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Whaling City Festival
Whaling City Festival
July 11, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Free
The Whaling City Festival returns to Buttonwood Park through Sunday, July 11, with carnival rides and games, dozens of arts & crafts and other retail vendors, wrestling matches, and the classic car and bike show noon-4 on Sunday.
And then there’s the food. The scent of fried dough, kettle corn, blooming onions, gyros, barbecue, and pizza will fill the air alongside fare from local vendors such as J & J Seafood.
A mobile vaccine clinic will be available.
Wrestling showtimes: 7 p.m. Friday; 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday.