On Sunday, May 22nd the Borough of Kenilworth and the Pride in Kenilworth Committee relaunched their Annual Kenilworth Street Fair. Held along the Boulevard, this event featured over 100 exhibitors selling new items, arts & crafts, collectibles, novelties and lots of cool items. There was a car show held by the high school that showcased over 75 classic and muscle cars. Now in its fourth year, this event was dropped in 2015 but was brought back by popular demand to the delight of close to 10,000 fair goers that attended.
The children had a blast in the Kids Travelin Shindig area which had kiddie rides, inflatables, face painters, ice cream, temporary tattoos and a special appearance from Batman, Bat Girl & the Bat Mobile. The parents had a great time taking pictures with these super heroes compliments of JC Promotions, Inc., the event producers. If you were hungry, there were over 25 food vendors selling everything from sausage and peppers, steak sandwiches, dogs and burgers, gourmet guacamole, empanadas, genuine polish kielbasa & sausage, Italian delicacies, kettle corn, ice cream and much more. If you are a fan of food trucks there were over 10 gourmet food trucks there selling to long line of hungry fair goers.
For the super stars out there, this event had a section to karaoke. Over 35 people got up and sang to their hearts content and had a ball doing it. Many of the local merchants from Kenilworth participated to promote their businesses. The Kenilworth Garden Center located on the Boulevard sold beautiful live plants, and the Royal Cuts Barbershop from Monroe Street gave out free cuts all day. There were lots of excited people watching when Sharon Sutera and her students from Sharon’s Fit Belly Dance & Fitness Studio of Kenilworth performed their belly dancing demonstration in front of the stage. A big crowd pleaser was the performance that Karate World of Kenilworth put on with over 25 students demonstrating to a patriotic theme. Plus there was lots of live entertainment, dancing and singing going on. So if you missed it this year…stay tuned for the next year’s event, which will be even bigger and better as more and more people realize this event has returned.
This festival is produced by JC Promotions, Inc. JC is an event planning company that runs over 50 events every weekend throughout the year. If you like festivals, arts and crafts fairs, vintage and antique marketplaces, flea markets check out their event calendar at www.jcpromotions.info.
For information on how your group can run a fundraising event give JC a call at 201.998.6311 or events@jcpromotions.info.
See more photos of this event at Kenilworth Street Fair 2016
