Taste of Portage Market Fair - Aug 24th & 25th, 2012

Taste of Portage Market Fair 2012
Come enjoy  family fun at this event, now celebrating 21 years!  There will be great food, live music, kid's activities, an art and craft show along with a car show.  
Events take place at Market Square Parking Lot at the corner of Hwy 33 and Adams Street unless noted otherwise.

Fireworks Saturday Night at 9pm (rescheduled from Independence Day).  Watch from the Levee Walking Path near Tamarack, along the river on Conant Street or Pauquette Park.

Friday evening at Market Square:
4pm-10pm Food Court Open

Music by Main Street Wisdom Band featuring NBC News Anchor Carleen Wild at 6:30pm.  MSW plays an eclectic blend of new and old country favorites along with a few originals.    www.mainstreetwisdom.com

Saturday:

9am-4pm: Craft show along Cook Street, Crafters, Click Here for an application

9am – 3pm: All make - all model Car Show along DeWitt Street, registration at 8am at the corner of DeWitt and Edgewater Street, $10 entry fee with 20 classes, participant judging with a celebrity best of show judge.  click here for a printable poster. 

10:30am-8pm: Food Court Open at Market Square


Music At Market Square:  
The Midwesterners at 11am.  The Midwesterners ride the borders between Rock and Classic Country. www.themidwesterners.com

76 Juliet at 4:30pm.  The band makes the most of the individual strengths of each performer – playing everything from power-pop to hair metal to country to rock and everything in-between. www.76juliet.com
 

Downtown Music: Late 4 Dinner at 11am.  This band enjoys playing music for all ages with songs from Elvis, the Beatles, Jimmy Buffett, Johnny Cash and so much more.

Kid's Activities Saturday at Market Square: 
- Lochlan the Magician and Open Arms Creation Station from 11am-3pm, with kids crafts by the Historic Indian Agency House.  
- Kid's Pedal Pull at 1pm on Cook St. across from Bank Mutual.
- the Green and Gold Bounce House Experience begins at 11am  
- Bungee Trampoline and Paintball Arena begins at 11am

Author Pamela Quinlan, children's book author,  will be signing her Spring Pond Series books on Saturday: "A Funny Day at Spring Pond", "A Snowy Day at Spring Pond" and "A Stormy Day at Spring Pond".

Saturday: Madison Area Volkssport Association, Dairyland Walkers - Portage: A Walk Into History - 11K & 5K
8am at Riverside Park along Wisconsin Street
 http://www.dairylandwalkers.com/