An annual tradition will officially begin throughout Northville
with the step-off of the Victorian Parade at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow , Sept. 13.
The parade will stage in the parking lot of Old Village
School on West Cady and then will proceed east on Cady, north on Wing, west on
Main, north on West, east on Dunlap, south on Center, west on W. Cady and
return to the Old Village School parking lot.
The Northville Heritage Festival takes place every September
in downtown Northville and celebrates the rich history and small-town charm of
the Northville community, according to organizers from the Northville Chamber
of Commerce.
From 9 a.m. until noon tomorrow, Northville Public Schools
grade-students will participate in Victorian-related activities throughout
town.
The Festival Saloon will open at 5:30 p.m. and provide live
entertainment from 7 until 10:30 p.m. It is located on the corner of Cady and
Wing streets. Street entertainment including children's pedal cars and
community non-profit booths and crafters will be open from 5 until 9 p.m.
The Victorian Parade will fill the streets beginning at 6:30
p.m.
Beginning at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14, the Northville
Kiwanis Club will host a pancake breakfast at the corner of Cady and Wing
streets. They will serve until 11 a.m. From 1 a.m. until 2 p.m. The Beaumont
Town Fitness Stage will welcome guests in Town Square and Painting with Paws is set
from 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at the Northville Art House. A History Hike is planned for 10 a.m. at Maybury State Park
The Lions Club Kid Sight Trailer will be open for visitors
from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. on North
Venter Street and the non-profit community group
booth activities and village craft vendors will be open in the festival area,
along with the Kids' Pedal Cars on East
Main Street and the Kids' Zone on West Main Street .
There will be a DIA Art Booth open from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m.
and entertainment from 11 a.m. until 3:45 p.m. on the Varsity Lincoln Stage.
Free horse and carriage rides will be available from noon until 3 p.m. at the
corner of West Main and Wing and there will be a Duck, Duck Donkey Petting Farm
open on North Center
Crowds will be entertained by the strolling stiltwalker from
2 until 6 and there is an old-fashioned vintage baseball game set at noon at
Ford Field. The Heritage Festival 5K Run will begin at 5:30 p.m. and the Family
Glow Run through downtown will take place from 8:30 until 9 p.m.
The Northville Rotary Club Heritage Festival Saloon will
again be open from 5 until 9 p.m. at the corner of Cady and Wing streets.
Sunday, Sept. 15 activities will begin with a Baptist Church
Service in the Heritage Saloon from 10 until 11 a.m. and the community
non-profit booth activities and Village Craft vendors will be open from 10 a.m.
until 3 p.m. in the festival area. There will be entertainment on the Varsity
Lincoln Stage from 10 a.m. until 2:45 p.m., the Lions Kid Sight Trailer will be
open from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. and the strolling juggler will appear in the
festival area. The DIA Art Booth will be open from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. ant the
pedal cars and kids zone rides will also be open until 3 p.m.
Free horse and carriage rides will be available and the
petting farm open from noon until 3 p.m. and there will be several activities
at Mill Race Village
