The second season for Canal Street Block Parties kicked off Saturday afternoon downtown. About 200 people attended the block party throughout the day. While this attendance was expected for May, organizer Dan McLaughlin hopes turnout to be higher for upcoming events due to higher local as well as tourist traffic, and the additions of new businesses, activities and events. Block parties will be held the second Saturday of each month through August.
Wyatt Dingman, 9, left, takes a turn in a game of checkers against his new friend Beckham Laramie, 6, at the Canal Street Block Party in downtown Laconia on Saturday evening. While their families know each other prior, the two boys played together for the first time at the block party. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
Nova Lambert, 10, right, smudges chalk onto her aunt Marlie Lambert’s face at the Canal Street Block Party in downtown Laconia on Saturday evening. Marlie arrived after the face painting station closed, so the kids used chalk to color her face. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
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Brixton Laramie, 2, left, plays in a hula hoop with the help of his father Ryan Laramie at the Canal Street Block Party in downtown Laconia on Saturday evening. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
Wyatt Dingman, 9, left, takes a turn in a game of checkers against his new friend Beckham Laramie, 6, at the Canal Street Block Party in downtown Laconia on Saturday evening. While their families know each other prior, the two boys played together for the first time at the block party. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
Nova Lambert, 10, right, smudges chalk onto her aunt Marlie Lambert’s face at the Canal Street Block Party in downtown Laconia on Saturday evening. Marlie arrived after the face painting station closed, so the kids used chalk to color her face. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
Actors in "Tuck Everlasting" the musical at the Colonial Theatre promote the show in living window displays seen from the Canal Street Block Party in downtown Laconia on Saturday evening. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
Chalk drawings line the sidewalk at the Canal Street Block Party in downtown Laconia on Saturday evening. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
Attendees enjoy music, food and activities during the Canal Street Block Party in downtown Laconia on Saturday evening. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
The Canal Street Block Party kicks off in downtown Laconia on Saturday evening. Events are planned monthly through the summer. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
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