Dexter Summer Festival

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NOTE THIS EVENT HAS ALREADY OCCURRED

Date(s): Friday, August 8, 2025
Time: 10:00am-11:00pm
Venue: Monument Park
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Event Description

Dexter Daze is now the Dexter Summer Festival. Due to construction, the Action Zone has been moved from Mill Creek Park to the Broad Street Parking Lot.

Friday’s highlights of interest to kids include:

10a-8p – Vendor & Food Trucks Open
10a-6p – Action Zone Activities Open
10a-8p – Cornhole Open
11a – Social Tent Opens
11a – Action Zone Performance – Devin Devine
11a-5p – Bennett’s Balloons – Free Balloon Animals (Action Zone)
11a-6p – Turchin Jewelers – Free Friendship bracelet beading.
noon-6p – Chalk Artist (alley by Dexter Bakery)
12:30p – Action Zone Performances – Boyer the Magic Guy
1-4p – Dunk Tank Open – Social District
2p – Action Zone Performances – Bubbles R Fun
4p – Action Zone Performance – Herps Alive! Interarctive Reptile & Amphibian Show
10p – Fireworks

Action Zone Activities at Mill Creek Park:

Bounce House
Kid Focused Vendors
Kid-Friendly Encounters & Activities
Food Trucks
Shuttle Stop
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