Here’s all you need to know to have a great day enjoying all the fun activities planned
After falling victim to Hurricane Irene, Cary’s 36th annual Lazy Daze Arts & Crafts Festival is returning to downtown Cary on Saturday, August 25 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The festival, named one of the Southeast Tourism Society’s Top 20 Events for August 2012, annually draws over 50,000 people to downtown Cary to enjoy the best artists and craftsmen in the country. Mayor Harold Weinbrecht and the Cary Town council, along with Cary Town Crier and Sister City representative from Markham, Ontario, Canada, John Webster, will open the festival with a ceremony at 8:45 a.m.
When attending, be sure to check out the first ever “Timber!” sculpting competition with chainsaw artists carving all day and competing for prizes. After marveling at the chainsaws, take a minute to attend the Cary Youth Video Project Premiere, a video project by Cary youth created as part of a summer course in documentary filmmaking offered by the Town of Cary. The premiere will feature six original documentaries that explore various topics in and around the Triangle. The young filmmakers will be present to talk about their films and answer questions in the Cary Arts Center at 1 p.m.
While browsing over 380 arts and crafts vendors, guests should be on the lookout for five Little Jerry stuffed toys; spot all five and report to the Information Tent to be registered to win a prize. Artist Guild Demonstrations will also be extended first-time ever to the Cary Arts Center. Guests can also expect festival favorites like the Kid’s World, Our Town, Cultural Arts Row, and the Sister Cities Association Beer Garden.
For the first time, festival goers will have the opportunity to help the Town of Cary divert trash by placing all food and paper waste in our purple event compost bins; bins will be located in all five Lazy Daze food court areas and the Beer Garden. The compost effort is done in partnership with Zero Waste Today.
“Each year, the festival grows to showcase more of the top regional and national artists in our revitalizing downtown,” said Joy Ennis, Festivals Coordinator. “Short of a hurricane, we’ll line the streets of downtown Cary with top-notch art from all corners of the country, so come celebrate in our community.” Ennis added that citizens wanting to get involved with the festival could call (919) 462-3862 for a list of available volunteer opportunities.
The easiest way to get to Lazy Daze is to take one of the free shuttles that will run from Cary Towne Center at Sears to Cary Elementary School. Shuttles will run every 15 minutes beginning at 8:30 a.m., and the last bus leaves Cary Elementary School at 5:30 p.m. Cary Towne Center is located at the corner of Maynard Road and Walnut Street. Limited parking is available at the Cary Town Hall Parking Deck, next to the Herbert C. Young Community Center and across from Cary Town Hall. Handicapped parking is available at Cary Town Hall near the railroad tracks, at the First United Methodist Church parking lot (access off of Walker Street), and at the Cary Elementary School on Kildaire Farm Road. For the safety of all attendees, pets are not allowed in the festival area.
Proceeds from the festival help fund the Lazy Daze grants program, which returns money into the Cary community in the form of grants to local non-profit arts organizations— approximately $500,000 over the last 34 years.
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