Holt Hometown Festival expands and delights

The Holt Hometown Festival committee promised that this year’s festival would look very different from years past, while maintaining the traditional favorite activities.

It appears they succeeded.

Positive feedback abounds from the “biggest and best festival yet.” Among the highlights: a walking tour of the old school house and “four corners;”expanded kids’ activities, from a duck pond to a bicycle rodeo; music, and a corn roast at the Holt Farmers Market; and food vendors, music, art and historical exhibits at Veterans Memorial Gardens.

“One of the cool side effects was that a lot of people ‘discovered’ Veterans Memorial

Gardens,” said Marcy Bishop Kates of Holt Community Connect, which oversaw the festival. “Over and over again, I heard exclamations about how beautiful it was.”

The festival was truly a community effort, with more than 30 local businesses and organizations contributing cash sponsorships, in-kind donations, merchant and vendor fees and activity sponsorships. And, of course, the dedicated volunteers who assisted at every venue.

All in all, it was a great day to come home to Holt—and to discover things you didn’t know about our hometown.