Lakeside Family Festival Coming to East Freetown This Weekend

EAST FREETOWN (WBSM) — This weekend marks the return of the annual Lakeside Family Festival to the shores of Long Pond in East Freetown.

The festival is organized by the members of St. John Neumann Church, and will feature live entertainment, games, food, beverage and carnival rides.

The carnival portion is put on by Fiesta Shows, which has confirmed to WBSM that it will not have its new policy on minors in place for the event. The policy had previously been in place for the carnival at the Dartmouth Mall.

Unlimited ride passes are also available on the Fiesta Shows website for $40 per day. They will be $45 if purchased at the festival.

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The Lakeside Family Festival is happening Friday, May 24 through Monday, May 27. It will be open Friday from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from noon to 11 p.m., and Monday from noon to 5 p.m.

The festival takes place on the grounds of St. John Neumann Church, located at 157 Middleboro Road in East Freetown.

Live entertainment throughout the weekend will include the St. John Neumann Idol contest, performances from the Apponequet band and choral groups, Chops Turner, Avery Barboza, Immuter, dog tricks from MJ’s Pet Training Academy and more. You can see the complete entertainment schedule on the festival webpage.

The weather should be perfect through at least the first three days of the Lakeside Family Festival. Friday, Saturday and Sunday are expected to have temperatures between 75 and 80 degrees with partly cloudy skies. Monday is expected to be 70 degrees with occasional rain showers.