Spring Festival is almost here

Shannon LeClair 

Times Reporter

 

The weather won’t stop the Spring Festival this year. Organizers are prepared in case, but are confident this year will be nice. And if it’s not, people can move from outside to inside the curling rink.  

“The weather just hasn’t cooperated in the last couple of years. 2010 I think it was cancelled because it snowed, and last year it was very cold with very few vendors,” said Barb Narajiwsky, one of the organizers of the day. 

There will be something for everyone, including a charity BBQ to help support Relay for Life, a DJ on the Encana stage, performances by Calgary Dance Express, plenty of flowers and much more outside the curling rink. There will also be face painting, a bouncy house, nine hole mini-golf and ice cream for the kids. Inside will be all of the vendors, who will be selling everything from baked goods to jewelry. 

“I think we’re doing good, we’re over 40 vendors, I think it will be a good year and hopefully the weather will be half decent, we’ll keep our fingers crossed,” said Narajiwsky. 

Strathmore and District Regional Victim Services are also celebrating its 15 anniversary and will be serving cake to attendees of the festival. 

“It is exciting because in the country it’s 35 years, so we’ve been around a relatively long time in comparison for it being started and it’s come a long way from a telephone help line to what it is today,” said Lesley Hering, program coordinator. 

Everything begins at 10 a.m. on June 2, and is set to wrap up around 4 p.m.