Food trucks, entertainment and a variety of vendors selling jewelry, candles, perfume, body products and clothing accessories will be at the Hello Spring Festival from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 29, in Virginia Park at East Ninth and South Campbell streets.
“Our goal with Hello Spring Festival is to get people out of the house from the winter slump and back outside with family and friends,” said Zirconia Vansauwa, co-owner of Vansauwa’s Tacos and Vegan Eats, the festival’s organizing sponsor. “We didn’t want this to just be a vendor market, so we’re incorporating live music, and we asked each vendor to add an interactive element to their booth.”
Food vendors, along with Vansauwa’s, will include Tia’s Burgers, Bag Lady’s Fry Joint, DJ’s Lemonade, 3 Tys Grape Salad, Padma’s Natural Kitchen and Janae’s Italian Ice.
Musical performances are planned in between sets by DJ Buddafly on the park’s bandstand.
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Attendees will also have an opportunity ”to get moving,” said Vansauwa. Xtreme HipHop with Lanora will lead line dancing at noon, and Padma Dharmata will teach yoga in the park with Bare Yogis at 2 p.m. Participants are encouraged to bring their own yoga mat; just a few mats will be provided.
Also planned:
- Christian County Master Gardener Association will be on hand to answer gardening questions and give out limited free seeds from the extension office.
- Hopkinsville Brewing Co. will feature a beer garden for adults.
- Hopkinsville-Christian County Public Library will have a free creative maker-space for all ages.
- The iconic HOPTOWN sign from the Hopkinsville-Christian County Convention and Visitors Bureau will be onsite for photos.
