Summerfest 2016 kicks off at noon on Wednesday, June 29.
In the final 24 hours before the gates open, vendors were setting up tents and feeling excitement in the air.
"We're setting up," said Zippo district sales manager Frank Koss. "This is our 10th year at Summerfest, and we're really excited because we sell an awful lot of lighters to people coming by."
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Besides the music at Summerfest, there's the food. At Saz's, they're excited to be celebrating their 40th anniversary.
"(There are) lots of fun things down here," said Saz's festival director Curt Kluth. "Some new items. The deep-fried pickles are new at our Dockside BBQ this year. Of course the ribs and sampler combination, the one thing everyone comes for down at Summerfest. So that'll be down here so it's going to be a great time."
The vendors love coming to Summerfest just as much as music fans.
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"I really love all the friends. The other vendors that are down here that we get to see. We get to come down here and have our Summerfest family back here again this summer. A lot of the same faces. It's always fun to walk around and say hi to everyone. Of course great people watching and great food, too," Kluth said.
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