Moonlight Madness Street Festival -Labor Day Weekend in Uptown Sedona

Sedona, AZ - August 23, 2008 - It’s fun, festive and free! Come to Sedona Main Street’s 22nd Annual Moonlight Madness Street Festival & Sidewalk Sale. It takes place Saturday, August 30th from noon to 9 p.m. with free entertainment and activities, food booths, and sidewalk sales continuing through Monday September 1st of this Labor Day weekend. It’s a community and family event for everyone held in the Main Street District along Hwy 89A & 179 in Uptown.

Listen to live music, enjoy the activities, savor great food and refreshments, and do some shopping! Come see the latest installations of Hands through History: Sedona Western Films commemoratives honoring western movie actors – see how your hands fit into their handprints! And you can park for free at the Uptown Municipal Parking Lot and area lots (just follow the signs for Free Parking) and ride the free Roadrunner shuttle throughout the area.

This fun and free community event includes many family activities. There’s plenty to do for the children - a Bouncy Castle at Cheers, Face Painting at Duck Company, Animal Balloons & Face Painting at Grace’s Heavenly Ices food booth, Freddy the Fire Truck and the Super Firefighter, Kids Fingerprinting by Sedona Police Department and Fatal Vision Goggles, Arizona Rangers-Verde Valley Company on horseback, a Vortex Viper reptile demonstration at Sedona Outdoors, Animal Balloons by Christy at Cheers Again, free cookies and balloons at Pink Jeep Tours, and more.

The adults can get photography tips at Sedona Green Gallery & Gifts, meet local authors at a book signing in front of Buffalo Don Corral, get a psychic tarot card or palm reading by Madam Bonnie of Psychic Center of Sedona, see Madam Habib’s belly dancing exhibition at Cheers, watch a jewelry demonstration at Red Rock Springs Farmers Market, get crime prevention tips and check out a fire truck with our local heroes, and join in a golf putting challenge at Candles, Bath & Body (more golfing is available with admission fee for Cosmic Golf at night in Los Abrigados Resort & Spa). Of course the whole family can enjoy the food booths with Roasted Corn by Sally’s Mesquite BBQ and Grace’s Heavenly Ices, in addition to the great variety of food and libations offered at our restaurants with their indoor and outdoor patio dining.

Come enjoy the variety of live musical entertainment. Alan James plays acoustic guitar at Pink Jeep Plaza. Bill Barns performs guitar and vocals at Sedona Outdoors Patio. Thunderbeat will play at Canyon Breeze Patio. Tony Redhouse performs Native American dance & music, and Drew Diego Bennet plays Flamenco guitar and flute as well, both at Sinagua Plaza. Jack & Ray Reeves Band bring Rock ‘n Roll and Country favorites on the patio in front of Goldenstein Gallery. Cowboy Bob will sing and strum at Cahill Leather in Oak Creek Marketplace by Cowboy Plaza.

FREE ADMISSION, ACTIVITIES & ENTERTAINMENT, PARKING & SHUTTLE

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