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Taylor Swift party to cap off Ottawa’s Friendship Days on Sunday

Admission is free

Taylor Swift fans who attended the event received a gift bag at the Taylor Swift fan party hosted by the Lockport Township Park District on Feb. 10, 2024 in Lockport.

It soon will be time for Ottawa to “shake, shake, shake” at Riverfront Park.

Ottawa’s Taylor Swift Dance Party is scheduled from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4, at the old Central School site, 400 Clinton St., also known as Riverfront Park.

Admission is free.

There will be a T-Swift mocktail station and a free nail-painting station.

The Ottawa Downtown Association will have a booth to paint a rock for its Rockin’ Rock Garden. Rocks will be placed in beds downtown. Children and adults can participate.

Food will be available from Aussem Dogs, Flo’s Food Truck, Labra Eggrolls Co., Tropical Sno, Vandy’s Candies, Nonnie’s Cookie Co. and Sweet Butts Cotton Candy.

Vendors will include SS Shirts n’ More, Hair Tinsel Stations, RPS Toys, MidwestDuo, Tastefully Twinning and Rainbow Hair Station.

The event is part of Ottawa’s Friendship Days.

Editor’s note: An incorrect date for the Taylor Swift Dance Party was published in the article on page 3 of Thursday’s edition. The information in this article provides the correct date.

Derek Barichello

Derek Barichello

Derek Barichello is the news editor for The Times in Ottawa and NewsTribune in La Salle, part of Shaw Local News Network, covering La Salle, Bureau and Putnam counties. He covers local and breaking news in the areas of government, education, business and crime and courts, among others.