Published July 14. 2021 10:31AM
PRESS PHOTOS BY DONNA GEWERTZ It's tea time at Northampton Community Days for Kolton Lipp, of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, Trenton, N.J., as he enjoys a ride on the midway. The 40th edition of Community Days, sponsored by Northampton Exchange Club, ran July 7-10 at Municipal Park, Laubach Avenue and Smith Lane.
Taking home a plush tiger is Sadie Beller, of Northampton, who won the prize by throwing darts at balloons. Pictured with Sadie are members of her family, who celebrated her win.
Sisters Sarah and Aniyah Tyler, of Northampton, enjoy a refreshing smoothie as Kaylee Weidaw and Zoey Weidaw staff the Island Oasis stand on the last day of the fair.
Northampton Community Days is just the right spot to score some drinks and funnel cakes for, from left, Aiden Kassick, with Caden Fegely and his dad, Keith Fegely, all of Northampton.
From left, Rebecca Sommer, Austin Sommer and Danielle Roland, organizers of the 10th annual Brandon Sommer Wiffle Ball Tournament, taking place in the background, gather for a photo while displaying the list of participating teams and a bat signed by all the participants of the tournament that goes to the winning team. The tournament, a popular tradition at Northampton Community Days, began with eight teams and has since grown to 24.
A spectacular fireworks display, created by Shooting Star Fireworks, lights up the sky to culminate the 2021 Northampton Community Days celebration. Despite rainy weather earlier in the week, the final night of the festival had great weather and drew large crowds for the fireworks.
Greg Geist, a vocalist with the Large Flowerheads, hops off the stage to serenade two young fans who are accompanying the band on inflatable guitars.