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This August, Orton Park Festival is set to return to the Marquette neighborhood for its 61st year. Scheduled to take place from Aug. 28 to Aug. 30, the festival is one of the Madison community’s most highly anticipated summer events and draws big crowds every year.
The festival started back in 1965 as a small neighborhood project led by local residents who wanted to bring people together. Over the last few decades, it has grown from a simple neighborhood gathering into a larger community tradition…