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City Of The Week: Farmington Founders Fest

Congratulations to Farmington!  You are the WCSX City of The Week! I met up with Mayor Sara Bowman for a preview of Farmington Founders Fest!  First, we met at Masa and…

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Doni and Mayor Sara Bowman check out the festivities for the Farmington Founders Fest

Donielle Flynn

Congratulations to Farmington!  You are the WCSX City of The Week! I met up with Mayor Sara Bowman for a preview of Farmington Founders Fest!  First, we met at Masa and grabbed a couple of mango margaritas in our Syndicate cups. Thanks for the superb service, Anonymous Rob and Ashley! (inside joke, apologies :)

Next, we headed over to Fido Fest. They were filling the pool for the doggie long jump. Fido Fest is hugely popular. CLICK HERE for a rundown of this weekend’s events.  I LOVE the giant dog pool where people bring their dogs to distance jump.  It's amazing to watch!

Farmington Founders Fest has been going on for 59 years, celebrating Farmington’s birthday (199 years ago). Around 80,000 people make their way to Farmington over the course of the Farmington Founders Festival. The Syndicate is a designated area where people can walk about downtown Farmington with adult beverages, which is pretty sweet. You can also enjoy a beer tent for the Farmington Founders Fest celebration with live music and a ton of food options.

Food and Entertainment

Sweet and Sticky BBQ smelled SO GOOD! Bently and Anastaja were cooking up some amazing pork butts. I verified that their pulled pork sandwiches include coleslaw and a seven-cheese macaroni and cheese.  You're welcome.

Mayor Bowman and I also stopped by and said hellos to the ladies of Lekker Choco Treats.  Nakija and Marlena have some delicious desserts planned out. Make sure to stop by and check it for yourself!

What can the kids do? Plenty!  John and Dave from Art Club Hub are making a mermaid sand sculpture! It's part of the Under The Sea theme in the kids' zone. Founders Fest also has kids' activities including a gaming truck!  I love being out in Farmington for the Founders Festival!

Scroll down for pictures and enjoy some video clips from Farmington!  Special thanks again to Mayor Sara Bowman for her time!

Farmington Founders Festival

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Mayor Bowman and I stopped by Masa to pick up a couple of mango margaritas!

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FILL THE TANK! The giant dog pool is being filled for the Fido Fest. People can bring their dogs by for sitance jumping! It's awesome to watch!

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I am a child. I couldn't resist this photo op to make it look like I was barfing water.

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This is the 50th annual Farmington Founders Festival.

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The Syndicate is an area in downtown Farmington where it is legal to walk around with your adult beverages.

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Self pour! JK We just did this for the picture, but the beer tents and live music are flowing at Farmington Founders Fest!

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Mayor Bowman and Doni survey the grounds at Farmington Founders Fest

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Nakija and Marela are ready with the sweet treats from Lekker Choco (pronounced cocoa).

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Sand sculpture! over in the kids area, John and Dave from Art Club are making a mermaid sand sculpture... obviosly, this is the beginning stage. :)

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The Art Club Hub's sand sculpture in the Kids' Zone at Farmington Founders Festival

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I love pork butts and I cannot lie. Sweet and Sticky BBQ is smokin' good!

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Sara got a pomegrant mimosa! They have tons of flavors!

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The mayor mixes it up with friends at Founders Fest

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There's something about the giant hose that takes me back to childhood. I totally wanted to jump in!

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Rob and Ashley at Masa are ready for Farmington Founders Fest!

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Plenty of food options at The Farmington Founders Fest!

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Doni and Mayor Sara Bowman check out the festivities for the Farmington Founders Fest

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Donielle Flynn has two kids, two cats, two dogs, and a love of all things rock. She’s been in radio decades and held down top-rated day parts at Detroit, Philadelphia, and Washington DC radio stations throughout her tenure. She enjoys writing about rock news, the Detroit community, and she has a series called “The Story Behind” where she researches the history of classic rock songs.