Cultural District Subcommittee OKs June street festival plans.
Cultural District Subcommittee · Meeting of May 13, 2026
Easthampton Cultural District Subcommittee approves Sidewalk Strut festival for June 6 from 2 to 5 p.m. The event will feature two band performances, stilt walkers, floating pond sculptures, 16 vendors, seven community tables, and dance programming at the Marigold Theater and a vintage fashion show at Wonderland. The subcommittee is exploring a partnership with the Easthampton Chamber of Commerce for a biennial large-scale street festival on the Second Saturday of June, with the first event planned for 2027.
The minutes contain an update on the Economic Collaborative of Amherst noting that a city override vote will determine whether union employee hours are reduced.
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Source: the Cultural District Subcommittee meeting of May 13, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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