Butler residents pack Main Street at last year's Butler Fall Festival. This year's festival will feature an emphasis on arts and crafts vendors.

Dean Selfridge wants the 39th annual Butler Fall Festival to hearken back to a Butler event of old.

Selfridge, president of the festival, said arts and crafts vendors will be more prevalent at this year's festival, which will be from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday in downtown Butler.

The festival, which is free for attendees, will be funded by vendor application fees, donations and various sponsorships. It will feature live music and performing arts, including dance routines on stages at Jefferson and New Castle streets.

The acts will rotate between the two stages. There also will be music in Diamond Park.

New this year is a kids zone, which will include a petting zoo, various arts and crafts, a barrel train and people dressed up as characters to meet and greet children.

There also will be face painting, tug-of-war, kids karaoke and cotton candy.

Adults will be able to try out different winery and distillery vendors.

A full report will appear in the Butler Eagle.