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Cedarburg prepares for 44th Wine & Harvest Festival
By Tyler Langan
City of Cedarburg — This weekend, thousands of people from across the Midwest will descend upon this city of about 11,000 to sample local wines and enjoy one of the last chances for outdoor fun before winter comes.
On Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the streets of downtown Cedarburg will be packed with festival-goers enjoying food, wine from Cedar Creek Winery and family oriented activities.
"We just want people to come out and enjoy their day. It's a family friendly event,” said B.J. Homayouni, executive director of Festivals of Cedarburg Inc. “It's probably like the last hoorah of the year besides Octoberfest. They need to come out and enjoy themselves.”
Attendees can buy locally grown produce at the Columbia Avenue farmer's market and enjoy an art show presented by the Cedarburg Garden Club, Cedarburg Cultural Center, Cedarburg Art Museum, and Ozaukee Art Center along Washington Avenue, according to the festival's website. Several bands will play live music throughout the weekend.
Homayouni said the free festival has grown considerably since she began working for Festivals of Cedarburg a decade ago, and it now encompasses nearly the entire downtown section of the city.
“When I started working with it 10 years ago, I think the attendance was 30,000," she said, adding that about 70,000 people have attended the festival in recent years.
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Our Community Services committee is planning to assist with food preparation/serving at the 7th annual Mel’s Pig Roast which will support the Family Enrichment Center of Ozaukee County on Sept. 25 at Cedar’s in Cedarburg.
