The City of Dunkirk and Mayor Kate Wdowiasz will host the Dunkirk Heritage Festival on Saturday, August 31, 2024 from 11 a.m. to 9:15 p.m. at 64 Lake Shore Drive East in the grassy lot between the Clarion Hotel and Tim Hortons.

Sponsored by Special Metals, LLC and DFT Communications, the cultural event will have live music, food trucks, beverage tent with $3 can beers and a few vendors.

The musical lineup, which has been recently updated, includes The New Direction Band (11 a.m. – 2 p.m. with polka music), Turbulence (2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.), headliner Familiar Spirit Band (5 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.) and DJ Sorry (7:15 p.m. – 9:15 p.m.)

Representing the food and craft/gift segments are Arly & Izzy’s, The Best of Buffalo by Byron, Whimsy & Sparkle Handmade Jewelry, Nalepa’s Novelties, Jamestown Community College, Absolut Care of Westfield, Dunkirk Historical Society and Health Research, Inc. – Roswell Park Division.

The City of Dunkirk’s next event, under the direction of Alexis Tofil, Youth & Recreation Coordinator, will be a Halloween event for community children and families on Wednesday, October 30 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the courtyard and inside the Stearns Building next to city hall.

The Familiar Spirit Band (5 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.) will be the headliner act the Dunkirk Heritage Festival this Saturday, August 31 from 11 a.m. to 9:15 p.m. at the Lake Shore Drive East grass lot between the Clarion Hotel and Tim Hortons. Pictured left to right is band members Thelma Arrington, James Jackson, Rusty Jackson, Antoinette Villarrealand and Roscoe Carroll.

For more information contact Scott, Dunkirk Festivals event specialist at (716) 366-9848 or smekus@cityofdunkirk.com.