The 5th Annual BIA Bridge Street Bazaar

The Bridge Street Bazaar is a festival that host over 140 artisans and vendors on Bridge Street in Carleton Place

      The Carleton Place Business Improvement Association (BIA) invites locals and out-of-towners to visit downtown Carleton Place on Saturday, July 31st to enjoy a summer community extravaganza. Organizers of the 5th Annual Bridge Street Bazaar hope to showcase the center of this colourful and historical town through a sidewalk shop with over a hundred vendors. From 9a.m. to 4p.m., visitors can Meet Us "downtown" On The Mississippi and have the opportunity to find bargain deals, become a street merchant themselves, and eat at waterfront pubs and restaurants, all while basking in non-stop local entertainment. The entire downtown section of Bridge Street will be closed off to vehicular traffic for a pedestrian-friendly area where both vendors and merchants alike can display and sell their wares. The sidewalk's full-day schedule includes various activities and attractions - some of Carleton Place's finest musicians, mascots and dancers. Entertainment in the downtown market is free of charge and full of variety. Girl Guides will partner with Giant Tiger to assemble the Kidz Zone, jewelers, crafters and painters will display theirs treasures, artists will paint smiling faces and henna tattoos, and much more. A returning favourite in the Bazaar line-up will make everyone shop until they drop kick. Tai Chi demonstrations from the Tai Chi Society of Canada will present the "soft-style" martial art and how it is an effective form of health training. On the flip side, a group of belly dancers will be a new, enlivening addition to this year’s event.

This event coincides with the ever-growing and successful Riverside Jam (www.riversidejam.com). The country music festival runs the entire Civic Holiday Weekend on the banks of the Mississippi River and this year will feature country stars A BIA-sponsored boat shuttle will be offered again this year to transport people from the Riverside Jam to the town dock at Bridge Street. The Friends in Sport Fishing Pontoon Boat will run Thursday and Friday afternoon as well as all-day Saturday on the Civic Holiday weekend. With participation from all facets of the town – church groups, restaurants, arts programs, and even a concluding wedding ceremony and visitors will truly immerse themselves in the Carleton Place character and discover all that the town has to offer. When the BIA works together with the Carleton Place community, great events are born that work to unify the people and develop a community's attraction and overall spirit. Anyone interested in setting up a table for $20 a piece, please contact Cathie McOrmond at 613- 257-8049 or e-mail cmcormond@carletonplace.ca. All registration forms must be received by July 24 at 4 p.m.

Media Contact:Cathie McCormond 613-257-8049 Carleton Place BIA

www.downtowncarletonplace.com/events


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