PHOTOS: Market Days Festival kicks off in Concord

Standing on his stilts, Jeff Dorian places a finished balloon parrot on the finger of Bella Downing, 4, of Concord as her sister Arya (left), 8, and grandmother Bonnie Paul look on during the Market Days Festival in downtown Concord on Thursday, June 22, 2017. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff)
Two-year-old Gideon Dudley of Penacook plays mini golf with his family during the Market Days Festival in downtown Concord on Thursday, June 22, 2017. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff)
Concord Dance Academy students perform during the Market Days Festival in downtown Concord on Thursday, June 22, 2017. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff)
New Hampshire band Endless Tricks band performs during the Market Days Festival in downtown Concord on Thursday, June 22, 2017. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff)
Concord Dance Academy students perform during the Market Days Festival in downtown Concord on Thursday, June 22, 2017. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff)
New Hampshire band Endless Tricks performs during the Market Days Festival in downtown Concord on Thursday, June 22, 2017. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff)

Monitor staff

Published: 6/22/2017 11:49:38 PM

Visitors strolled through downtown Concord during the opening day of Market Days on Thursday. The annual festival runs 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily through Saturday. More information can be found at intownconcord.org/index.php/market-days.

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