![]() Stay tuned for more details as the event gets closer. (The only one I know about so far is the annual Friends of the Southborough Library Book Sale across the street.) The event usually includes some entertainment on the field (like bouncy houses) and nearby activities by community groups. (Registration for participants and details have yet to be posted, but that generally steps off at 10:00 am.) And it features Southborough’s biggest annual community parade, which ends near the field. It generally has far more exhibitors than Summer Nights. In contrast to Summer Nights, the daytime event doesn’t have fireworks or a big concert. Click here to register.įor those not familiar with the event, it takes place annually on Columbus Day. The booths cost $100 each, but Recreation offers a 50% discount to non-profit/community groups. ![]() Booth location will be communicated upon check-in the day of the event. Set up opens the morning of October 9th at 7:30 a.m. Please bring your own tent, tables and chairs.ĪLL BOOTHS MUST BE WEIGHTED DOWN WITH PROPER WEIGHTS. Only space is provided, approximately 10’x10′. Booths are available for crafters, artisans, non-profit organizations, food trucks and local businesses. Join the celebration as Southborough celebrates Heritage Day on Monday, Octoat St. Southborough Recreation’s sign up page promotes: Southborough’s annual community festival and parade is less than four weeks away - Monday, October 9th.įor those thinking about exhibiting this year, the deadline to register is the end of this month. With Summer Nights and Applefest behind us, it’s time to think about Heritage Day. ( photos left and center by Beth & Cass Melo, right from Facebook posts by SYBA, the Trails Association, and Southborough Police logo from Rec website) ![]() Recreation has opened registration for this year’s exhibitors. “And we're going to keep the momentum going with new or renovated buildings for Linden Barnett over on East Livingston and Marion Franklin and Canal Winchester within the next several years as well.Above: The field was bustling at last year’s Heritage Day. “In early 2024, we expect to cut the ribbon on a new Reynoldsburg branch as well,” says Zenitsky. But hey, while you're at the library, why not? Why not register? It's totally free.”ĬML is continuing its renovation of branch locations. “We hope that whether you are a library card holder or not, you will stop in and and enjoy this beautiful weekend with us and plan the perfect literary weekend,” says Zenitsky. Zenitsky says the festival can play an important role in reaching residents who aren’t familiar with the library’s treasures. The Friends of the Library will also hold its Big Book Sale during the festival, selling books and other library materials that were once part of CML’s collection. “You can purchase new books by these authors and have them give you their autograph.” “Customers can purchase books at the official Columbus Book Festival bookstore, which will be in the reading room on the second floor of the main library,” says Zenitsky. Zenitsky says the event includes local authors like Maggie Smith, writer of You Could Make This Place Beautiful and Prince Shakur, writer of When They Tell You To Be Good. This is several years of planning in the making and now we just look to the weather to hopefully give us some nice fun and clouds and breeze as well.” “We are 150 years old, and that really kind of provided the spark for us to turn that into a reality. “(The year) 2023 is a special year for us,” says Ben Zenitsky, spokesperson for the Columbus Metropolitan Library. As part of its 150 th birthday celebration, the Columbus Metropolitan Library holds its first Columbus Book Festival this weekend with more than 200 authors from a variety of literary genres.
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