Seaforth SummerFest 

During the golden age of rail travel, Seaforth was a rural town that had it all. It was one of the busiest, bustling hubs around, and all the most interesting business happened on Main St. Seaforth was bringing in mail by the sackful, sending out grain by the trainful, building up infrastructure, and investing in architecture, and just generally making it happen.

Seaforth may be less busy these days, and less bustling, but downtown Main St is still one of the most beautiful streets in the whole county. And on July 27, Seaforth SummerFest 2024 is going to be making that historic, gorgeous stretch of street car-free for the day, so the whole town can get together for their annual summer celebration. There will be a variety of family friendly events going on all day, and at night, there will be a concert at the Agriplex.  The highlight of this fest, though,  just be the Youth Stage - a performance space that The Tanner Steffler Foundation hopes will attract young local acts looking to showcase their musical talent for their community. The Youth Stage will be located at SummerFest, and it is also part of the Six String Music Fest, which is going to be at the Seaforth Agriplex at 4pm, right after SummerFest. Last year, Owen Riegling of Mildmay performed at Six Strings, and last week, his song ‘Old Dirt Roads’ went Platinum. Who knows what hidden talents might be uncovered at SummerFest? 

Summerfest is volunteer-driven and with the great support of local businesses and service groups the event features live music, inflatables (bouncy castles, climbing wall, big slides), ax throwing, a petting zoo, face painting, food trucks, and sidewalk sales.

Seaforth certainly has one of the most important building blocks for creating a stronger, more vibrant community - young families. Seaforth SummerFest and Six String Music Fest are certainly going to be a fun time, but they also show that Seaforth makes space for young people to be creative.  So come out to SummerFest, hear some music, meet your neighbours in the street, and say hello!