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Highland Park Street Fair, 5K Race And Earth Day Festival Is This Sunday

Also, Highland Park Porchfest will be May 17, from 12 noon - 6 p.m.

HIGHLAND PARK, NJ — The Highland Park Spring Fling Street Fair, 5K race and Earth Day Fair will be this Sunday, May 3.

The fair will have artists, crafters, live music, food, games for kids and family fun. As always, it's free admission.

Learn more at mainstreethp.org/springstreetfair. The street fair will run the whole length of Raritan Avenue, centered around South 5th Avenue.

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And don’t miss the Earth Day Fair on North 3rd Ave during the Street Fair, or the HP 5k race in the morning before the Street Fair starts. So now you have reasons to spend all day Sunday, May 3 in Highland Park.

Also, looking ahead, Highland Park Porchfest will be May 17, from 12 noon - 6 p.m. Don't miss another fun-filled day of live music all over town, including at the Welkovitz Pavilion downtown. Click here for info and updates on the bands and locations.

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Downtown Planting Days in Highland Park, volunteers needed: May 21 & 22

  • Thursday May 21, 3 pm –⁠ 7 pm
  • Friday May 22, 11 am –⁠ 5 pm

Join other volunteers downtown to fill over 150 downtown planters with beautiful plants and flowers. Stop by the Welkovitz Pavilion (next to 212 Raritan Ave) and look for the group *outside* (only during the posted times) to pick up plants and your planter assignment ... while supplies last!

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