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The 17th annual ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Heritage Festival will take place on Saturday, July 7, from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. in downtown ºìÐÓÊÓƵ.  ºìÐÓÊÓƵ 130 vendors and businesses will participate in the festival with about 25,000 visitors expected.

The festival will feature the first ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Heritage Festival Car Show, which will take place on College Street. The , which benefits the United Way of Portage County, will take place from 7 p.m. beginning at Dix Stadium, and fireworks in downtown ºìÐÓÊÓƵ begin at 10 p.m.

Crafters and food vendors will line Main, North and South Water and Erie streets, and three stages will be set up throughout downtown to provide all-day entertainment. There will be activities for all ages.

The festival is organized by the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Area Chamber of Commerce and ºìÐÓÊÓƵ United Service Organizations, which is composed  of the city of ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Licensed Beverage Association, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Jaycees, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Lions, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Junior Mothers, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Kiwanis, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Rotary Knights of Columbus and Main Street ºìÐÓÊÓƵ.