If the political festival taking place downtown this week wasn’t your thing, the good folks at the Brady Street Business Improvement District have swooped in and will be putting on a very different festival on Saturday, July 20th.
Yes, the Brady Street Festival is back for its umpteenth time. It’s a little hard to pinpoint exactly how many, as the event began in 1973, was canceled in 1981, returned in 2007, then the pandemic hit, and so on. But I think it’s fair to say it’s the 51st anniversary.
Either way, the 2024 Brady Street Fest will take up about eight blocks of the boulevard from Van Buren to Farwell from noon to 11 p.m. as usual. Mostly local vendors will be selling crafts, personal care items, clothing, food, drinks and more. The Fun Zone will also feature activities like an adventure rock climbing wall hosted by Gruber Law Firm. At 12:15 p.m. sharp, there will also be a kids’ pollinator parade called “Be the Change” on the West (Don Julio & Bacardi) Stage.
There will also be music – and lots of it! It’s all listed below, but some of 88Nine’s favourite artists include Allison Mahal (1:30pm) and Social Cig (9pm) on the East Stage, Alyssia Dominguez (2pm) and Jinksie (8pm) on the Centre Stage, and Emmitt James (5pm) and Wave Chapelle (6:30pm) on the West Stage. The festival has a quality lineup and overall freedom, so you can’t go wrong no matter which stage you visit.
Unlike when the first event in 1973 was rained out, the weather is looking good this Saturday so please get out there for a little while and enjoy what Brady Street BID has in store for us all.
Brady Street Festival Schedule
East (Bud Light) Stage
12pm — School of Rock 1:30pm — Alison Mahal 3pm — Ben Mulwana 4:30pm — Lady Bird 6pm — Lunde 7:30pm — Modern Joey 9pm — Social Sig
Center (North Shore Bank) Stage
12pm — Dog Yoga2pm — Alicia Dominguez3:30pm — Valley Fox5pm — Billy Bronsted6:30pm — Wire and Nail8pm — Jinxy9:30pm — Wonderful Bluffer
West (Don Julio & Bacardi) Stage
Noon — True Skool3:30 p.m. — Louie and the Flashbombs5:00 p.m. — Emmitt James6:30 p.m. — Wave Chapelle8:00 p.m. — The Love-In9:00 p.m. — Brew City Belly Dancers9:30 p.m. — Brady Street Babes
Lilliput (St. Brady Vodka) Stage
1:00pm — Jamai Fisher 2:30pm — Spine Stealers 4:00pm — Public Maximiano 5:30pm — Cruel Buddhist
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