The Estevan Downtown Business Association (DBA) hosted its annual Street Fair on Saturday, with attractions ranging from sidewalks sales, bouncy castles and this year’s newest addition – bumper cars.
The 1200-block and part of the 1100-block of Fourth Street were barricaded off from vehicle traffic from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to allow people the ability to wander through the wide range of activities.
Around 15 businesses were involved with the fair, with a variety of street sales and merchandise discounts available to the public.
DBA president Jennifer Pettitt, who owns Jenny Joans women’s clothing store downtown, was pleased with the support.
“We’re trying to draw a lot of attention and awareness to what businesses we have downtown. We invite various vendors and food trucks as well as service organizations like the Humane Society to come be a part of the activities,” said Pettitt.
“We have a lot of things that are free to anyone who comes down like bouncy castles and face painting, that are all being sponsored by members of the Downtown Business Association, and really what’s a Street Fair without a bouncy castle?”
Also involved in the Street Fair were several different local food trucks and other food vendors. The Estevan Humane Society hosted a cat café for the event where visitors could meet the cats available for adoption.
The annual fair has been a long time tradition in Estevan and seems to remain popular with families and people of all ages.
“The events been going on as long as I can remember,” said Pettitt. “I’ve owned Jenny Jones for around 25 years and its been going on for at least 10 of those years, maybe more.”
The Estevan Police Service and Estevan Fire Rescue Service also made appearances at the fair.
Fire trucks and crews were on scene for tours of the vehicles. The Estevan Police Service’s police dog Max could be seen sharing friendly interactions and photos with children while they monitored the area.
“It’s about getting the community involved and letting them know what businesses and services they have available downtown, and doing some fundraising,” said Pettitt.
“We want everyone to have a good time and come down to support local, everything we have here, from the food trucks to all the events is all locally sponsored.”
