If I hear the words "market," "festival," "food," and "music" in the same sentence, I'm pretty much immediately on board with the idea. A night market, though, is a totally new experience for me, and one that I was pretty excited about.
I took the weekend off from my computer, since I had been feeling a little burnt out after last week. The launch of my new food blog had me working 24/7, and I needed a "real" weekend. So, off to Windsor for the first ever night market there!
The main street (for foot traffic, that is) was lined with stalls and trailers of international and local food vendors, children's games, and live musical entertainment. As the sun set, the crowd swelled, and everything got a bit livelier. Children covered in sticky cotton candy (candy flossed) begged for more money for games, while hungry people swarmed the vendors for a taste of the best street food the area had to offer. Myself, I couldn't resist the siren song of a Caribbean jerk chicken stall and it's familiar taste of my old Brooklyn neighborhood.
The entire evening felt familiar to me, yet new and exciting. I'm used to outdoor farmer's and craft markets, but this had a little bit of a more festive vibe; somewhere between a Christmas market and a carnival. Friday was a little more festive that pizza and tv, at least for this week.
