By COLE REIF
Great Bend Post
Live music and entertainment filled the schedule this past Saturday for the June Jaunt festival in Great Bend. Fire breathing and dancing performers were featured along with circus and magician performances.
Great Bend Community Coordinator Christina Hayes said the 13th Annual June Jaunt was highlighted by new features, such as the parade down Main Street on Friday night.
"The awesome piece of it was adding the new things," said Hayes. "The parade was really successful for Sara (Arnberger) and her crew. It did bring more people to the movie night too. We had about 300 people at the movie that night which was great."
With vendors set up in the morning and inflatables and games available for the children, Hayes said you see a variety of patrons throughout the day and even some folks that spend most of their day at Jack Kilby Square.
"What's interesting is the people that will come, leave and come back," said Hayes. "It's one of those maybe taking the kids home, nap and the come back to play. There's also two different cycles. There's the day cycle where you can shop and the kids can play on the inflatables. Then there's the evening cycle with the nightlife and the concerts."
Hayes was thankful the weather held off compared to last year and said her team will continue finding ways to improve on June Jaunt festivals for Great Bend.