Mint Festival

St. Johns’ annual Mint Festival runs 2 to 11 p.m. Friday (Aug. 9), 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday (Aug. 10) and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday (Aug. 11) at the Clinton County Fairgrounds, offering a juried craft show, a flea market, a carnival, food trucks, a mint ice cream booth and more.

There will also be special events each day, including a live radio broadcast by 94.1 Duke FM 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, line dancing 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, a three-on-three basketball tournament 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday at the St. Johns Middle School and High School gyms, a cornhole tournament 2 to 7 p.m. Saturday, performances by the Motley Misfits circus collective 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday and the Hubbardston Irish Dance Troupe at noon Sunday, yoga with a three-legged dog 1 p.m. Sunday and the annual Peppermint Patty Plop 3 p.m. Sunday.

The Grand Mint Parade will begin 10 a.m. Saturday on Clinton Avenue near Oakview Elementary School. For the full route, visit mintfest.org/copy-of-cornhole.

Attendees 21 and older can also visit downtown St. Johns 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday for block parties featuring live music, food trucks and alcoholic beverages. Admission will be $10 at the gate, and beverage tickets will be $5 each.

Entry into the Mint Festival is free, and unlimited ride wristbands for the carnival are $25 if purchased online by noon Friday or $35 at the ticket box. For more information on the festival, or to sign up for the cornhole and basketball tournaments, visit mintfest.org.