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Summerfest Other event features

The Spirit of the Revolution and the Band of Blue, CRHS and
“Sunset Serenade” NCHS marching bands will converge to offi cially open the
festival on Friday at 5:00 p.m. And this year the Summerfest
For 33 years the annual Caroline Summerfest Festival in
Car Show will include an exclusive display of classic and
Denton has marked the turn toward Fall in Caroline County. custom cars in partnership with the Ridgely Car Show.
As vacations wind down and families prepare to return to
the regular schedules set by school days, Summerfest has The event is supported by the Caroline County Council of

symbolized one last hurrah of family, friends, and food Arts, Inc. with support from the Maryland State Arts Council.
coupled with great music on three stages, free arts activities It is produced by the Town of Denton and Caroline County

and local non-profits raising funds and friends for their good Recreation and Parks with additional support from local
works in the year to come. business and community volunteers.
• Three stages of regional and local entertainment

The “Sunset Serenade” theme tips the cap once again to the

• Friday Car Show
night-time hours while celebrating an era steeped in the big
• Strolling performers
band sounds of Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman and Duke
• Artisans
Ellington. Festival operation hours embark in early evening • Free KidzArt activities
for the two-day event on Friday August 19 and Saturday
• Gaming vendors
August 20 from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. Free parking and shuttle
• Food vendors
bus transportation are available from the Health and Public
• Saturday Fireworks
Services Building located at 407 South Seventh Street on
both days. Don’t forget to come out Saturday morning for the 24th
Annual Rivah Run, a fun, open, two-mile paddling event
Like the event on Facebook for festival updates at
facebook.com/carolinesummerfest.
Kid and family friendly activities are a key feature and new this
year is a Saturday “Touch A Truck” display for heavy equipment
and big trucks-- a perfect opportunity for families to meet
the “rock star” operators and sit in the driver’s seat of these
big rigs. Sand piles for castles, fire truck rides, the Eagle Line

Railroad display, and Pro Parties Bounce events ($) will again
be located throughout the three-block historic downtown.
RecCreations is the newly enhanced version of KDZart and
will incorporate some new and fun ways to be a kid. Th ey can
hang-out in Blocktown, paint in Pollockland, and even create
in Salsagarden.
Check out all the fun at carolinesummerfest.com.

A signature Mopar at the 2021 Summerfest Car Show in
classic pink also showcases a uniquely Caroline County-
based charity to support those battling cancer, Pink Cares
of the Eastern Shore of Maryland.

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