The 39th WellsFest will be held Saturday, Sept. 30, at Jamie Fowler Boyll Park in Jackson. The family-friendly festival kicks off with a pet parade at 9:30 a.m. followed by music from local bands from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., food trucks, children’s activities, arts and crafts vendors, a plant sale and a silent auction. Admission and parking are free. All proceeds will go to Operation Shoestring. Making plans for the festival are (from left, back) the Rev Chris Cumbest, Wells United Methodist Church pastor; Ken Hodges, committee member; Sherry Rainey, Operation Shoestring board chairman; Charles Williams, committee member; the Rev. Sue Keen Hyland, Wells pastor; Shavon Fletcher, Operation Shoestring; Robert Langford, executive director of Operation Shoestring; and (front) Charles Araujo, co-chair of Wellsfest; Alexandra Melnick, Operation Shoestring; Anne Karges, festival co-chairman. Wells United Methodist Church is sponsor of WellsFest. For more information, visit wellsfest.org.
