Affton Community Days Announces Entertainment

AFFTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANNOUNCES  2013 AFFTON DAYS FESTIVAL ENTERTAINMENT

        On Saturday September 21, 2013, the annual Affton Community Days Parade and Festival will be held. This year’s theme is “Affton Community Days is Out of This World.” In 2012, the name of this annual community event was changed to Affton Community Days to reflect all residents and businesses of 63123 and the portions of the four area school districts in 63123: (Affton, Bayless, Lindbergh, & Mehlville).

        The parade begins at 10:00 am at Affton High School, traveling south on Mackenzie to Gravois and then east on Gravois to Weber Road (at the Affton Fire District Headquarters, then west on Weber Road to Mackenzie where it will travel north to the festival location at the St. Dominic Savio Parish parking lot at 7748 Mackenzie Road.

        The booths on the festival grounds will begin operation at 11 a.m. and a little before Noon the festivities will officially begin with Steve Stenger, County Councilman for the 6th District, singing the National Anthem. The festival ends at 9 p.m. The parade winners will be announced at 12:55 p.m.

            Many favorites from past years will be entertaining: at Noon–Juggling Jeff, a high energy, face paced, comedic juggling show that includes danger, suspense, and lots of audience interaction-a show the whole family can enjoy; at 1:00 p.m.–a big fan favorite, Memories of Elvis with Steve Davis, a local impressionist performs a memorable tribute to the King of Rock & Roll, and at 2:00 p.m., local magician Joe Fingerhut from Abra-Kid-Abra, teaches and performs magic and related entertainment—juggling, balloons, clowning, etc.

New this year is a favorite local band, Fanfare, and they will perform from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. near the Beer Garden. Back by popular demand again this year, will be the SMASHBand–they will entertain from 5-9 p.m. on the main stage. Both Fanfare and SMASHBand are known for their interaction with the audience. This schedule means the festival will have continuous entertainment from Noon until 9 pm. The entertainment schedule is posted on the chamber web site with links to the entertainer’s web sites. Click on www.afftonchamber.com and go to Events for all the Affton Community Days information.

            For more information about the Affton Chamber of Commerce or Affton Community Days, you can visit their web site at: www.afftonchamber.com.