Cooper-Young Festival was hot again this year — not only the weather, but the event’s popularity. People came out in droves to eat, drink, listen to music, and mingle.

Samantha Bonema, Dylan Giddens, and Marguerite
About 100,000 attended this year’s festival, which was held September 13th, says Tamara Cook, Cooper-Young Business Association executive director.

Ashley Pannell and Jackson Ross
Blake Beasley and Elaina Billings
Charlotte Grambergs and Garrett Sapp
“It was a great festival,” she says. “Looks like our demographics are changing. We had a lot of very young families there.”

James Alexander
Zach Brummett and Amy Dempsey
Sydney Bridgeforth and Isaiah Henderson
“Lots of young people. Lots of kids. I’ve never seen so many kids before.” But, Cook says, “Glad to see those children.”
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