Guitar strums sounded over crowds of dancing festival-goers on Saturday, soaking up live music at a GrassRoots festival weekend that nearly went dark for the second year in a row.
Children chalked rainbows onto the Trumansburg Fairgrounds concrete as others lined up behind them to paint a mural. Parents swayed under the Dance Tent, while others caught up over music in camping chairs across the field.
About 3,000 people gathered in Trumansburg for Donna The Buffalo’s GrassRoots Festival Weekend this time over three days on just two concert stages, a smaller version of the annual event that normally attracts about 15,000 festival-goers for a four-day celebration filled with art and music. The festival follows a series of one-night concerts throughout July, as organizers spread out the performances that normally unfold over a single weekend.