Love.Live.Local, an online publication that highlights community members and helps visitors discover Cape Cod, is hosting a "LoveLocal Fest" on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Aselton Park in Hyannis.
The family-friendly festival will include a variety of food trucks, face painting, lawn games farmers, live music, local vendors and designers, a fashion show and more, co-founder Kate Sheehan told Patch in an email. The event intends to complement the activities in the Hyannis HyArts Cultural District.
Festival-goers are encouraged to bring a towel or blanket to lay out on the lawn for the live music performances.
"Get to know your local artists, shop owners, farmers and musicians, who will be more than happy to tell you about their interests and inspirations," their website wrote of the event.
The festival will also occur on the last Sunday of both August and September.
Cost and Schedule
The main festival goes from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is free to the public.
At 5 p.m., the festival will transition to a $20 fashion show from The Current Quarterly. The show will be located in and benefit the Cape Cod Maritime Museum. During this time, Cape Cod Beer and Truro Vineyards will serve a cash bar.
Cape Harmony, the Cape's premier all-female a cappella group, will model clothing and perform. DJ Sinnetti is also scheduled to perform, Sheehan wrote.
Vendors
There will be a wide variety of vendors who will be selling their goods at the festival. For a complete list of the vendors and read more about them, check out the Love.Live.Local Facebook page.
Listed below are just a few of the vendors you can expect to find:
- Fiddlestix Food Trolley
- Lewis Brothers Ice Cream
- Something Sweet Cape Cod
- Adrift Cape Cod
- Mulberry Corners
- SoHo Arts Company
- Mosees
- Lucia Moon Designs
- Joey Mars
- Cape Chic
- Delicious Living Nutrition
- Backyard Gardens
- Jobi Pottery
Musical Performances
- Noon - 1 p.m. Jim Lough
- 1 - 2 p.m. Brendan Princi
- 2 - 3 p.m. Todd Nickerson
- 3 - 4 p.m. Alicia Mathewson
- 4 - 5 p.m. Joanna Meager
Parking
Sheehan recommended parking in the Town Hall lot or behind the Red Cross building on South Street, as well as the public lot on Ocean Street behind the Hibel building.
Some may choose to park on Main Street or in the North Street lots if they plan on strolling down and checking out Main Street first. Carpooling is encouraged, Sheehan wrote in an email.
About Love.Live.Local
Created by Amanda Converse, Jen Villa and Sheehan, Love.Live.Local is an online publication that seeks to create a fresh perspective for locals and visitors alike on the "food and the fun, the places and the spaces, what's up and where to get down on our beloved sandbar."
"Our passion is for putting a spotlight on the best of local living by connecting the community and visitors to the Cape with our incredibly talented locals," the publication stated on their website.
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