Celebration Week EVENTS

Celebration Week Schedule of Events

10 a.m. – 2 p.m. June 23

• Noon – Breaking of the Bread to kick off Harvest Week. Executive Director Joe Dayan will break bread on Whistler Plaza to signify the Grand Re-Opening of the City Market.

• Noon – Cooking demonstration by a local chef in the Markets new Demonstration Kitchen.

9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. June 24

Kids Day at the Market

· 9 to 11 a.m. – Sponge Bob Square Pants will greet visitors.

· Noon – Dance Creations will perform in the Historic Market House.

· Noon – Local kid’s singer Bill Bailey will perform on Whistler Plaza.

· Noon to 2 p.m. – Caring for Kids Digital Fingerprinting.

· 4 p.m. – The Boys of R, a teenage rock band, will perform on Whistler Plaza.

10 a.m. – 2 p.m. June 25

Farmer’s Market

• 10 to 1:30 p.m. – Local farmers sell their products on Market Street (a weekly summer tradition).
• 11 to 12:30 p.m. – Tony Hanslits, Director of the Chef’s Academy, combines the Farmer’s Market and the indoor merchants to create a meal as he demonstrates “Fresh Bags to Go.” Pick up a bag of prearranged fresh goods and watch Tony prepare a meal that you can cook right in your own kitchen. You can even sample the meal before you choose to take your Fresh Bag home.
• Noon – Live music by local artists on Whistler Plaza.

10 a.m. – 4 p.m. June 26,

1880’s County Fair.

• 10 to 4 p.m. – Connor Prairie brings a piece of its living history to the Market. Costumed characters – from 1886 – will mingle with visitors.
• Hourly beginning at 10 a.m. – Visitors can take a Tour of the entire City Market. Tours begin on the hour at the Arch on Whistler Plaza.
• Noon to 3 p.m. – Free carriage rides.

11 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. June 27

International Day.

• 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Emily Ann Thompson will perform Celtic fiddle and guitar and Celtic Motion-Irish Dancers will perform.
• 12:45 to 2 p.m. – Hybrid Strings performs world music.
• 4 to 6:30 p.m. – Barbara Whiteside along with Salsa and Company perform and give free salsa lessons.

9 a.m. – 2 p.m. June 28

Indy Arts Market Day.

9 a..m. to 2 p.m. –Indy Arts Market will debut featuring local artists, who will sell original work.

9 a.m. to 2 p.m. –Throttle Stompers car show featuring classics and hot rods.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – City Market merchants will provide samples.

Noon to 2 p.m. – City Market Cooking Class featuring Dwight Simmons the “Chef of 2000.”