{"id":236395,"date":"2026-05-18T02:33:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T02:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/?post_type=event&#038;p=236395"},"modified":"2026-05-18T20:28:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T20:28:22","slug":"whartons-canal-day","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/event\/whartons-canal-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Wharton&#8217;s Canal Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"custom_featured_image\" style=\"display:none;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"296\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/05\/Canal-Day-JPG-296x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/05\/Canal-Day-JPG-296x300.jpg 296w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/05\/Canal-Day-JPG-585x594.jpg 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/05\/Canal-Day-JPG.jpg 754w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><\/div><p>The Canal Day Festival is an old time country fair with a modern twist! 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