Laborfest returns for the first time in years this coming Monday, offering a day of community, labor history and family fun.
It will be held rain or shine on September 5 from 11am to 5pm at the St. Therese, 2020 91st St. in Kenosha.
Kenosha AFL-CIO Council President Rick Gallo said it will feature all of its usual entertainment, including music, food booths, the announcement of the Working Person of the Year, children’s activities, raffles and far more.
“It was a good celebration. The last time we had it in 2019, I’d say we had a pretty good turnout,” Gallo said. “We were busy all day.”
Kenosha’s Laborfest has been held for at least 41 years, with only 2020 and 2021 missing due to the pandemic. Gallo said he pointed to his ties to Kenosha’s rich labor history, including the auto industry, steel industry and construction, among others.
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“You had a great cadre of union workers in Kenosha,” Gallo said. “So you had a large number of unionized people in Kenosha who also contributed to the community and made various donations of their time and skills to build many things in Kenosha County. So it comes full circle. The work goes back to the community, as much as the community supports the work in this sense.”
One of the festival’s traditions, the Worker of the Year nomination, will return with six Workers of the Year, Gallo said, in part because the AFL-CIO Council was unable to hold Laborfest the past two years. The six employees have not yet been announced.
Laborfest also provides an opportunity for local businesses and nonprofits to sell products and raise money, Gallo said.
There will be a food drive for the Shalom Center, and for each food the donor will have a chance to win a door prize. Proceeds from the raffle will also go to the Shalom Center and there will be another raffle for a school trip on a fire truck with proceeds going toward the purchase of two search and rescue drones for the Fire Department of Kenosha.
Betsy Ade and the Well-Known Strangers will provide music. Food for purchase will include chili from the Firefighters’ Chili Cook-Off, brats and Italian sausage from the Grace Lutheran Welcome Center, desserts from MB Sweet Treats and more.
Children’s activities and other entertainment will include two bounce houses, children’s games, a Kenosha Police Department K-9 demonstration, Fire Safety House demonstrations and hourly prize drawings.
“It’s a celebration of work and the contributions of work to the community and the country,” Gallo said. “It’s a nice celebration to close out the summer festival season and then recognize organized workers on Labor Day.”
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