Vendors, food, music and fun are on the menu for Saturday's RIVERfair at Keizer Rapids Park.
The community festival kicks off at 8 a.m. with registration for the RIVERfair 3K/1K Run Walk. The 3K event for adults starts at 9 a.m. and costs $5 per entrant; the 1K event for kids under 9 starts at 9:35 a.m. and costs $2.
At 10 a.m. the Keizer Community Band takes to the Keizer Rotary Amphitheatre stage under the direction of Dennis Bierman.
The schedule of entertainment following the community band includes:
11 a.m.: Sound Waves, a women's a cappela singing group from the Keizer/Salem Area Seniors;
11:45 a.m.: The Breeze, a men's a cappela singing group also from the Keizer/Salem Area Seniors;
12:15 p.m.: A martial arts demonstration presented by Ireland's ATA Academy;
12:45 p.m.: Appearance by Thomas Dove Keizur talking about early Keizer history;
1:30 p.m.: Steelhead, blues and rock band
4:15 p.m.: Country music with Sheba Dawn;
5 p.m.: Keizer's hip hop stars: Matty, Kid Espi and Bubbi Swatta.
Other scheduled activities include a K-9 demonstration presented by the Keizer Police Department at 2 p.m. and a pie eating contest at 3 p.m. There will be two blue ribbons given in the contest, one for adults and one for kids under 13. Entrants need to sign up at the RIVERfair information booth by 2:45 p.m. on Saturday.
To leave a permanent mark on Keizer festival attendees can make and purchase dog paw pavers to be placed at the dog park or make painted handprint tiles to be installed at the Keizer Civic Center early next year.
The Keizer Bikeways Committee is providing a bike corral to secure bicycles for those who choose to pedal RIVERfair.
RIVERfair is organized by Making Keizer Better Foundation. Proceeds from this year's event will fund two vocational scholarships and grant money to the Keizer Community Food Bank. Organizers of RIVERfair ask that festival-goers bring a non-perishable food item to also benefit the food bank.
For information on RIVERfair contact foundation chairman Lyndon Zaitz at 503-930-1860.