Main Street Summer Block Party 2018
6-9pm ~ Saturday, July 7 ~ Main Street, Downtown Northampton
6-9pm ~ Saturday, July 7 ~ Main Street, Downtown Northampton
***IMPORTANT TRAFFIC REMINDER***
Main Street will be CLOSED to vehicular traffic beginning at 4pm on Saturday afternoon - from just below Masonic Street to King Street, and again on the other side of the intersection, from King Street to Strong Avenue. Masonic Street, King Street, Pleasant Street and Strong Avenue / Pearl Street will all be OPEN to through traffic.
If your car remains on Main Street after 4pm, you will not be able to move it until after the Block Party !
Main Street will be CLOSED to vehicular traffic beginning at 4pm on Saturday afternoon - from just below Masonic Street to King Street, and again on the other side of the intersection, from King Street to Strong Avenue. Masonic Street, King Street, Pleasant Street and Strong Avenue / Pearl Street will all be OPEN to through traffic.
If your car remains on Main Street after 4pm, you will not be able to move it until after the Block Party !
Join us for this year's Main Street Block Party - we're shutting down Main Street and filling it with family-friendly fun!
What will you find?
What will you find?
LIVE MUSIC & PERFORMANCES
6:30pm - Jesus Pagan Y Su Orquesta!
We are SO thrilled to welcome Jesus Pagan Y Su Orquesta back to downtown Northampton. If you caught their performance last year, you know they are on fire when they play - the perfect soundtrack for a hot summer night, and impossible to resist. Be ready to dance! You'll find the main stage near Fitzwilly's on lower Main Street.
6:30pm & 7:45pm - Team East
Easthampton's own bmx trick riding team, Team East, will be performing two shows in front of City Hall! Flips, tricks, ramps and music - make sure you catch them in action!
Pulaski Park
Our Pulaski Park stage features three of the Valley's favorite local musical acts:
6-6:30pm -- Whole Children's Joyful Chorus will kick off the evening!
6:30pm - 7:15pm -- The Florence Community Band
7:30-8:30pm -- Prone to Mischief
ACTIVITIES
* Bounce House - bring your little ones to the top of Main Street, and you'll find a bounce house to jump around in! (small fee)
* Rock Wall - test your climbing skills on our rock wall! (small fee)
* Face Painting - you'll find face painters set up near the bounce house (by Pulaski Park) and near CVS, waiting to decorate all of your faces (for FREE!)
* Giveaways! Thornes has lots of surprises in store - head over and you'll find giveaways galore.
* Giant puppets - you'll find them walking around Main Street!
* Ping pong in the street? Of course! Join Zing! - they'll be set up near the rainbow crosswalk, and you can play a game or sigh up for an on-the-spot lesson!
* Karaoke? You betcha! Hits 94.3 will be spinning some tunes and doing their now-famous radio karaoke in the street in front of the old courthouse. We know you're dying to belt out Let It Go for the public!
* Wondering what the ValleyBikes are all about? Want to take one for a test ride? You'll find the ValleyBike folks - and some demo bikes to try! - in this block.
* Recumbent trikes? We got you covered! Stop by and visit All Out Adventures, and take a test ride on one of their bikes!
* Poetry? Creating Your Own Luchador Masks? The No-No Project and Attack Bear Press will be doing poetry readings, art projects, poetry-on-the-spot and a wealth of amazingly creative things for kids and adults alike! You have to see it to believe it - and you can find them spread out on Main Street from the old courthouse up towards TD Bank.
* Giant Games? Water bottles? Surprises in store? Maybe even some snow cones?! Check out the set up in front of Coldwell Banker's newest office and you'll find all this and more!
FOOD
All of our restaurants are open, and you'll find some out on the street with special offers! Look for:
- Haymarket Cafe: offering pupusas, cookies and drinks out on the street
- Glazed: offering doughnuts and lots of cool drinks at the top of Crafts Avenue
- Pie Bar: bringing pies and more - look for them near Bueno Y Sano
- Crooked Stick Pops : You'll find them down near Silverscape