Hundreds gather on the Town Common for Chamber event

Oct 29

Written by Taylor Gregory

Children play on the Town Common beside a sign noting the Chamber's event is free to attend.

Photo by Taylor Gregory.

Attendees gather at the Wandering Soul Beer tent.

Photo by Taylor Gregory.

Attendees gather on the cobblestone in front of the Hopothecary Ales tent.

Photo by Taylor Gregory.

Swissbakers sets up under a tent decorated with Swiss flags, next to the Del Sur Empanadas tent.

Photo by Taylor Gregory.

Children run across the lawn hear vendor tables.

Photo by Taylor Gregory.

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Attendees receive wristbands at the Reading-North Reading Chamber of Commerce table. — Rob Miner, Executive Director of the Chamber, hands out wristbands at the check-in table. Photo by Taylor Gregory.

Hundreds of adults, parents, kids, and dogs gathered on the Reading Town Common on Saturday afternoon, October 17, for a Reading-North Reading Chamber of Commerce event with music, food, drinks, and local vendors. The weather was a little chilly but sunny.

Music, food, and games

DJ Sean Naughton played music while attendees enjoyed cornhole and yard games on the common. Lines at the brewery stalls sometimes ran 20 minutes or more. Food and beverage vendors included:

Swissbaker
Pizza World
Cupcake City
Bangkok Spice

Hopothecary Ales
Wandering Soul
Gentle Brewing Co.
Del Sur Empanadas

Vendors and information tables

Other vendors line the Common walkways, including Spice Weasel, Royal Air Systems (with a lion mascot), Stoneham Bank, the Reading Lions Club, Title Boxing Club, Supporting Single Parents International (SSPI), Fitness Within, Marathon Sports, True Fix, The Wax Room, and Premiere Golf Studio.

Town staff also hosted a table where Town Manager Jayne Wellman, Superintendent Dr. Henry Turner, and other staff answered questions about the override.

Hundreds of residents gather on the Town Common on Saturday, Oct. 17, as brewery vendors serve under the fall foliage. — A crowd of adults, children, and strollers gathers under red and orange fall foliage on the Town Common near Wandering Soul Beer and Hopothecary Ales tents. Photo by Taylor Gregory.

Thank you

According to one of the organizers, Jaime Bradley, the Chamber handed out 650 wristbands at last year’s event and handed out more than 750 this year.

The Chamber thanked the sponsors who made the event possible, the DPW staff and police officers who helped manage day-of operations, and the vendors and organizations who made the event what it was.