This past weekend was jammed with terrific things for anyone and everyone to enjoy whether you were in downtown Georgetown, Glen Williams, Cedarvale Park, Limehouse, Acton or Norval. It was all part of the first ever Big Daddy Festival, brain child of the new Halton Hills Cultural Round Table.
This turned out to be an enormous undertaking with so many venues to manage. However, with Beatrice Sharkey and Laurent Thibault at the helm of the organizing committee, it all came together and was a joy wherever events were happening.
The photos shown here are all of downtown Georgetown on Saturday afternoon. I was particularly impressed with the series of performers at the Chill Zone. This venue was organized by the B2C group (Business to Community). They are all local business people wishing to make a contribution back to the community and this would have been their first big event. They hooked up with Steam Whistle Breweries and McMaster's Meats to provide the refreshments. Then Don Ablett of Glen Williams fame organized the local talent to perform throughout the afternoon and evening and then again on Sunday afternoon.
The talent was exceptional. Just sitting outside on a gorgeous day while those talented people entertained was a wonderful experience.
The Big Daddy Festival was put on by local people for local people this year. The first year is always a learning experience and simply getting launched is a challenge. It seemed that every week new groups were coming on side as people began to realize the potential of a community-wide festival. In the future it is expected to grow and become more of a tourist attraction that will help to boost the local ecomony. It is for this reason that the Town is also involved as a partner.
If you attended any of the venues I would be interested in your comments about it.
If you didn't attend then I hope you will get a chance to take it in next year.
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