In one week, Blackland Prairie Days returns. The Taylor City Council
The Taylor City Council heard an update on the festival during their April 28 meeting.
Jan Harris, Main Street manager, is at the helm of the festival for her first time. Taylor’s Blackland Prairie Days festival is an annual event sponsored by the Main Street
Program. The festival is designed to celebrate the community’s heritage and bring people downtown.
“It’s going to be exciting,” said Harris “It’s been fun putting this together.”
Blackland Prairie Days will be celebrated for the first time since 2019. The festival was canceled for the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Some folks I’ve met who have moved here go ‘What is this? Is this is a new festival,’” recalled Harris. “(Taylor has) always had a good time.”
City staff will close the streets at 6 a.m. Saturday, May 7. Staff and volunteers will begin to layout the vendor spots on East Fifth Street and on North Main between Fourth and Second Streets. Food vendors will be on Fifth Street between Main and Porter streets while all other vendors – which include 21 informational booths and 33 arts and crafts booths – will be on Main between Fourth and Second streets. The train ride and the bounce houses will be located on Main between Fourth and Fifth Streets.
The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and kicks off with the posting of the Colors by Taylor-area Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Brownies. The music lineup will perform from the amphi theater in Heritage Square.
Streets should be open by 5 p.m. after all the vendors have removed their tents and wares.
During the festival, the Heritage Square Farmers Market and Election Day polling at City Hall will be in progress. Staff says they will work to ensure there is adequate parking for voters.
