Five Points Festival Draws Good Crowd On A Hot Day

The inaugural Five Points Festival was held in downtown Trenton Saturday and despite the heat, good crowds showed up for musical entertainment, games, vendors and the Art’s Alive “Art on a Line” contest.

“It was great to see so many community members involved and so many community members attending the event,” said Megan Taul, director of Main Street Trenton.

Mrs. Taul said there are plans in the works to make the festival an annual event, most likely being held again in late August.
“The Five Points Festival is a community event and would not be possible without the groups, organizations, volunteers and community members. We enjoyed seeing families participate in games, activities, tournaments, shopping, live music and performances and exploring Downtown Trenton! We look forward to the 2022 Five Points Festival!
Art’s Alive, the new arts organization in Trenton, sponsored an art competition for artists during the festival. Artists were asked to create art in any medium on white tee shirts, for “Art on a Line”. The art was displayed on a “clothesline” at the festival. Artists were also asked to incorporate this year’s Missouri Bicentennial in their work. Artists were judged on creativity, effort and understanding of concept. Winners were announced at the Deadwood concert, which was also sponsored by Art’s Alive. First-place winners were given a $50 cash prize, while second-place winners received a $25 cash prize. Third-place winners received $15. Jennifer Baldwin won first place in the adult category, with Trisha Sharp winning second place in that category and Elizabeth Eller earning third.

In the youth category, Mallory Peterson won first prize, Jace McCall won second and Betsy Price won third. Carly Sharp won first place in the kindergarten through fourth grade division.

Dan Maxey, president of Art’s Alive, was pleased by the 17 entries and hopes to sponsor “Art on a Line” again in the future.
A cornhole tournament was also held at the festival, with winners including Jakub Hisel and Kristchon Hisel, first place; Preston Jawahir and Josh Eaton, second place; Brian Meek and Jeff Stotts, third place; and Austin Taul and Colby Larson, fourth place.
Looking ahead, Mrs. Taul said the next event scheduled for the downtown area is the Oct. 2 Brew Fest.
“The Brew Fest will be similar to the Sip ‘n Stroll we have downtown. There will be a variety of craft beer samples at downtown businesses.” Mrs. Taul explained. “There will also be a pet parade hosted by Pet Central and other fall festival activities.”