{"id":121950,"date":"2023-08-29T21:07:20","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T01:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=121950"},"modified":"2023-08-29T21:07:20","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T01:07:20","slug":"uptown-northampton-street-fair-returns-for-its-34th-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=121950","title":{"rendered":"Uptown Northampton Street Fair Returns for its 34th Year!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Greater Northampton Area Chamber Presents:
\nUptown Northampton Street Fair
\nSeptember 9th, 2023 | 11 AM \u2013 4 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Northampton Area Chamber, proud partner of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce invites you to join the fun & festivities at Uptown Northampton Street Fair on September 9, 2023! <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The 34th<\/sup> Annual Uptown Northampton returns to Main Street with a bang! With over 100 craft and business vendors, live music, food trucks, rock climbing, giveaways, and more, the street festival has all the elements to bring an enjoyable afternoon to Northampton, PA.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Greater Northampton Area Chamber is pleased to once again bring the Uptown Northampton Festival to the Borough of Northampton,\u201d said Jessica O\u2019Donnell-Gower, EVP of Affiliated Chambers, Easton Initiatives and the Northern Tier for the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce. \u201cThis year\u2019s festival continues a time-honored tradition with some fun new twists \u2013 live music at the Gin Mill, a Mini Moos Petting Zoo \u2013 plus some traditional activities, like tours of the Roxy Theater. Not only does this event celebrate our local businesses, it brings new faces to the Borough. We look forward to a great event!\u201d<\/p>\n

The festival, which will feature over 100 vendors and food trucks, is returning on September 9th<\/sup>, 2023, and will feature rock climbing from LV Rocks, Touch-a-Truck , two beer tents from the Gin Mill and The Chamber (benefiting the GNACC Scholarship Fund) and other adult beverages from Triple Sun Spirits, Clever Girl Winery, Lucci Family Wines and Sleepy Cat Urban Winery. Tours of the Roxy Theater will be held throughout the day, and the Main Stage, located next to the Gin Mill, will feature demonstrations from 3D Dance (11-11:30 AM) and Elite Mixed Martial Arts (1:30-2 PM), and live music from Third Hand (11:30 AM-1:30 PM) and Trick Stacy (2:30-4 PM).<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing a part of a time-honored tradition in Northampton is not only important to us as an organization, but to the volunteers and staff who make this festival come to fruition,\u201d said Kate Hartney, Coordinator of Affiliated Chambers for the Greater Northampton Area Chamber of Commerce.<\/p>\n

Food trucks will also be present to provide great eats throughout the day. Participating trucks (as of August 29th<\/sup>) include: Mattie\u2019s Strudel Haus, Mon & Mel\u2019s Sweet Scoops, CurdZone, Island Expressions, Greek Street, Slide on By, Smokehouse Food Truck, Kalli Inc Sweet Treats Funnel Cakes, and Grub Night Food Truck.<\/p>\n

This event would not be made possible without Greater Northampton Area businesses; participating sponsors include: Horwith Trucking (Entertainment Sponsor), The Gin Mill & Grille (Entertainment Sponsor), Holcim (Uptown Sponsor), Embassy Bank of the Lehigh Valley (Main Street Sponsor), Roxy Theater (Main Street Sponsor), Newhard Pharmacy (Main Street Sponsor), Foster Jewelers (Main Street Sponsor), A&M Service Center (Uptown Sponsor), Times News (Media Sponsor) and Livengood Excavators Inc. (Supporting Sponsor).<\/p>\n

For more information, visit the Uptown Northampton webpage: https:\/\/www.lehighvalleychamber.org\/uptownnorthampton<\/a><\/p>\n

When:<\/strong> Saturday, September 9th<\/sup>, 2023
\nWhere:<\/strong> Main Street, Northampton between 17th<\/sup> & 21st<\/sup> Streets<\/p>\n

Pricing Information:<\/strong> Free to attend with items to purchase<\/p>\n

Thank you to our Sponsors:<\/strong> Horwith Trucking (Entertainment Sponsor), The Gin Mill & Grille (Entertainment Sponsor), Holcim (Uptown Sponsor), Embassy Bank of the Lehigh Valley (Main Street Sponsor), Roxy Theater (Main Street Sponsor), Newhard Pharmacy (Main Street Sponsor), Foster Jewelers (Main Street Sponsor), A&M Service Center (Uptown Sponsor), Times News (Media Sponsor) and Livengood Excavators Inc. (Supporting Sponsor).<\/p>\n

Food Vendors: <\/strong>Mattie\u2019s Strudel Haus, Mon & Mel\u2019s Sweet Scoops, Curdzone, Island Expressions, Greek Street, Slide on By, Smokehouse Food Truck, Kalli Inc Sweet Treats Funnel Cakes, and Grub Night Food Truck.<\/p>\n

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About the Chamber: The mission of The Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce is to improve the economy and quality of life in the Lehigh Valley Metropolitan Area.\u00a0 We accomplish this through business-to-business networking events and marketing products, affinity programs and exclusive, money saving member benefits, training programs, government affairs initiatives and public policy advocacy, and community development enterprises.\u00a0 With nearly 5,000 members who employ more than 200,000, the Chamber is the largest in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and in the top ten nationwide.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Information provided to TVL by:
\nKylie Adams-Weiss
\nAVP of Affiliated Chambers
\nGreater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce
\nhttps:\/\/www.lehighvalleychamber.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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