(Marquette, MI) – Preparation is underway for the 13th Annual Blueberry Festival, set for Friday, July 25, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Downtown Marquette. Washington and Front streets will be bustling with sidewalk sales, food vendors, artists, demonstrations, pony rides, inflatable arcade games, and activities for children and families. Downtown restaurants will satisfy your cravings for blueberry fare, from blueberry pizza to blueberry beer, while many downtown shops offer will offer “blue” specials.
Music fills the streets as live musicians perform throughout the day. Enjoy the melodies of Eclettico at the Washington Street Pocket Park from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., followed by Troy Graham from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and The Sass Captains from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Center Stage at Washington and Front streets will rock with the live music of the “Blueberry Jam” by local favorites Union Suits 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., Travis Swanson Jazz Trio 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., Wil Kilpela & Friends from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., Flat Broke Blues Band from 5 p.m.. to 6 p.m. and Jerry Kippola & Friends from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Additional entertainment includes karate demonstrations by Spirit Warrior Karate Academy at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., a dance performance by the Beladinas at 4 p.m., and the popular Youth Talent Show from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., sponsored by the Lake Superior Youth Theatre. This year’s festival will also feature medieval armored combat demonstrations at 2 p.m. by the Shire of Skerjastroud.
The thirteenth annual limited edition festival posters are available for $10 each at select downtown businesses and at the information booth on the day of the event. Concurrent with the Blueberry Festival is the Blueberry Dance Festival sponsored by the Second Skin Shop and the third annual Northern Michigan University Blueberry Classic Golf Outing at the NMU Golf Course.
For more information on the Blueberry Festival, call the Marquette Downtown Development Authority at 906-228-9475 or visit www.downtownmarquette.org.
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