Despite a large commotion at St. Michael’s Fair in Tullytown Thursday night, the annual event was packed with people Saturday.
Clinton Walters from Penndel said he hasn’t come to the fair in years but returned to the fair on Saturday night. Walters admitted that he was thinking about the incident from Thursday night, but said with resolve that he wouldn’t let it impact his night.
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“Why should someone who did that have influence on the way we have fun?,” he asked.
Being a place for friends and families, people would did not simply abandon the fair due to the actions of rowdy groups a couple days before.
“I was disappointed, I have to admit,” Job Ventura, a Bristol Township resident, said. “It’s sad. People need to stop being so angry.”
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“You just don’t expect something like that at the St. Mike’s fair,” said Cynthia Ventura, his wife.
While people bring their kids and their spouses, St. Mike’s fair is a place to meet with friends and gather for many area residents.
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Nicole Trotter of Fairless Hills came to the fair with a group of friends Saturday. She said the fights on Thursday haven’t escaped here mind.
“It does kind of scare me. I used to come here as a kid, and that stuff really happens,” Trotter said.
Fair organizers on Friday were clear that they would not let the events on Thursday cancel the popular fair that has been happening for more than half a century.
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One thing that the Saturday night patrons of the fair had in common: they weren’t going to let the bad news from Thursday keep them away from a tradition with their family and friends.
