On Friday July 15th and Saturday July 16th the New Canaan Chamber of Commerce hosted the 51st Annual Village Fair and Sidewalk Sales. Thousands of bargain hunters and their families came downtown for the fun! With over 125 participating merchants and vendors there was plenty of entertainment, food and of course, bargains galore for everyone! We added a day for the “Early Bird Shopping” on Friday this year and from what we hear that it was a huge success.”
The fair, like any other big event, takes months and months of planning. The Chamber would like to thank our lead sponsor, William Raveis Real Estate! Thanks also to People’s United Bank, Karl Chevrolet, New Canaan YMCA, Bankwell, NC Parking Dept., NC Police, NC Health Dept., the Pop UP Park Committee, New Canaan Advertiser and Newcanaanite.com for their support of the event.
A round of applause also goes out to the many folks and organizations that made this day possible including the New Canaan Chamber Board, the team of Karl Chevrolet, the New Canaan Town Band, The School of Rock, Cluster Funk and Pennyweights for their donation of a booth to a non-profit which was donated to the NC Fire Company #1. Last but not least we owe Mose Saccary, Tiger Mann and the crew at Public Works a huge amount of gratitude for all their help and for having downtown all cleaned up in little over an hour after the event was over.
Finally, I would like to extend my appreciation to all the merchants and vendors who have committed to join the Chamber and support our events. Together we are making a difference and it shows!
Our next exciting event will take place on August 25th with the Taste of the Town Stroll. Stay tuned for more information as we roll out many new features for the community to enjoy all the superb dining choices we have here in New Canaan.
Tucker Murphy
Executive Director, New Canaan Chamber of Commerce