Festival fun returns with Fairview Park’s Summerfest July 23-26 at Bohlken Park

Community NewsFairview Park Summerfest returns July 25-29 at Bohlken Park. (John Benson/cleveland.com)John Benson/cleveland.comBy John Benson, special to cleveland.comFAIRVIEW PARK, Ohio -- The 34th annual Summerfest returns to Fairview Park.The festivities takes place from 6 to 11 p.m. July 23 and 24, as well as from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. July 25 and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 26 at Bohlken Park.“We have a lot of fun stuff going on,” Summerfest Chair Kathy Yarian said. “It’s really going to be jam-packed every hour of the weekend.”Summerfest favorites range from the 3-on-3 basketball tournament (9 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 25) and cornhole tournament (noon, July 25) to a pizza-eating contest (12:30 p.m. July 25).In addition to plenty of children’s activities and attractions, there are also fireworks (9:30 p.m. July 25). Then there’s the live music schedule, which includes Rumours (7 to 11 p.m. July 24), New Hope Band (12:30 to 2 p.m. July 25) and Böaterhead (7:30 to 11 p.m. July 25).“We have amazing music this year with two headliners, which is a big deal,” she said. “Böaterhead played last year and they were awesome. We’ve heard Rumours before, but they’ve never played for us, so that’s new this year.”Construction on W. 210 Street in Fairview Park. (John Benson/cleveland.com)John Benson/cleveland.comSpeaking of things new this year, there are changes to the normal Summerfest schedule due to construction on W. 210 Street. “We definitely have some bumps in the road due to the construction happening,” she said. “It’s kind of a tough year. We’ll have a little bit more limited parking this year and there’s no car show. “Also, we’re not doing the parade, which is really the biggest thing. It’s only for this year.” Another change involves the Rotary 5k (8 a.m. July 25), which instead of traversing through the community will be staged entirely at Bohlken Park. “Safety is what’s most important,” she said. “We don’t need people trying to cross roads where half of the street is all ripped up. “It’s just going to be a little tough this year, but hopefully people still come out. Maybe they’ll carpool more.“It’s still going to be a wonderful community event.”Read more news from the Sun Post Herald here.