End of July Brings Big Events to Middleburgh

Staff Report

MIDDLEBURGH - The annual Arts and Crafts Festival, Fourth Friday, the weekly band concert, and another episode of Carpool Cinema are on tap for Middleburgh for July 26 and 27.

The events begin Friday night with the weekly Friday night community band concert on the high school lawn held in conjunction with July's Fourth Friday event on Main Street. The events will continue the next day with the annual Arts and Crafts Festival on the high school lawn and a showing of Kung Fu Panda 4 for Car Pool Cinema at Timothy Murphy Park.

The Middleburgh Area Business Association's third Fourth Friday will be on July 26. The festivities begin at 5:30. MABA will be hosting the band Moonrocka at the corner of Baker Ave and Main Street with additional music at the Red Roost on Main Street. Food trucks will be waiting for patrons in the Middleburgh Chiropractic parking lot with seating for snacking and munching on some great nibbles. The Dr. Best Museum will again be hosting museum tours, the "Best" Cruise-In, and also featuring an ice cream sandwich fundraiser (made possible by Savage scoops in Schoharie), and a hot dog cart.

The community band concert will play Pops starting at 8pm on the high school lawn. Ice cream and desserts will be on sale for a donation by a local church on the lawn.

On Saturday the Middleburgh Rotary's 52nd annual Arts and Crafts Festival will be held on the high school lawn from 9am to 3pm.

The lawn will be filled with artisans and their creations which will include woodworking, jewelry, pictures, paintings, glassware, and much more. In addition to the arts and crafts, there will also be other vendors nd food trucks, music, and other activities highlighting the day.

In the evening, there will be another installment of the Middleburgh Rotary's Carpool Cinema with the movie Kung Fu Panda 4 playing at Timothy Murphy Park (on the other side of the creek) beginning at 8:30pm. The movie is free and there will also be free concessions and lawn games. Donations will be accepted.