ELY â Area residents are once again looking forward to the Ely Blueberry/Art Festival, which is returning today from a one-year hiatus due to the coronavirus.
âPeople are really anxious to comeââ and see the approximately 200 arts and crafts vendors that have signed up for the festival, which starts today at 10 a.m. The event runs from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and Saturday and from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday in Whiteside Park.
Between 30,000 and 50,000 festival-goers are expected to come to Ely for the event.
âWe look forward to seeing them all,ââ said Ellen Cashman, festival coordinator and event director for the Ely Chamber of Commerce.
Keith Vandervort
ELY - After a year on hiatus because of public health concerns due to the coronavirus pandemic, the community’s signature art and craft event, the Blueberry/Art Festival, is back for 2021, hosted by the Ely Chamber of Commerce.
The Blueberry/Art Festival begins on Friday, July 23 and runs through Sunday, July 25.
“This year’s festival will concentrate on arts, crafts, and food,” said Ely Chamber of Commerce Event Coordinator Ellen Cashman.
Public health guidelines for the COVID-19 pandemic led Chamber officials to downsize the festival this year. The 2021 Blueberry/Art Festival and Experience Ely Expo will be capped at a total of 220 vendors, down from a high of 300 vendors prior to 2019.