EASTBROOK — After a long hiatus, the Eastbrook Days celebration will finally return on Saturday, July 23, bringing a day of food, festivities and fireworks back to the town.

This will be the first Eastbrook Days event since the 1990s.

“There wasn’t enough volunteers,” said Town Clerk Kelly Manning on why Eastbrook Days has not been hosted for roughly two decades, but that has since changed as the town has decided to bring the festival back this summer.

“People in town just felt like it was a great community event that brings people together,” Manning said.

The event will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until 3 p.m. A parade will kick off the festivities in the morning. The parade will feature the Eastbrook Fire Department and any organization or individual who wishes to enter their vehicle into the procession.

“We’re hoping for the Acadia ATVers, we’re also hoping for horses and a wagon,” said Manning, “any residents that want to put anything in.”

Traffic will be stopped on a portion of Route 200 stretching from Dickens Blueberry Station to the Eastbrook Community Building for the parade at 9 a.m. The closure will last the duration of the parade, which will be approximately one hour. The route will reopen once the parade has moved past the entrance to Sugar Hill Road. After reopening, traffic will be slowed until 3 p.m. to ensure the safety of Eastbrook Days patrons.

Breakfast will be served at the church from 8 to 10 a.m., with a combo meal of homemade breakfast sandwiches, hash browns and coffee available for $5. There will also be a bake sale at the Community Building for anyone looking for something sweet.

After the parade, festivities will take place until 3 p.m., featuring entertainment, games and vendors.

“We have Fitton Greater Shows planning on doing carnival foods and games,” Manning said. “The Darling’s ice cream truck will also be there.”

There will be a cornhole tournament, a cribbage tournament, as well as other activities organized by the rec department. A raffle will be held, as well as a Chinese auction, and there will be face painting for the kids.

A live band will be playing from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and there will be a live chainsaw art demonstration by local chainsaw artist Dan Burns.

In addition to the regular items in the auction, two pieces of chainsaw art created by Burns will also be up for bid, offering patrons a chance to bring a piece of locally handcrafted art home with them.

The celebration will not be without some local history as well, as there will be a feature about the history of Eastbrook at the Community Building. Local resident Patsy Jordan will be available to trace the histories of local families and exhibit historical photos of the area.

“One of the locals does genealogy, so she will try to find information on families who are interested and print things out for people,” Manning said. “She has tons of pictures and lots of things that she has access to.”

The event ends at 3 p.m., but the fun continues afterward as the festivities will move to Molasses Pond for the evening. More food will be available at Molasses Pond in the evening beginning at 6:30, and the whole day will culminate with a fireworks display at the pond at 9 p.m. once the sun goes down.

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