The UP Festival is a fundraising and awareness building event for individuals with Trisomy 21 (commonly known as Down syndrome). Guests experience first hand the power that individuals with Down syndrome have to lift you UP! It is a family friendly event featuring local bands, DJ, children’s crafts, games/rides for the kids, food and drink, dancing and an UPlifting sensation!
Surround yourself with the joy and positivity emitted by an individual with Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome). If you have never encountered someone with Down syndrome or are admittedly embarrassed to interact with them, that’s OK! The goal of the UP Festival is to break through those awkward moments and show how similar we all are. It is important that even if you do not know anyone with Down syndrome that you still come and experience this event.
Behind the name: At a symposium covering Down syndrome the question was raised, “Why do they call it Down syndrome? People with Down syndrome are always so positive {they are always uplifting}. They are always smiling, always have a positive outlook on life and always lifting up others’ spirits.” Hence, we created the UP Festival as a way of showing the world that individuals with Down syndrome are anything but down.
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Tickets available at the door. Come out and support a great local cause and celebrate the UP side of life.
