CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee-Clarksville Club hosted its second annual Summer Festival on Saturday at Kenwood High School. The event featured vendors, arts and crafts, bounce houses, food trucks and more.

“We are here today to bring awareness to the community that we are coming to Clarksville and we’re excited about that,” said Deidre Ward, Clarksville Board chairperson.

Three girls pose inside a colorful 'Summer Festival' frame with a man in a blue polo at a Boys & Girls Clubs event in Clarksville, Tennessee.
Three people hold a framed sign reading 'Summer Festival' around a smiling child who won a Flow scooter prize at a Boys & Girls Clubs event.
Three firefighters stand in front of a red fire truck, wearing gray uniforms and caps.
Group of diverse adults and teens posing with a blue promotional frame for the Clarksville Boys & Girls Clubs event, reading 'Empowering Clarksville's Youth.'
Young child wearing sunglasses sits in a tractor cockpit, gripping a lever with a curious smile.
Child in a yellow outfit and sunglasses sits in the cab of a construction vehicle, hands on the controls, relaxed pose.
Family of three posing for a photo in front of a red-and-blue inflatable bounce house: man with a shaved head and tattoos holding a young boy, flanked by a smiling woman in a black tank top.
Boy in an orange shirt stacks wooden Jenga blocks on a table in a gym as a smiling woman watches nearby.
Community event in a gym with blue-covered tables and volunteers helping kids with crafts or activities located along the tables in the background.
Bright red food truck selling sandwiches with a large 'Fresh Sandwiches' flag and a line of people waiting to order outdoors.
Two smiling girls in blue Boys & Girls Club shirts pose in a gym, making peace signs with their fingers; one holds a white stitched bag.
Indoor gym with bright inflatable bounce houses and children playing while adults supervise.
Three men stand behind a table at a booth for the R.O.S. mentorship program, smiling at the camera with a banner beside them.
People browse a long blue-draped table of donated toys and prizes at a Boys & Girls Clubs event in a brick-walled hallway.
Indoor mall corridor with brick wall; vendor tables display handmade crafts, candles, boxes, and jewelry under a red canopy; shoppers browse nearby.
Yellow CAT backhoe loader on display in a parking lot, with a blue canopy and people nearby staying at a community event.
Three uniformed officers stand side by side at an outdoor event under blue canopy tents, wearing badges and duty belts.
Girl in a pink shirt has a henna-like design drawn on her forearm by a helper at a table in a gym.
Barber in a denim apron trims a young boy's hair in a gymnasium, with an inflatable obstacle course in the background.
Boy sits in a barber chair in a gym while a volunteer trims his hair; hair-cutting supplies on a cart nearby and people waiting in the background.
DJ in a gym wearing a cap and black clothing, holding a microphone and gesturing, with a laptop and DJ mixer on the table behind him
Three smiling women stand together in matching blue Boys & Girls Clubs Clarksville Club shirts in a room.
Young girl in a blue shirt stands beside a jewelry booth at a market, smiling at the camera against a brick wall.
Table at a fair for 'Banners + Bibles' with a smiling woman behind the booth and a brown banner with pink text.
Smiling nurse in blue scrubs stands beside a seated police officer donating blood on a mobile unit bus.

More than 200 kids age 17 and younger, along with over 310 adults were welcomed at the festival. This year the event raised close to $6,500. Ward said they are looking for support for the third annual Boys & Girls Clubs Summer Festival in May 2027.

Ward added they are at the halfway mark and they need the community to help them get to $600,000. The Boys & Girls Club is in the planning phases of having a three-day summer coding camp in July, and they are looking for participants.

To learn more, go to Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle TN-Clarksville Club on Facebook or email bgcclarksvilletn@gmail.com.   

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