Shad Festival at Holyoke Rows
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You’re invited to our first annual Shad Festival–a celebration of the Connecticut River and the annual shad migration in western Massachusetts! Join us for delicious food, crew races, kayak adventures, river-themed arts and crafts, fishing, shad planking, vendors*, music and much more. Date: June 8 Time: 10 AM – 4 PM Location: Holyoke Rows, 25 Jones Ferry Rd., Holyoke, MA Parking: Free parking along both sides of Main Street & in the William Dean Voc. Tech High School parking lot at 1045 main st Schedule: 10am: Rowing races begin followed by dragon boat demonstrations 11am: Middle school rowers show off all they’ve learned! 12pm: Enjoy a group salsa lesson and live music with Banda Criolla 12pm-4pm: Vendors, food, more music, […]
You’re invited to our first annual Shad Festival–
a celebration of the Connecticut River and the annual shad migration in western Massachusetts!
Join us for delicious food, crew races, kayak adventures, river-themed arts and crafts, fishing, shad planking, vendors*, music and much more.
Date: June 8
Time: 10 AM – 4 PM
Location: Holyoke Rows, 25 Jones Ferry Rd., Holyoke, MA
Parking: Free parking along both sides of Main Street & in the William Dean Voc. Tech High School parking lot at 1045 main st
Schedule:
- 10am: Rowing races begin followed by dragon boat demonstrations
- 11am: Middle school rowers show off all they’ve learned!
- 12pm: Enjoy a group salsa lesson and live music with Banda Criolla
- 12pm-4pm: Vendors, food, more music, crafts, story time and kayak excursions
*We have space for more vendors! If you are a Holyoke business or organization, come join us. Participation is free. Please reach out to Stephanie Moore, Director of Holyoke Rows, at smoore@holyokerows.org