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York City revives Old York Street Fair for Mother’s Day; week of community events planned
Summary
A city staff member announced the return of the Old York Street Fair on Mother’s Day after a five-year hiatus and listed related community events, including youth arts programming, a gaming-revenue webinar, a memorial run and food and wine festivals.
A city staff member announced that York City will revive the Old York Street Fair on Mother’s Day Sunday, with the street fair running from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and an opening that will include the “traditional Star Spangled Banner” followed by brief remarks.
The announcement said about 70 groups are expected for the city’s portion of the Mother’s Day event and that a separate outdoor market on Beaver Street hosted by “my girlfriend’s wardrobe” will feature “over 60 vendors, maybe more.” The staff member said the city is aiming to restore the fair’s earlier identity as a cultural and crafts fair after a five-year break.
“We are being bringing back the, Old York Street Fair, the Mother's Day tradition here in York City. It's been 5 years. We got a lot of good participation,” the staff member said.
Organizers framed the fair as one event in a broader slate of community programming for the week. The staff member highlighted Explore the Arts week at Martin Library, which the announcement said will offer daily activities for ages 6 to 11, and a Market View Arts workshop the day before Mother’s Day that includes a free art activity for all ages.
The announcement also listed a YCEA webinar on local share account agreements (gaming revenues) intended for nonprofits and government applicants; a fallen officer memorial run hosted by the York City Police Department that visits Prospect Hill Cemetery to honor Officer Alex Sable (died Feb. 2018); Eatsfest on Cherry Lane (Saturday, 11 a.m.–8 p.m.); and the Taste of Pennsylvania wine festival at Veterans Memorial Park on Vander Avenue, a ticketed event with tickets “begin at $20,” the staff member said.
“We're gonna kick it off at 11:00, and, we'll do the the, traditional Star Spangled Banner, the opening, a little speech from me, and then it's just, it looks like a marvelous day,” the staff member said.
The staff member closed by encouraging residents to attend and support the revived tradition: “It is going to be a blast, and it's going to help set us up for success in the future as, we bring back this long standing tradition here in York City.”
