Join us in the Lower Park on Saturday, August 30 from 11AM to 6PM for The 4th Annual Better Off Read Summer Book Festival; a free-to-attend, all-ages outdoor literary festival with the mission to encourage reading, promote writing, and celebrate storytelling.

The festival features thousands of books available for $1 or less; vendor booths by local authors, artists, and merchants; complimentary attractions such as face-painting, balloon animals, and storytelling; food trucks and other concessions; a special celebrity-sponsored basket raffle; and much more.

Vendor applications open March 1.

After the festival:
Get ready for an evening of sidesplitting laughter after the festival Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood, the dynamic duo from TV's "Whose Line is it Anyway?," take the Mainstage in a one-night-only uproarious live show, Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood: Asking for Trouble. Get tickets and more info here: