So disappointed....

[michiganmom116]

This weekend marks the annual Street Fair for our small town.  I just came back from town and there were FOUR booths in the whole 4 blocks plus city park.  FOUR.  I can remember as a child both sides of the streets being PACKED with tables and booths, bake sales and crafts, fun things for kids, merchandise discounts at stores, the WORKS! 

I'm disappointed that my kids weren't able to see/enjoy the annual tradition that's been in our town for as long as I can remember.

Does anyone else have memories of town events/festivals that have just died out due to declining interest over the years?

[suziejax]

Yes our down east festival each fall is like that it was awesome when I was a kid now its the pits

[AzariahsMother]

I have always lived in the cities, and each city will have their own little thing during the summer.

[MamaBear2cubs]

Oh that stinks.

[e.sugarbaby]

Yes..but on a positive note...our city used to have a special day in the spring when I was a kid...and when I was in high school ...it died out for years ...and now....my parents who still live in the house I grew up in say that the festivities are back and they have been going the last several years and it is bigger and better than ever! And this is in an area outside Washington DC where people think ...there is too much traffic and people won't take the time to enjoy a small town celebration or something like that....BUT THEY ARE SO WRONG! So there's hope! Keep the faith! ;)

[cjsmom1]

That stinks

[cjsmom1]

It's kinda of funny that you posted this because we'll be leaving to go to the fair in a little while

[momto3isme]

The town I grew up in still has milk days and it's still going strong. That is disappointing for your family.

[lyrick24]

 thats a shame. those can be so fun. we used to have oktoberfest on main street where i live and you could get all kinds of food or crafts and they dont do it anymore. used to have live music and everything. i always went and got me a polish sausage dog.

[Luv.My.Kidz]

My df's family has been going to a small antique engine show for years the boys and I went for the first time last year apparently it's the first year they had to open up part of the fair grounds they never had to before for the show. It has doubled in size in the past four years according to df's parents. It's so much fun. My boys love it.

Other than that. The fairs, carnivals, etc. suck. We have the international festival which is our big city festival that I just get gods and leave now. It's not worth staying to do anything else. Gangs, attitudes, etc makes it not worth staying to enjoy :(.

[jbyrd898]

No, it's sort of the oppossite here in a way. Bel Chere used to be very family friendly, and with a lot of kids stuff. Now that Bele Chere is the largest free festival in the southeast, it mostly means that people go there to get drunk and roam the streets. I used to volunteer in the kiddy area in the nineties, but now they hardly even have a kid section.