Thursday, September 16, 2021

Northville Heritage Festival pays tribute to history of the community

The Northville Heritage Festival may be a bit different this year, but the celebration of the history and tradition of the Northville community remains unchanged.

The smaller festival, organized by the Northville Chamber of Commerce, will take place this weekend, starting tomorrow, Sept. 17.

The traditional Victorian Parade will begin the Heritage Festival at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow. The celebration will continue with some of the most popular festival features throughout the weekend.  Currently planned is the inclusion of community nonprofit booths, live and street entertainment, crafters, Painting with Paws, History Hike, Lions Kid Sight Trailer, Petting Farm, Vintage Baseball, Mill Race Village Grounds and the Annual Duck Race.

The schedule of Heritage Festival activities will be available on the Heritage Festival website at https://www.northville.org/northville-heritage-festival soon and will continue to be updated as events are secured.

At press time the schedule of events included:


Friday, Sept. 17                                                     

5-9 p.m. Festival Booth Open on W. Cady Street (Non-Profit, Crafters and Activities including Children's Petal Cars)

5-9 p.m. Lions Club Kid Sight Trailer on W. Cady Street

5-8:30 p.m. Fun Chalk - A big chalk art installation at the Northville Art House

6:30 p.m. Victorian Parade

7-10:30 p.m. The Shawn Riley Band in Townsquare

Saturday, Sept. 18                                                              

10 a.m.-5 p.m. Festival Booth Open on W. Cady Street (Non-Profit, Crafters and Activities including Children's Petal Cars)

10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Paint with Paws at the Northville Art House  

10 a.m. History Hike at Maybury State Park 

10 a.m. 5 p.m. Lions Club Kid Sight Trailer on W. Cady Street

Noon - 3 p.m. Petting Farm in grassy area, corner of Wing and W. Cady

6:30-11 p.m. Night for Northville at Walnut Country Club


Sunday, Sept. 19 - all activities at Mill Race Village and presented by the Northville Historical Society                                           

Noon-3 p.m. Victorian Activities and Duck Race Ticket Sales  

3:30 p.m. Duck Race