The festival runs through Sunday, Aug. 9, and is presented by the City of Vancouver and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA. The city’s Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services department is also identified as a presenter in the event listing.

For downtown Vancouver, the practical change is the return of a multi-day public event centered at Esther Short Park but extending into various downtown locations. Residents and visitors will have access to cultural programming without an admission charge, while nearby businesses will be part of an event area expected to draw visitors.

What is scheduled

Available listings describe programming that includes outdoor stages, pop-up galleries, juried art shows, art demonstrations and hands-on workshops. Food vendors and family activities are also included.

The event is not limited to a single park venue. Esther Short Park is the principal location, with additional programming scheduled in downtown Vancouver. That layout places the festival’s arts and entertainment activities across the downtown area rather than concentrating them entirely within the park.

The Saturday schedule, Aug. 8, lists programming from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. The city describes that day as free and open to all ages, with arts, music, food and family programming at Esther Short Park and downtown.

The available official information confirms the broad program categories, dates, locations and Saturday hours. It does not provide the complete 2026 performer lineup in a single official notice, so individual performers are not included here.

Previous attendance and business impact

The City of Vancouver says the previous August’s four-day festival drew more than 50,000 people and generated an estimated $1.6 million in local business sales. Those figures describe the earlier festival; they are not a prediction or guarantee for the 2026 event.

The earlier results help explain why the festival matters beyond its entertainment schedule. A large public event can bring people into downtown, give local businesses an opportunity to serve visitors and provide residents with free access to arts programming. The approved information does not establish how much attendance or sales will result from this year’s three-day festival.

The city describes the 2026 edition as the festival’s fourth year. Its return makes the event part of Vancouver’s recurring arts programming and gives residents multiple opportunities to attend between Friday and Sunday.

What happens next

The festival is scheduled to begin Aug. 7 and continue through Aug. 9, 2026. Saturday’s listed hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., while the available source material does not provide a complete daily schedule for every activity or a single full performer lineup.

For now, the confirmed information is the event’s three-day timing, its free and all-ages format, its Esther Short Park and downtown locations, and its mix of arts, music, food and family programming. Final attendance and economic impact will be known only after the festival concludes.

The event is scheduled to run from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Yucaipa Regional Park, 33900 Oak Glen Road, Yucaipa, California 92399. The program is expected to include games, activities, food trucks, a movie in the park and a drone show.

What is planned

The county parks notice describes the gathering as a combination of family activities and evening entertainment. Games and other activities will be available during the event, while food trucks will provide on-site options for attendees.

A movie in the park is also part of the schedule. The notice does not identify the movie title in the supplied information, and it does not specify when the drone show will take place during the four-hour program.

That means visitors have a confirmed event window, but not a source-backed start time for each individual activity. The event’s listed hours are 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Location and park operations

Yucaipa Regional Park is located at 33900 Oak Glen Road. The venue is operated by San Bernardino County Regional Parks, rather than the city of Yucaipa. The event is therefore a county parks program being held at a named Yucaipa facility.

The county notice says Yucaipa Regional Park is open daily from 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. The scheduled event runs until 8:30 p.m., so the event listing provides the relevant operating window for attendees that evening. The supplied notice does not explain whether any park access or operating procedures will differ during the event.

Why the date matters

The event is time-sensitive for people planning an August visit to the park. It brings several activities into one scheduled evening, including the drone show and movie, while also identifying the exact facility and address in Yucaipa.

The county’s detailed event listing identifies Saturday, August 8, 2026, as the event date. An introductory reference in the notice reportedly mentions August 9, creating a date conflict. The detailed listing and the event record identify August 8, so that is the date used here.

The supplied information does not include an attendance estimate or a weather contingency. It also does not provide a separate deadline for registration, parking instructions or a specific drone-show time. Residents should rely on updated information from San Bernardino County Regional Parks for any later operational changes.

For now, the confirmed plan is a county-run Hot Summer Nights gathering at Yucaipa Regional Park on August 8, from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., with games, activities, food trucks, a movie and a drone show.

The 2026 fair keeps 4-H agriculture and youth achievement at its center while adding a broader public program with live music, karaoke, children’s attractions, contests, food and commercial vendors, community exhibits, a Maker’s Market and other family activities. Kalamazoo County announced the expanded format in July. WKZO reported that financial difficulties and the COVID-19 pandemic had preceded a period when the fair was scaled back mainly to 4-H events.

Where and when the fair is open

The fair is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday.

Tuesday’s schedule includes 4-H poultry, horse, rabbit and sheep events, along with an evening fashion review, demonstrations and performances. Wednesday includes swine, horse, dairy feeder calf and beef shows. Later in the week, the schedule combines livestock and horse activities with public entertainment and family attractions.

Family activities and entertainment

Thursday through Saturday’s program includes Kiddie Land, carnival games, a petting farm, pony rides, a rock wall, a mechanical bull, mini golf, an R/C truck rock-crawling course, an indoor play zone and a silent auction. The county schedule notes that some attractions require fair activity tickets and that carnival games carry a separate play fee.

Thursday’s schedule lists food vendors from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., commercial vendors, community booths and the Maker’s Market from noon to 7 p.m. Main-stage programming includes karaoke from 1 to 4 p.m. and a Scott Flaig cover-artist performance from 5 to 7 p.m. The day also includes children’s shows, contests, featured entertainment and other community-stage programming.

Friday includes karaoke from 1 to 4 p.m. and a 5 to 8 p.m. performance by Clyde Wolfe. Saturday’s main-stage entertainment includes karaoke from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and The AJL Band from 4 to 7 p.m.

Kickball tournament and Saturday rodeo

A Family Open Play Kickball & Lawn Games program presented by Savage Athletics is scheduled for 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, August 8.

The fair’s featured entertainment concludes with the Flying Star Rodeo at 7 p.m. Saturday. The official schedule says a separate ticket is required, so the rodeo is not included in the fair’s general vehicle admission.

Admission prices and discounts

General admission is charged by vehicle: $10 on Tuesday and Wednesday, and $20 from Thursday through Saturday. Adults age 60 and older receive free admission Thursday, August 6, for Senior Day. Veterans and active military members receive half-price admission Friday, August 7.

The county also lists an advance-purchase youth-group promotion for Thursday or Friday: admission plus five activity tickets for $7.50 per child, with one free chaperone admission included. The promotion must be purchased in advance through the Fair Office.

The county’s event schedule is organized by day and time and says it will be updated as activities are added. Visitors should check the official schedule before traveling, especially if they are planning around a particular show, contest, attraction or 4-H event.

Sources

• Kalamazoo County Fair announcement
• WKZO: Kalamazoo County Fair to make a comeback in August

Clarksville Parks and Recreation lists an extended season at New Providence Pool and Swan Lake Pool from Saturday, August 8, through Sunday, September 6, 2026. The schedule is for weekends only, with posted hours of 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Two pools remain open on weekends

Extended-season swimming will be available at:

• New Providence Pool, 168 Cunningham Lane
• Swan Lake Pool, 2022 Sanders Road

The city’s aquatics page identifies those two pools as the locations for the extended season. The schedule does not continue public swimming at all Clarksville pools, and the extended-season listing is not a weekday schedule.

Admission is $4 for all-day access

Admission is listed at $4 for all-day access. Children under age 1 are listed as free.

Visitors should check the city’s aquatics information before leaving for the pool in case hours or availability change.

Every guest needs a CivicRec account

Clarksville Parks and Recreation says everyone, including children, must have a CivicRec account to enter the pool. The city presents the requirement as a condition of pool access for all guests.

Regular season ended August 2

The city lists the regular 2026 pool season as May 23 through August 2, with regular hours of 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The weekend-only schedule at New Providence and Swan Lake provides additional public-swimming dates after that regular season ends.

For Clarksville families looking for public swimming after the regular season, the current city-posted options are New Providence and Swan Lake on weekends from August 8 through September 6, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., with $4 all-day admission and a CivicRec account required for every visitor.

Sources

• Pools and Splash Pads — City of Clarksville
• City pools adjust hours as summer season winds down in Clarksville — ClarksvilleNow

A 2026 events listing from the Charleston Convention and Visitors Bureau says the festival will include food, music, dance, art, performances from around the world, artisan crafts and family-friendly activities. The listing identifies this year’s event as celebrating 36 years of cultural diversity.

A public cultural gathering

Multifest is presented in the listing as a Charleston community tradition intended to bring people together and provide opportunities to learn about different cultures. Its programming spans both performances and participatory activities, placing food, crafts and family offerings alongside music, dance and art.

That public, no-cost format means admission is not identified as a barrier for people who want to take part. The event’s stated focus on cultural exchange also makes it a community gathering rather than a single-genre concert or a ticketed entertainment program.

The festival is scheduled during Charleston’s broader summer cultural-events season. In a separate May release about its Live on the Levee series, the City of Charleston described summer programming as a community-centered tradition that brings residents and visitors to the riverfront. That release does not announce or provide operating details for Multifest, but it reflects the wider context of public cultural programming in the city.

What has and has not been announced

The reviewed Multifest listing confirms the Aug. 6–9 dates, the festival’s free admission and the general types of activities planned. It does not provide a complete daily schedule, a venue map, event hours or a confirmed performer roster for 2026.

People planning to attend should therefore treat the dates and free admission as the currently supported details, while awaiting any additional festival information on programming and logistics. No funding source, eligibility requirements or organizer-specific operational information was identified in the approved material.

The 36-year figure is attributed to the tourism and event listing. It has not been independently audited as a historical anniversary count in the materials reviewed for this report.

For Charleston residents, local artists and performers, and families looking for public cultural activities, Multifest’s announced return establishes a four-day place on the city’s August calendar. Its stated program is designed to create direct encounters with a range of cultural traditions through performance, food, visual art and crafts.

The city held a grand opening and dedication ceremony on May 1, 2026, at River Line Park on Oakdale Road. In its weekly report, Smyrna said about 100 guests attended and said the event included free T-shirts, concession samples, music and play at the splash pad.

The city project page describes the amenity as a Ward 7 addition to River Line Park that was expected to open in May 2026. This is a parks-and-recreation update about one city amenity, not a broader overhaul of Smyrna’s park system.

What the summer schedule looks like

According to Atlanta Journal-Constitution coverage updated May 19, the splash pad was open on weekends through May 24. Starting May 25 and running through Aug. 2, it moved to Wednesday through Monday with three bookable sessions: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., and 5 to 8 p.m.

The city’s event notice also tells residents to register, so families should check the reservation process before heading over. For parents planning a weekend or school-break outing, the schedule is the main thing to confirm before leaving home.

Sources

• City of Smyrna grand opening event notice
• Atlanta Journal-Constitution splash pad guide