GALLERY | 2nd Annual Winterfest takes place on West Main Street with fun activities and live music

Brandon Robinson Feb 2, 2024 9:53 PM
Several vendors lined the street as tons of locals shopped and enjoyed Winterfest festivities. Winterfest, the first First Friday event of the year, took place in downtown Statesboro on Friday Feb. 2 from 5p-8p. Admission was free and open to the public. This is the second annual Winterfest. ▲
Statesboro High School Blue Devil Baseball Team sold fried oreos at Winterfest.▲
Members of Chi Pi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority attend Winterfest in Downtown Statesboro.▲
Pour House Pub gave locals a sneak peak into the inside of the store during Winterfest. Live music and hot chocolate were enjoyed during the open house viewing. Pour House Pub will release more details on its opening soon. ▲
Statesboro Stitches group facilitated the sweater repair during the Fix-It Friday event at Winterfest. Statesboro Stitches is held every Saturday from 10a-12p at the Statesboro-Bulloch County Library. ▲
Greener Boro Commission. Georgia Southern University's Fab Lab and The City of Statesboro’s Greener Boro Commission have partnered together for monthly "Fix-It-Fridays" to reduce waste and encourage innovation. Community members are invited to drop in with their repairs, and on-site experts will assist in making repairs so that you don't have to throw things away and buy new items. During Winterfest, the featured fix was sweater repair. This month's Fix-It Friday took place in the alleyway between Frills by Scott and LA Waters Furniture at 8 W. Main Street.▲
Winterfest was held in downtown statesboro on Friday February 2.▲
Several local shops in downtown Statesboro had their doors open to locals who attended Winterfest, welcoming them into their shops. Charlie's Funky Junk Shop pictured above.▲
Several vendors lined the street as tons of locals shop and enjoy Winterfest festivities. Winterfest, the first First Friday event of the year, took place in downtown Statesboro on Friday Feb. 2 from 5p-8p. Admission was free and open to the public. This is the second annual Winterfest. ▲
Stephen Jones performing live music at Vino 1910.▲
Bull and Barrel Steakhouse at night in downtown Statesboro. ▲
Georgia Southern University's Fab Lab and The City of Statesboro’s Greener Boro Commission have partnered together for monthly "Fix-It-Fridays" to reduce waste and encourage innovation. ▲
Winterfest was held in downtown statesboro on Friday February 2.▲
Boro the Hatchet in Statesboro.▲

Winterfest was the first First Friday event of the year. It was the second annual Winterfest and took place in downtown Statesboro on Friday Feb. 2 from 5:30p-8p. Admission was free and open to the public.

Main Street Statesboro hosted Winterfest, having different attractions available which catered to adults and children. 

B.J. McKellar, Owner of Boro the Hatchet, gives a demonstration for how to throw an ax.

Several vendors and features were present to the event, such as Boro the Hatchet (picutred above). A s’mores station also provided a sweet treat and activity for locals of all ages. Live music was also performed by Dan Larkin and Friends, Stephen Jones at Vino 1910, and Braylan Brown and Juliet Muldrew at the Pour House Pub's sneak peak Open House downtown.

Braylan Brown and Juliet Muldrew perform live music at Pour House Pub in downtown Statesboro during Winterfest. 
Stephen Jones performing live music at Vino 1910.

"Fix-It Friday" also took place during Winterfest on West Main Street. During Winterfest, the featured fix was sweater repair. This month's "Fix-It Friday" took place in the alleyway between Frills by Scott and LA Waters Furniture at 8 W. Main Street.

"Betty Franklin is our number one sweater fixer. She found me at a repair cafe at the mainstreet farmer's market and volunteered to do sweater fixing for us at one of our Fix-It Fridays. She and the Statesboro Stiches team are here fixing sweaters tonight." Lissa Leege, Chair of the Greener Boro Commission and Professor of Biology at Georgia Southern

Quotes from some of the organizers

"We're really excited because this is our second annual Winterfest. We have worked in collaboration with AJ Jetwani with Tandoor and Tap, and Michael Blackmon with Vino 1910 and Vandy's BBQ. This year we had double the crowd and it's been fantastic. We're on West Main Street for Winterfest and it allows the locals to explore this area of shops in downtown Statesboro tonight." Elena McLendon, Office Manager at Main Street Statesboro

"Thank you to the community for coming out to support us again at the second annual Winterfest; what a great turnout! We hope to keep these events going for the years to come." AJ Jetwani, Owner of Tandoor and Tap

For more information on First Friday event sponsors, read Grice Connect's Winterfest preview article HERE. 

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