2016 Street Festival (photos)

The 3rd Annual Run Manchester Street Festival enjoyed beautiful sunny, hot (but not too hot) weather on Saturday. Starting with the 5K/10K race the event also provided shopping, food, live music, activities for kids, a classic car show, raffles, demos, a kid’s bike race, bed races, and a rubber duck race.

Organizers ask that if you attended the festival, you take a moment to fill out the Manchester Street Festival Feedback Survey found here.

Here are photos of Saturday’s event:

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Fun runners crossing the finish line before the start of the 5K & 10K.

“Thanks for helping to make Manchester Great Again!” jokes announcer Dana Andrews.

Resting after the race on the bridge.

Kids cooling off.

Mens Club Classic Car show on Adrian Street.

This car was REALLY loud.

Kids playing life-sized Hungry Hippo.

The sanctuary Blues Band.

This year the Street Festival had more than double the vendors of the previous festival.

The America Legion Auxiliary raffled off a large cooler full of goodies and a beautiful red, white and blue stained glass window decoration.

Dairy Queen’s walking, waving ice cream cone!

MHS’s Digital Dislocators

The Co-op Preschool sold almost 200 ducks. The first duck to finish was Elsie Odell’s winning her $100.

As Lindsay Hannah passed out feedback surveys to vendors many reported they were having a wonderful time at the festival. The most common complaint was. “Do you think you could stop the wind from blowing things out of our tents?”.

SRSLY Manchester and their wheel of silliness!

Bed Races were won by Andrew’s Family Chiropractic.

by Sara Swanson

Sara Swanson is an editor, writer and a founder of the Manchester Mirror.