Shopping and Eating at the 2012 Fishawack Festival

As Fishawack gets closer, we know you're wondering: who will be the vendors this year?

This year vendors will bring handmade silver jewelry, sunglasses, American Girl doll clothes, marionettes, hats, children’s toys, handbags, homemade soaps, skirts, accessories, tupperware, birdhouses, novelties, and children’s dinnerware from the following vendors, and more:

• Silver Touches
• Puppets 'n String
• Secret Garden Soaps
• Hippie Peace Chick
• Tupperware by Chatham resident Beth Salinardi
• Sanna Jewelers
• Van Ryzin Designs
• DLK Headbands
• Button Girls
• Paper Cottage
• Chatham Sports SHop
• Jabberwocky
• Right At Home
• Chatham Club
• Chatham Newcomers and Neighbors

You'll also have the chance to meet with local government representatives, political parties and social clubs:

• Chatham Republicans
• Chatham Borough Democrats
• Chatham Neighbors and Newcomers Committee

This is the second year municipal boards will have a presence at the festival, and they will have give-aways, suggestion boxes and information on ways to help out.

• The Mayor and Council of Chatham Borough will have a suggestion box and members of the council present throughout the day.
• B&B Disposal: Questions about your garbage collection? Get your answers straight from the source.
• Chatham Borough Farmers’ Market
• Environmental Commissions of the Chathams
• Green Initiatives Committee
• Mayors Wellness Committee / Barnabas Health
• Project Community Pride
• Public Arts Council
• RecycleBank and Waste Management: Learn how to help the , just by recycling.
• Town & Country Garden Club
• Historical Society of Chatham Township

As always, Fishawack will have plenty of food vendors serving your favorite meals, including, well fish ... and chips. Also available will be fried shrimp, Philly cheesesteaks, London broil sandwiches, fried ravioli, barbeque ribs and chicken, pulled pork, funnel cakes, zeppoli, fruit smoothies, crepes and drinks.

The theme of this year's Fishawack Festival is “Fishawack with Friends.” The 2012 festival is sponsored by Overlook Medical Center, Pipeworks Services and .