BUBBLES OF FUN

Families enjoy Sidewalk Chalk Festival at special pop-up market day

Downtown Pottstown was a festival of bubbles, sidewalk chalk and balloon animals for a special celebration during the weekly outdoor farmers market.

The Pottstown Farm & Artisan Regional Market, FARM for short, is a pop-up market that happens in the 200 block of East High Street every Thursday from 5 to 7:30 p.m. until November. There’s an “Almost Friday” event the last Thursday of every month when the market features a variety of activities such as live music and a beer garden.

The big draw for the latest

“Almost Friday” affair was a Sidewalk Chalk Festival. Children and adults had fun making beautiful art on the sidewalk. The Pottstown Community Arts organized the family friendly event which was held in the Smith Family Plaza right next to Borough Hall. There were also bubbles, a moon bounce and music.

Right up the street from the chalk festival were vendors participating in the outdoor farmers market. This is the second season for the popup market which features ven-

dors selling fresh fruits and vegetables, flowers, soap, chocolates and more. Children that visited the Mosaic Community Land Trust table at the market were asked to try the FARM product of the month as part of the “Two-Bite Club.” Those that tried a ground cherry, also called cape gooseberries, received a $5 coin that can be used at the market.

The Pottstown Community Arts organization will be returning to downtown Pottstown for the 4th Annual Haunts on High which will be Oct. 14 from noon to 4 p.m. Kids will dress up and trick-or-treat at local businesses. The free event will also include face paintings, a fall photo booth, crafts and more. There will also be a fall Art Walk through ArtFusion 19464. For more about the Haunts on High event, visit the Facebook event page at bit.ly/2iPjFp7.

For more about the weekly outdoor farmers market in Pottstown as well as its events and programs,” visit pottstownfarm.org.

MICHILEA PATTERSON — DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA Rosario Clemens, 11, twirls to make one big bubble during a sidewalk chalk festival at the Smith Family Plaza on Thursday. The festival was part of the “Almost Friday” event of the weekly outdoor farmers market in Pottstown.

MICHILEA PATTERSON — DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA People color in a sidewalk sketch of a town with chalk during the Sidewalk Chalk Festival at Smith Family Plaza on Thursday. The festival was part of the “Almost Friday” event of the weekly outdoor farmers market in Pottstown.

MICHILEA PATTERSON — DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA A sidewalk chalk design points people to the outdoor farmers market in downtown Pottstown. As part of the market’s “Almost Friday” event, there was a sidewalk chalk festival at Smith Family Plaza on Thursday.

MICHILEA PATTERSON — DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA Children have fun with bubbles at the Smith Family Plaza on Thursday. Several family friendly activities were available at the plaza as part of the “Almost Friday” event of the weekly outdoor farmers market in Pottstown.

MICHILEA PATTERSON — DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA Daniel Price, Mosaic community garden manger, gives Dylan Bartholomew, 7, a ground cherry to taste as part of the two-bite club during the weekly outdoor farmers market in Pottstown. Kids that try the product of the month receive a $5 coin that can be...

MICHILEA PATTERSON — DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA People walk downtown Pottstown during the weekly outdoor farmers market which has vendors selling produce, flowers and more. The weekly market is located in the 200 block of E. High St. and happens every Thursday from 5 to 7:30 p.m. until November.

MICHILEA PATTERSON — DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA Ann Shipley, Pottsgrove Manor museum educator, dresses in period costume and invites families to play parlor games as part of the “Almost Friday” event for the weekly outdoor farmers market in Pottstown.

MICHILEA PATTERSON — DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA People test out their art skills as they fill in a sketch of a town during the sidewalk chalk festival at the Smith Family Plaza on Thursday. The activity was part of the “Almost Friday” event of the weekly outdoor farmers market in Pottstown.

MICHILEA PATTERSON — DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA A family makes a colorful chalk dedication to the victims of Hurricane Harvey which includes the words rise, renew and hope. There was a sidewalk chalk festival at Smith Family Plaza on Thursday as part of the “Almost Friday” event of the weekly...