Main Street Festivals: Traditional and Unique Events on America's Main Streets

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National Trust for Historic Preservation Amanda B. West (The National Main Street Center of the National Trust for Historic Preservation)

Main Street Festivals

Traditional and Unique Events on America's Main Streets

National Trust for Historic Preservation, Amanda B. West (The National Main Street Center of the National Trust for Historic Preservation)

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John Wiley & Sons Inc
23 February 1998

Pageants, parades, festivals; Travel & holiday guides

"Main Street America is kicking up its heels--and you're invited tothe party!

Goodbye sprawl-and-mall--hello downtown! Long-neglected towncenters are coming to life once again, and the buzz is back on mainstreets all across the country. Come celebrate their rebirth withthis one-of-a-kind guide to over 700 local festivals and eventsnationwide. From the weird and wacky to the wild and wonderful, thefun starts with Main Street Festivals. Which will you dofirst?

Enter a rubber duck race . . . Join a ""walk of art"" scavenger hunt. . .

Find hot-rod heaven . . . Play cow patty bingo . . .

See antiques and heirloom displays . . .

Discover ""bullistic"" bull riding . . . Go to a hog slopping contest. . .

Eat black dirt cake . . . Hear blues, bluegrass, and brass bands .. .

Watch a Little Miss National Peanut Pageant . . .

Inside you'll also learn where to find: an onion rodeo, cornstalkshooting, a beautiful baby bagel contest, arts and craftsdemonstrations, the perfect-pierogie cookoff, a slugburger fest,quilting exhibitions, farmer olympics, and more. . . . There'ssomething for everyone in Main Street Festivals."

By: National Trust for Historic Preservation, Amanda B. West (The National Main Street Center of the National Trust for Historic Preservation)
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 318g
ISBN: 9780471192909
ISBN 10: 0471192902
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 23 February 1998
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic States. Southern States. Midwestern States. Mountains and Plains States. Southwestern States. Western States. Illustration Credits. Indexes.

AMANDA B. WEST, Senior Program Associate for Information Resources at the National Main Street Center, is an ardent back-roads traveler and local-history enthusiast. The NATIONAL MAIN STREET CENTER, a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, helps communities revitalize their historic commercial districts.