Street Party Season Opens with Bands, Classic Cars in Downtown Hayward
The 2018 Downtown Hayward Street Party season opens its 19th year on June 21 with bands, the first of three summer car shows, street entertainers, food, and family fun.
The event kicks off the series of traditional Thursday night street parties including celebrations July 19 and Aug. 16.
On June 21 the Bank of the West Stage will feature the West Coast Blues Society Caravan of All Stars, celebrating the upcoming Hayward/Russell City Blues Festival. Also performing that night will be Shark Punch on the Buffalo Bill’s Stage and The Royal Deuces on the Bistro Patio Stage. DJ Robert Louis will entertain at Car Show Central at the chamber of commerce’s Main Street Stage.
Additional fun will be provided by street entertainers, face-painters and rides for kids. All ages will appreciate the more than 100 hot rods and classics at the FH Dailey Chevrolet Car Show on Main Street.
Great brews will be served in the beer garden adjacent the Bank of the West Stage.
“It says a lot about Hayward that our participants look at the street parties as a family reunion,” said Kim Huggett, president of the Hayward Chamber of Commerce. “These are events that not only are family-friendly, but the coolness factor is there, too.”
The street party series is made possible through a partnership of the Downtown Business Improvement Area, the City of Hayward and the Hayward Chamber of Commerce.
Corporate sponsors of the street party series include Buffalo Bill’s, Kaiser Permanente, Anheuser Busch, the East Bay Times, Calpine’s Russell City Energy Center, FH Dailey Chevrolet, KKIQ, Hayward’s Grocery Outlet, St. Rose Hospital, Bay Area News Group, Moler Barber College, Eden Medical Center, Quick Quack Car Wash, Waste Management of Alameda County, and PG&E.
Vendor Opportunities Still Available
The chamber office is still accepting reservations from vendors, but the deadline is dearing. For information, call Susan at (510) 537-2424.
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