I hope this father's day weekend is treating you well ! Yesterday Jenna and I travelled out to Chelmsford (about a 20min drive) to the Western Days Festival. Its been going on all week at the Chelmsford Arena, and it ends today.
When we walked into the arena I was surprised at how many people were out here. I'd never been to this event before so it was awesome that I got to go check it out. There were so many activities going on! Right in the entrance of the arena was face painting, a small, one hole mini putt and a penny table. When we walked into the huge rink surface there was a big stage set up with various country bands performing. It was really an event for everyone. There were so many elderly people at the tables set up in the arena, enjoying the music and tonnes of kids outside at the activity area. There were people dancing to the music, drinking beer, eating food chatting with friends. It was a great atmosphere!
When we wandered outside to the kids activity area there was just as much energy amongst the children. Kids were excitedly waiting in line to climb the rock climbing wall or jump on the trampoline with a bungee or ride on the gyro. There was even pony rides!! I remember loving all of these activities a few years ago when I was a bit younger. We saw the cutest little puppy, that all the kids grouped around. The puppy was jumping from kid to kid, licking all their face paint. Even the puppy was excited to be there and be surrounded by so many people.
Jenna and I had a great time taking pictues and videotaping ourselves and the event. We headed off for our next festival which brought us to Blues for Food on Durham Street downtown. Unlike Western Days, this was only a one day event but just as entertaining and popular. Both of these events had free admission and an balanced number of adults and children. At Blues for Food the street was closed off and full of people and booths and tents and activities and music. The street was packed! It was sectioned off so that one side had children's activities and the other side had a beer and food tent, tables and the stage with bands. We saw children at the arts and crafts table, buying candy, doing bean bag toss, watching a clown make balloon animals and dancing and singing with the children's performers on stage. At the opposite end of the street was the other stage with the blues performers. This was surrounded by many tables and chairs under a tent and people sitting and walking around enjoying the performance. We were walking around taking pictures and a little girl even come up to us and requested to be in a close up shot!
It looked like everyone was enjoying themselves and I know for sure I had a great day. Jenna and I came back to the train station, exhausted, but wonderfully surprised by the amount of people enjoying the festivities that Sudbury has to offer!
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