ScrapFest

ScrapFest, now in its 13^th year, is a free eco-art festival that showcases “the incredible potential of recycled materials while fostering community growth and creative exploration.” This year’s event, running Friday (July 14) and Saturday (July 15) on Turner Street in Old Town, offers a sculpture competition, silent auction, fashion show, 8K run/walk, family activities, live music, art and food vendors and more.

Teams of local artists have created scrap-metal sculptures that will be displayed throughout the two-day event. The pieces are being sold in a silent auction on the festival’s website, scrapfest.com/scrapfest-13-pieces. Bidding is open until the festival concludes Saturday evening, with 70% of the proceeds directly supporting the artists, 20% supporting ScrapFest and 10% going to the Mikey 23 Foundation, which aims to improve young people’s lives through education and training in skilled trades.

The Refashion Show, 7 p.m. Friday, will showcase sustainable and repurposed clothing made from locally donated fabric scraps.

The Great Scrap Run, 8:30 a.m. Saturday, allows guests to walk or run along the Lansing River Trail. There’s also a Preuss Pets Kids’ Fun Run beginning at 8 a.m. Proceeds benefit the Davies Project, which provides transportation to essential healthcare for seriously ill children and pregnant women.

The festival also offers booths from a variety of eco-art vendors; food from Picnic Food Truck; art-making opportunities with REACH Studio Art Center; chances to view robots created by Waverly Robotics students; DJ sets by Ozay Moore and DJ Y’z Friday evening; and live music by Dylan Tolbert, Deacon Earl, the Keynote Sisters, Darin Larner Jr. and Mark Lavengood on Saturday.

To learn more about the festival, sign up for the 8K race and bid on sculptures, visit scrapfest.com.