Midtown Street Fair and Music Festival is Saturday.

If memory and blog posts serve as viable evidence, the Midtown Neighborhood Festival began in 2008. It now is being called the Midtown Street Fair and Music Festival, and takes place on Saturday, September 19.

This year's synopsis is below. Requests for information are being directed to Clean Socks Hope, which appears to be the outgrowth of a Northside Christian ministry.

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Here's the overview.

Midtown Street Fair and Music Festival - Sept 19th

Celebrate the Midtown Street Fair in Ritter Park

8:00am: THE COLORDASH 5K—_the World’s Most Colorful _5K: Begins and ends at Cardinal Ritter Park 1218 E. Oak Street New Albany, IN 47150. Packet pickup: 8:00 AM Dash begins at: 10:00AM. A family-friendly, untimed 5K, who welcomes all shapes, sizes, ages, and abilities. Start white (we provide the Tee), and at each kilometer add blue, sprinkle green, splash yellow, spray orange, and finish strong in pink. Benefits: Midtown Spirit Outdoor Classroom and Life Lab.

9:00am: REDEEM THE DREAM—_3 on 3 Basketball Clinic and Tournament_: Bring your best 3 players and help us mentor those less fortunate! T-shirts, trophies and awards.

10:00am: KIDTOWN will kick off at 10AM and is for children of all ages, Family Friendly Entertainment, Food, Games. _Sponsored by Midtown Commons and Midtown Ministries_—is a place for friends and neighbors to grab a coffee and begin meaningful conversations which lead to life-change at our café’. Our desire is for Christ-followers to help provide hope and encouragement to each person who comes to the café.

11:00am: The MIDTOWN STREET FAIR at the Corner of 13th & Oak St. in New Albany kicks off at 11AM This Free Event includes: Family Friendly Entertainment, Food, Games and Music. _Sponsored by St. John Presbyterian, Cardinal Ritter Birthplace Foundation and Home of the Innocents_

12:00pm: The HOPE MUSIC FESTIVAL kicks off at Noon and will bring focus through its music to our unique Midtown area of town, highlighting its diverse and full history, encourage the patronage of our businesses, and provide an experience we can all enjoy and participate in. We hope to expand on the successes of 2013 and 2014, and improve the overall experience for everyone by getting the surrounding neighborhoods and community organizations more involved. _Sponsored by Clean Socks Hope_.

This is an All Day Family Friendly Event with entertainment, food, games and music.

For additional information please visit http://www.cleansockshope.org/