The annual event, which will be held today and Saturday in a six-block area downtown, attracts up to 30,000 people.
Visitors come to enjoy arts and crafts, food and entertainment.
Everything looks good.'' Other tasks included checking parkways for fire ants, laminating signs, making sure security was in place, and making preparations in case it rains. Proceeds from the event, which will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day, will go into the general operating fund for the chamber to help keep membership costs down. It also gives civic and nonprofit organizations a chance to make money, Mrs. Murff said. Motorists should expect some traffic congestion in the downtown area. Tom Galardi, spokesman for the Aiken Department of Public Safety, said the intersection of Laurens Street and Park Avenue will be blocked to traffic in both directions.