Hope Heritage Days is this weekend. Thousands of people are expected for music, crafts, activities, food and fireworks around the town square.
Chuck Caldwell with Heritage of Hope says events kick off on Friday at 6 p.m.
“All the vendors will be open and all the food booths inside the square,” Caldwell said. “We start off with entertainment on the bandstand at 6 p.m.”
Caldwell said all of the food booths in the Town Square are run by local not-for-profit groups and raise money for local causes.
“They are 501c3s and that is one of our requirements for that,” Caldwell said. “.For some of these organizations, Heritage Days is close to 100 percent of their budget for the year. It really supports the Hope Community Center, the Hope Community Church, FFA, Hauser athletics, cheerleading. It is basically, if you are (Hope) not-for-profit you are in the square working some time that weekend.”
Caldwell said many familiar activities will be available during the event.
“Of course, we have back the Dr. Hope Medicine Show, which will be Saturday,” Caldwell said. “It is kind of a trip back to the snake-oil salesman type thing. Then we have the Pioneer Village. It is going to be happening on Saturday and new htis year, they will be open for a time slot on Sunday.”
The featured act on Saturday night will be Sounds of Touch, performing Motown music from 8 to 9:30 p.m. But there will also be country, gospel and rock for people to enjoy over the weekend.
Fireworks are at 9:30 p.m. on Saturday after the Sounds of Touch performance. Caldwell said the fireworks will be a little different this year.
The parade is scheduled to hit the bandstand at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday.
For more information go to hopeheritagedays.org