Meltdown is back for 2024! Coming to Greenfield on April 13th…

The River’s spring family festival is once again opening up in Greenfield on Saturday, April 13th, from 10 AM to 3 PM, rain or shine! A day of FREE family fun at Hawks & Reed, and outside on Court Square and the Greenfield Common.

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Featuring delightful live music and magical stories from celebrated authors all day inside on the Hawks & Reed main stage – – and right outside, find The Fair on Court Square, with acrobatic performances from Show Circus Studio, games, interactive exhibits, and arts and crafts. Food and ice cream on site courtesy of Cocina Lupita, Crooked Stick Pops, and other great vendors.

Be sure to stop by the Imaginary Bookshop to get books by Meltdown authors – they’ll be there too! Get your melt on with the River on Saturday, April 13th in downtown Greenfield!

Here is a little something that might make your navigation a bit easier on SATURDAY, APRIL 13TH: A MELTDOWN MAP! Use this map to navigate Greenfield Center. It lists PARKING OPTIONS which are FREE ON SATURDAYS, and some of the other attractions nearby, such as…

Our wonderful book/ media sponsor: The Imaginary Bookshop (come see them at Meltdown!); Greenfield’s newest Center for the Arts, The LAVA Center; RISE ABOVE Bakery with some of the best croissants in the Valley; Magpie Woodfired Pizzeria, opening at 4pm, and of course The People’s Pint is open all day for lunch – they’ve got a kids menu!

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