Historic Downtown Pocatello reviving neon-themed street festival with two new ones

POCATELLO — Historic Downtown Pocatello is bringing backmost a once-defunct thoroughfare show pinch 2 akin events.

“Neon Street Fest” will return spot connected nan East broadside of Historic Downtown this Saturday and “Welcome Back Bengals Street Fest” will return spot successful nan aforesaid area connected August 17.

“It’s going to beryllium an opportunity for families and folks successful our organization to travel retired and bask immoderate unrecorded euphony and immoderate nosy thoroughfare vendors,” said Stephanie Palagi, executive head of Historic Downtown Pocatello.

“Neon Street Dance” was different neon-themed arena that was gaining traction earlier Historic Downtown had to cancel it successful 2020 owed to nan COVID-19 pandemic. With nan Center Street Underpass being closed this, Historic Downtown decided that reviving nan arena would beryllium a bully measurement to bring much group to nan area.

The thoroughfare show will return spot wrong nan 200 & 300 blocks of East Center Street. As group rotation betwixt thoroughfare vendors wearing neon necklaces and bracelets, section musicians will execute connected nan Roof Top Stage complete Cue & Brews.

“We’ll person thoroughfare vendors retired pinch popcorn, fabric candy, snowfall cones and acold drinks that are each family friendly,” Palagi said.

On Saturday’s event, Layne Brown will execute from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and The Opskamatrists from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. On August 17, Perfect Formation will play from 3 p.m to 6 p.m. and Rev’d Audio will spell from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

The August 17 arena will besides manus retired free ISU shirts to those successful attendance. Admission is free for some events.

Palagi hopes to spot nan organization travel backmost to Historic Downtown’s neon thoroughfare festival.

“This is an arena that we dream nan organization will clasp coming backmost to nan East broadside of downtown,” Palagi said.