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Kids Downtown returns to Newmarket with limited capacity

Children’s entertainment series starts July 7 at Riverwalk Commons
Joseph Quigley
Joseph Quigley
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Magician Aaron Matthews does a hanky trick at a 2019 Kids Downtown event. Greg King for NewmarketToday

The Town of Newmarket is once again providing magic, music and entertainment for children as it restarts its Kids Downtown events July 7.

Magician Aaron Matthews will start a four-week series of free shows for children at Newmarket’s Riverwalk Commons stage, with two performances at 6 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. The shows will be limited to 25 participants due to COVID-19 restrictions, with a mandatory pre-registration for the first performances opening at 8:30 a.m. July 6.

The performances will run every Wednesday throughout July. Musical act Sing and Play with Russ will perform July 14, musicians Team T & J will be July 21, and magicians Brent and Sarah will take the stage July 27.

Although shows will be limited numbers for now, the municipality said that if the next step of Ontario’s reopening framework goes ahead, Kids Downtown may transition to one live performance per evening with a larger audience.

Registration is available at newmarket.ca/kidsdowntown.