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Showing posts with label Annual Fallfest Midnight Madness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Annual Fallfest Midnight Madness. Show all posts

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Westminster's Fallfest continues a proud tradition

Westminster's Fallfest continues a proud tradition

By Kevin Dayhoff, September 25, 2013


Westminster’s annual Fallfest celebration begins Thursday with a parade at 7 p.m. that starts on Pennsylvania Avenue and ends just below Westminster City Hall on Longwell Avenue.

Fallfest, which boasts on its website, westminsterfallfest.com, to be “Carroll County’s largest community charity event,” then continues four days through Sunday in the center of downtown Westminster at the playground and the Westminster Family Center.

For many it is one of the highlights of the year -- a time when the greater Carroll County family gets together to celebrate everything that is wonderful about our community.

Friday evening, Sept. 27, highlights the annual Midnight Madness celebration of shopping and eating-out on Main Street in downtown Westminster.

Fallfest hours for Friday are 6 to 10 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday from 12 noon to 6 p.m.

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Although there are anecdotal stories of various community fall celebrations throughout Westminster’s history; our current version of “Fallfest,” the annual parade and Midnight Madness specifically draw upon a tradition that started many years ago when Westminster came together in September for an event sponsored by the Retail Merchants Association called “Westminster Days.”

An August 29th, 1947 article in the old, out-of-print Democratic Advocate newspaper reported, “At the weekly luncheon meeting on Monday at the Charles Carroll Hotel the Retail Merchants Association of this city, plans were completed for the Westminster Days which will be held on Sept. 25 and 26. President John R. Byers presided.”

The article then described a big parade on Thursday evening and two days of downtown merchant sales on September 25th and 26th, 1947.

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Thursday, September 25, 2008

The Madness Returns This Friday To Downtown Westminster

THE MADNESS RETURNS THIS FRIDAY TO DOWNTOWN WESTMINSTER!!!
***MIDNIGHT MADNESS***

Westminster, Maryland

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26th, 2008 - 6 P.M. TO MIDNIGHT

Come Join Us for a Great Night of FUN!!!
Shopping, Dining, Entertainment & More in Downtown

Live Entertainment on the Locust Lane Stage
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm - Rob “Squared”
7:45 pm to 8:45 pm - Wandering Roots
9:00 pm to 9:30 pm - Tri-Star Martial Arts Demonstration Team
9:45 pm to 11:15 pm - Near East Music Society

Live Music on East Main Street Sponsored by Giulianova
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm - In Fellowship
8:30 pm to 10:00 pm - Christopher James

Carroll Dance and Drum Circles Perform on West Main Street
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm - Feel Free to Join in with the Drum Circle

Juggling Demonstration & A Kelly Heck Photography Exhibition
@ InfoPathways - 25 Liberty Street - Check Out the Fire Jugglers from 9:30 pm to 10:00 pm

Cuban Cigar Rolling Demonstrations by Rocky Patel Cigars
@ Westminster Cigar - 23 East Main Street - Check Out Their Special on Rocky Patel Cigars

Midnight Madness Art Exhibit @ The Pour House Cafe
233 East Main Street - featuring the works of Shawn Lockhart, Melinda Byrd, Lyndi McNulty, Susan Williamson, Becky Maurio, Pam Zappardino & Christina Collin-Smith

Classic Car Display on Main Street

Mad Sales & Specials from 6 pm to Midnight, like….

$25 Formal Gown Sale @ Cecelia’s Bridals; 30% Off all Wedding Accessories @ Country View Tuxedos;

50% Off Studio Fees @ The Pottery Loft;

Discounts of Up to $2,500 @ Mercer Carpet One;

20-50% Off Everything in the Store @ Performing Arts Connection;

A $25 Gift Certificate Drawing @ Ballard-Bunting Boutique;

20% Off all Candles @ The Olde Liberty Shop;

20% Off Select Pet Toys & Grooming Supplies and Complimentary Canine & Feline Nail Trimmings @ Clip Clip Hooray;

Up to 60% Off Sale @ Pomeroy Jewelers;

All $12.99 Webkinz on Sale for $10 each @ Clementine’s Country Boutique;

20% Off all New Comics, Magazines, Roleplaying Games & More @ Gotham Comics;

& A Free Cannoli with the Purchase of a Hoagie or the Presentation of a 9/26 Dinner Receipt from a Downtown Restaurant @ Giulianova Groceria & Italian Deli

PARTICIPATING SHOPS:
Ain’t That A Frame
Arts & Hearts
ArtWorks & Apparel
Boutique
Ballard-Bunting Boutique
Carroll Co Jewelry & Loan
Cecelia’s Bridals, Inc.
Clementine’s Country
Boutique
Clip Clip Hooray!!!
Coffey Music
Gotham Comics
The Hickory Stick
InfoPathways, LLC
Jesus Books
Let’s Play Tag!
Liberty Mart
Lily’s Mexican Market
Locust Books
Mercer Carpet One
Miller’s Chimney &
Wood Stoves
Nancy’s Unique Gifts
Nue Essentials by
Shellie Haralson
The Olde Liberty Shop
Paintball Wholesalers
Performing Arts
Connection
Pomeroy Jewelers
The Pottery Loft
SideTracked
Studio Retro Salon
Sugarplum Fairy
Tangles Hair Salon
Tickled Pink Boutique
UBuildIt - Westminster
Unique Jewelry
Westminster Cigar Co.
Wireless Outfitters

PARTICIPATING Eateries:
A Little Bit of Tuscany
Belissimo’s
Down Under Sports Bar
Giulianova Groceria
& Italian Deli
Harry’s Main Street Grille
Heinz Bakery (until 9 p.m.)
Johansson Dining House
Maggie’s Restaurant
O’Lordans Irish Pub
Papa Joe’s Restaurant
Paradiso Carry-Out
Paradiso Ristorante
The Pour House Café
Rafael’s
Sam’s Bagels
Thai Classic III
Wine Me Up


If you haven’t recently been to Downtown Westminster,
you don’t know what you're missing! Come find out!!!

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