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Commission approves Waveny Park Arts Festival for Oct. 11
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The Parks & Recreation Commission voted to approve the Waveny Park Arts Festival for Sunday, Oct. 11, with about 50 artist/vendor booths, performances and food trucks; organizers said they will coordinate road closures, CERT volunteers and health‑department approvals for vendors.
The Parks & Recreation Commission voted to approve the Waveny Park Arts Festival, scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 11, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., after a presentation from event organizers.
Hillary, a representative of the Carriage Barn Arts Center, outlined the festival program: roughly 50 artists and artisans in 10-by-10 booths, artist demonstrations, live music and children’s activities, plus a modest number of food and beverage trucks that will require health department clearance. "We have reserved October 11," Hillary told the commission, and she described prior coordination with police and CERT for traffic control and designated handicap parking.
Organizers said the event typically draws a steady flow of visitors (they estimated about 100 people on site at once with roughly 150 guests per hour during peak times). They said vendors apply through the Carriage Barn, sign liability waivers, and provide insurance to the town for the event.
Commission members asked about traffic management, sanitation and waste: organizers described on‑site dumpsters and said they could arrange an extra dumpster if needed; they also noted experience coordinating volunteers and police to manage crowd flow. The commission moved, seconded and carried the motion to approve the event as presented; vote counts were not recorded in the transcript.
The organizers will complete required permitting and health‑department approvals and coordinate final logistics with town staff ahead of the event.
