Sunny Saturday sees thousands come out for Supercrawl

Thousands came to James Street N., on Saturday for the annual Supercrawl street festival.

The event, which features artists, musicians and vendors of all kinds, "is a really good opportunity to showcase what you have," Cheyenne Federiconi said. 

As Sugarbones, Federiconi makes and sells art including pins and stickers. Her eye-catching pink booth is a staple at Supercrawl, this being her eighth year as a vendor. 

Federiconi told CBC Hamilton she's tried to make her booth bigger and better each year. This year, she has two booths side-by-side to accommodate an art installation with a wishing well where people can take photos. 

It features a frog and giant flowers, "the stuff that brings you into the fairy world."

Down the road, Setareh Masoumbeiki and her team at Arts for All have two interactive displays. Their Artasia program works with local summer camps and this year, 2116 children contributed squares to the giant quilt they have on display by the John Weir Foote Armoury, Masoumbeiki said. 

 Alongside the quilts, the artists have an area where people can weave fabric onto looms.

"I love it," Masoumbeiki said, noting she's been impressed by the elaborate designs people have been making. "It honestly blew my mind." 

The plan is to send a loom to each of the camps that participated in the quilt-making, she said. 

Many families and children are in attendance at the festival. Sharon Rich from Burlington, Ont. took her son Bryce, 5.

She said they made the trip on the GO Train at his request

"We came last year and really enjoyed it," Rich said. 

Bryce was too shy to comment, but his mom said they were keen to check out the kids' zone, where they spent several hours last time.

If you come by Supercrawl on Saturday, please say hello to members of the CBC Hamilton team at a booth near our office on 118 James Street N.