The 45th annual event will run from noon-7 p.m. Aug. 17 and feature music, handcrafts, food, art and more at the historic Summit Community Center

The 45th annual Summit Summer Festival returns to the rural mountain community Saturday with activities from noon-7 p.m. in and outside of the Summit Community Center.

Barbara Sobo Gast, the festival’s community publicity coordinator, describes the event as “a full day of old-time country fun, crafts, arts, friendship and music in the small rural, tight-knit creative community of Summit.”

Admission is free and all ages are welcome to the festival. Summit is located a little less than 9 miles northwest of Blodgett.

‘Come sit on a bale of hay, eat fresh corn, buy a pie, see a world of creative magic around you, sing along, chat it up with neighbors and friends, take a musical adventure, take some deep breaths and relax,” Sobo Gast said.

Live music and performances, 30 craft booths, an art exhibit, pie and silent auctions, food, watermelon-eating contests for youth and adults, and the all-ages marching band and parade are among the activities.