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Just because summer is coming to an end doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate the season.
The Township of Greater Madawaska is holding their first ever GM Summer Bash in Calabogie and Griffith. Program Coordinator, Caitlin Norton says the event has been in the planning since last summer.
Norton goes on to say, the event grew when the Canada Day committee’s celebrations joined in on the event after being rained out on July 1st.
Friday, August 21st, the event kicks off with face painting, carnival games, cotton candy and more. Then everything migrates onto Madawaska Street where the Canada Day committee takes over. Festival goers will be able to take in live music by Mountain Turn, enjoy the Calabogie Lions Beer Garden, then wrap up the day with the rescheduled Canada Day fireworks show.
Saturday, August 22nd, the party heads to Griffith. Everyone can enjoy bouncy castles, plow painting, a barbeque hosted by the Denbigh-Griffith Lions Club and more.
Norton says the township is happy to have a day filled with family fun to close out the summer.
The August 21st event starts at 4 p.m. in Barnet Park at 5179 Calabogie Road. Everything shifts to Madawaska Street at 7 p.m. and runs until 10 p.m. On August 22nd, the event will run from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Griffith & Matawatchan Recreation Centre at 25991 HWY 41.
Full information on the event is available on the Township of Greater Madawaska’s website.
(Written by: Bob Kubbinga)
