Clermont came alive over the weekend for its annual Clermont Days Festival. This two-day celebration brought families, neighbors, and visitors together for small-town charm and big-time fun.
The weekend offered live music, rows of vendors, and plenty of food. Saturday featured the parade rolling down Main Street, along with a car show, tractor show, and a fireworks display that lit up the night sky.
A kaleidoscope of color and creativity
One of the festival’s most popular stops was The Bow Fairy’s booth. Rows of handmade bows and headbands hung like a kaleidoscope, each one a small work of art. For many children, these bows are more than accessories—they have become traditions tied to school photos, recitals, and milestones. As one little girl exclaimed when she dashed into the booth, “It’s a dream! It’s an absolute dream!”
Food also drew long lines. Families crowded around El Elote’s famous street corn and wandered toward Wacky Martin’s booth, where fried gator, crawfish tails, and frog legs arrived hot from the fryer. At Birch and Thyme, fiber artist Isis Bickerstaff offered crocheted goblins, felted squirrels, and jars of handmade “potions,” greeting customers like she had stepped straight out of a storybook…