Even before I moved to Redding, Marketfest was one of my favorite summertime rituals. Despite the event’s reputation, in the last few years, as a hangout for rowdy emo teens and an assorted cast of other characters, I was a… Continue Reading
I was recently in the downtown of a major American city on a major American holiday the day after the city’s biggest annual event. Thousands of people were walking around downtown on a warm, breezy day. And nearly every attraction… Continue Reading
Plenty of people turned out for the first MarketFest of the season on Thursday in Redding’s Library Park. Here’s a sample of what the afternoon looked like, photographed by Alan Ernesto Phillips. For more on this summer’s free outdoor concerts, including Marketfest,… Continue Reading
Coinciding the arrival of warm weather, the free summer concert season is starting in Shasta and Siskiyou counties. The music started last night, June 8, as Mosquito Serenade opened its 30th season in Anderson River Park. The series continues at… Continue Reading
What: MarketFest begins June 9 in downtown Redding
When: Thursday, June 9, 5 to 8:30 p.m.
Where: Library Park, 1527 Yuba St, Redding
The Downtown Redding MarketFest begins its summer run of free community concerts starting this week … Continue Reading
One of the all-time great bands from one of the all-time great music towns (Austin, Texas) performs at 8 p.m. tonight at the Shasta District Fair in Anderson. The Fabulous Thunderbirds are known from such hits as “Tuff Enuff,” “Wrap… Continue Reading
What: The House Jacks opens MarketFest When: June 17, 5:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Where: Library Park The sensational singing group The House Jacks opens MarketFest on Thursday, June 17 in Library Park in Downtown Redding. This free concert is… Continue Reading
With temperatures expected to hit the 90s this coming weekend, it’s finally starting to feel like summer. Bring it on! If you’ve lived in the Redding or Red Bluff areas for any length of time, then you’ve heard the same… Continue Reading
It’s over now; one more year of MarketFest has come and gone. It seems just a moment ago that I was standing in the center of Library Park in downtown Redding for the first show of the new MarketFest season,… Continue Reading
My summer ritual always includes a weekly dose of music, art, community booths, snow cones, food and beer at Redding’s summer staple – Marketfest – presented by Viva Downtown Redding. Marketfest may be our best community event – a place… Continue Reading
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