15th Annual Alberta Street Fair
Coming August 11
Alberta Main Street will host The 15th Annual Alberta Street Fair Saturday, August 11, 2012. The Alberta Street Fair, one of Portland’s most beloved neighborhood street festivals, features a day of eclectic activities celebrating the diversity and uniqueness that is Only on Alberta, including: shopping, eating, dancing, toasting, and new this year, • cork • 2000 a bottle shop will host Txakparti 2012 to benefit Alberta Main Street and The Urban Farm Collective. Txakparti 2012 will feature txakoli, a delicious, refreshing Basque wine paired with tapas and pintxos from Aviary, Bar Lolo, Ned Ludd, Tabla, Toro Bravo, and Xocolatl de David. You will find Txakparti 2012 at NE 29th Avenue. Tickets ($25 in advance/$30 at the door) are on sale now at cork (2901 NE Alberta) and
online at corkwineshop.com.
Alberta Street Fair loves kids! Kicking off this year’s event is the second annual children’s parade starting at 11AM at NE 15th Avenue and ending at the Center Stage at NE 21st Avenue where kid-friendly performances await the costume-clad kids. In addition to the parade, PDX Kids Calendar will host the Children’s Corner (at NE 18th Avenue) full of crafty fun and entertainment and Art on Alberta will be host kids arts activities near 22nd Avenue (look for Red Rover). After the parade, there will be plenty of time for shopping, eating, dancing, and celebrating community! Kids interested in participating in the parade should gather at 10:30AM in the Alberta Co-op parking lot at NE 15th Avenue.
Come by bike! Alberta Street Fair provides over one hundred places for you to park! Bike parking lots can be found near 11th, 22nd, and 29th Avenues!
Volunteers are still needed to make sure the day is a smashing success! In addition to knowing you are helping put on a great community event, you get a super cool t-shirt, a beer ticket (if you are over 21 of course!) and an invitation to our much anticipated volunteer appreciation party in September. You can sign up to volunteer at albertamainst.org/street-fair/volunteers/.
Alberta Street Fair is a free community event with a $2 suggested donation to support building a vibrant and healthy Alberta Street. Donations will be accepted at the info booth (1722 NE Alberta), selected retailers, and the beer garden. Held annually on the second Saturday in August, the Alberta Street Fair draws more than 15,000 people to shop, eat, drink, mingle, groove, and enjoy all manners of creative expression.
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