Welcome Day is Sunday

Newtown Welcome Day is this weekend and promises to offer plenty of fun for the whole family.

The street fair, hosted by the Newtown Business and Professional Association, will be held Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sycamore Street. It will feature music, food, arts and crafts, prizes, games, and “Kids Fun Zones” complete with a flight simulator.

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There’s plenty for the kids to do at Sunday’s festivities. Kids Fun Zones will feature a moon bounce, face painting, the flight simulator, games, giveaways, and more.

There will be several live entertainment acts, including the Greater Kensington String Band, folk bluegrass by Faith and Practice, kid’s music by Meg Russell, and contemporary pop/rock music by Zack Goebbel. Action Karate and Newtown Athletic Club students will be doing both karate and tae kwon do demonstrations.

Adults can enter the NBPA’s “Passport Challenge” to win prizes, including an Apple iPad. Participants will need to locate certain event sponsors who have a yellow balloon at their table. Entry forms can be downloaded in advance online at http://www.newtownbpa.org/welcome_day.php. Click on “download the Welcome Day flyer” and scroll down for the challenge entry form.

Welcome Day is free and open to the public.

As of Tuesday night, the forecast for Sunday looked ideal for an outdoor event. Forecasters are predicting sunny skies and temperatures in the 70s.