Hey! Downtown festival enters 4th year
By Ann Stack
Staff Reporter
With the return of summer, so re
turns the Haymarket Heydays.
Beginning today and running
through Saturday, the fourth annual
summer festival, which typically
draws a crowd of about 40,000 peo
ple, includes events sure to please
almost anyone.
“It’s a two-and-a-half-day festival
that features a bunch of activities for
all ages,” Julie Lattimerof the Down
town Lincoln Association said.
Heydays began as a tribute to the
railways around which Lincoln was
built.
“It was originally founded to com
memorate the Haymarket area and
the relationship with the railroad,
which is how the Haymarket got start
ed,” Lattimer said. “It’s a celebration
of the historic area of Lincoln.”
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We encourage people to not only go to the
festival, but also to visit the shops and
restaurants in the area, because there are some
really cool places down there.
Lattimer,
Downtown Lincoln Association
Most of the specialty shops in the
Haymarket will be offering extended
hours for those attracted by the festiv
ities.
“We encourage people to not only
go to the festival, but also to visit the
shops and restaurants in the area, be
cause there are some really cool plac
es down there,” Lattimer said.
A highlight will be the opening
ceremony today at 5 p.m., at which
local officials will christen three re
stored Burlington Northern coach cars.
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Speakers at the celebration will
include Lt. Gov. Kim Robak and Lin
coln Mayor Mike Johanns.
Also scheduled tonight is an ice
cream social provided by Ted and
Wally’s ice cream parlor. The social
runs from 5-9 p.m.
During the three-day festival, there
will be 17 food vendors, offering a
fare ranging from German to Chinese
to Southern Barbecue.
Friday and Saturday nights offei
street dances, with the Friday nighl
dance having a country theme. The
band Sandy Creek will perform.
Lie Awake will perform Saturday
night, playing music that should ap
peal to the younger, college-age
crowd.
There is a $3 charge for both danc
es for persons 19 and up. Those under
19 must be accompanied by a parent
or guardian.
Nebraska cartoonist Paul Fell will
be autographing copies of his new
book, “True Nebraskans,” at the gift
shop From Nebraska, 140 No. Eighth
St. in the Haymarkct. He will be there
Friday from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Other highlights include displays
of antique cars and bikes, free Molly
the Trolley rideson Friday from 11:30
a.m. to 2 p.m., a pancake feed on
Saturday morning from 7 a.m. to 10
a.m. and a pet parade on Saturday
from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
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