Olde Burien sizzles with a summer street party Saturday, July 16 packed with diversions ranging from an ice-cream-eating contest to live music.

From noon to midnight, the Olde Burien Block Party will also feature a sausage-eating contest, a fashion show and a drawing for a $500 shopping spree, plus a live wedding onstage. The free event is a thank you from the Olde Burien merchants to customers and community for their support.

Be sure to enter the drawing to win a $500 Olde Burien shopping spree. Every time shoppers make a purchase at participating businesses that day, they will be entered in the drawing. The shops will offer special deals, so it’s an ideal time to shop the unique wares of Olde Burien.

Until 10 p.m., catch live entertainment on an outdoor stage while savoring the food and drink of various Olde Burien eateries in their extended outdoor. Don’t miss the live wedding onstage of a member of Uncle Ernie. Or become part of the action by competing in the ice-cream-eating and sausage-eating contests.

In the street party’s entertainment lineup are:

12-2 p.m. - Greg Parke (easy listening acoustic & electric guitar)
2-2:30 p.m. - Fashion Show
3-4 p.m. – Mike Sroc Band
4-4:30 p.m. - Ice Cream and Sausage Eating Contest
5-6:30 p.m. – Otis and The Raw Dogs (rock & roll)
7-8:00 p.m.- Uncle Ernie (classic rock & roll), including a live wedding
8:00 p.m. – Drawing for $500 shopping spree
8:30-10 p.m. – Tin Smiths (acoustic rock) and The Burien City Ballbangers (hard rock)

This year’s event sponsors are Burien Honda, the restaurants and bars of Olde Burien, and the Mark Restaurant & Bar.

The party will take over Southwest 152nd Street in Olde Burien between Ambaum Boulevard Southwest and Tenth Avenue Southwest. That portion of 152nd will close to vehicular traffic around 9 a.m. For more information, call 206-941-7199 or go online to www.shopoldeburien.com.