m., followed at 1.30 by Juno Award-winning Calypso and Caribbean artists Kobo Town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the Golf Links Drive stage, the Coyotes will be performing all day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rounding out the program will be an encore performance of the Shining Waters Singers at 2.30 p.m., the Aurora-based Borealis Big Band at 2.45 p.m., and Cheryl Lynn and The Catalysts with danceable funk and R&B at 3.45 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Aurora community has changed over the years, so we\u2019re looking at bringing a more diverse group of performers and something that will be lively, entertaining \u2013 and it doesn\u2019t matter what background you\u2019re from, you\u2019re going to enjoy it regardless!\u201d says Aurora Chamber Events Manager Sandra Watson. \u201cThere will be something for everyone. You\u2019re going to come onto the street and you\u2019ll meet your neighbours, you\u2019ll find that little hidden gem of a business that you\u2019re going to love. You\u2019re just going to really enjoy the day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, showcasing these local businesses is always at the heart of the Festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ferri says the Festival is a great way for businesses to promote their products, services, and even the tasty treats they whip up in the kitchen or the libations they pour out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a great opportunity for those businesses to be showcased in a very fun, enchanting way,\u201d she says. \u201cThis is the biggest street festival in York Region, probably one of the biggest in Ontario\u2026 and [this] is definitely back to pre-pandemic levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think we\u2019ll see the streets full and crowded. I think there is a real desire to be out. It was such a beautiful day last year and we\u2019re hoping for the same. People just want to be out enjoying themselves, having some good food, some fun, and listening to some good entertainment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt will be an enchanting day \u2013 people on the streets, having a great time, hopefully the sun is shining \u2013 it\u2019s magical!\u201d<\/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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