Cider Days draws 10,000 to 12,000 to Walnut Street

Vintage cars were one of many attractions bringing 10,000 to 12,000 visitors to Cider Days on Walnut Street, Sept. 22 and 23. Sunshine and comfortably cool temperatures may have played a role in the high attendance, which eclipsed the typical turnout of 6,000 to 8,000, according to Shellie Jones, marketing and events coordinator for Urban Districts Alliance, which manages the fall festival.

Scarecrows, including the one produced by the SBJ staff, above, were part of the harvest-theme dcor for Cider Days, which included a variety of arts and crafts booths, community organizations, live performances, and food ranging from foot-long corn dogs to fresh baked goods and sno cones. Wheat Weaving of Phoenix, Ariz., and West Plains offered unique wall hangings and decorative items in keeping with the fall harvest theme, top right, while artist Nancy Paddock of Eureka Springs brought her whimsical pottery animals to the festival.