Sidewalk Festival transforms Kent into shoppers’ paradise

Sidewalk Festival transforms Kent into shoppers’ paradise

Shoppers flocked to Kent Town Center and Main Street for the Sidewalk Festival Aug. 7 to 10.

Lans Christensen

KENT — Beautiful weather blessed the Kent Sidewalk Festival Aug. 7 to 10 and welcomed crowds of happy shoppers.

All along Main Street, the walkways were lined with goods and bargains of every variety. Shops had set up tents, tables and covered booths displaying bundles of treasures.

The festival kicked off Thursday,with a concert on the Town Hall lawn by the ever-popular Joint Chiefs.

Friday began with one of the festival’s premier highlights, the St. Andrew’s Parish Tag Sale. Shoppers, eager to get the first shot at the offerings, could get “early bird’ entry for a small fee. The free entry began at ten, and the crowd packed in.

Tag sale coordinator, Marel Rogers, said the church had extended the donation period to two weeks and the volume of goods on the tables was staggering. Furniture, toys, baskets, jewelry, fine china and glass to name a fraction of the available bargains.

Other shops included Terston, Tarot in Thyme, The Heron Shop and Foreign Cargo, kept the sidewalks full of eager bargain hunters.

Lans Christensen

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