Every year on the fourth Saturday in July, the Wiscasset Common comes alive with activities of Summerfest. This year the event will take place Saturday, July 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Music by a ragtime band, a Scottish piper, a barbershop quartet or a guitar playing college student may fill the air. Crafts made by the Organ Society ladies are for sale, as well as jumbles, treasures, plants, baked good, wood products and toys.

This year the ever popular silent auction will run the entirety of the fair with highest bidders being notified by email or phone if not present at bid closing time of 2 p.m.

Some of the items donated for the 2014 Silent Auction are an L.L. Bean 10-foot Manatee Kayak package, $25 from Fairservice Family Farm on Davis Island, $25 gift certificate from Peapod Jewelry, Mussel Dish from Sheepscot River Pottery, and a Carpet Cleaning Kit from H. T. Winters, $42.50 value. There will be many more, too.

The Uncommon Cafe will be serving up hamburgers, hot dogs, sandwiches and beverages. Have children along? No problem! Children’s events will make if a fun day for them, as well. Want to show off the greatest dog in the world that you just happen to own? Well, you can do just that in the annual dog parade around the common to cheers and applause of the fair’s onlookers!

The First Congregational Church’s Summerfest began as an all-church affair in 1983, following many years as an annual summer fair held by the Ladies’ Organ Society. The entire proceeds of Summerfest are awarded to local outreach organizations, which are recognized during a special Sunday Church service in October.

Indeed, Summerfest is all about fun, family, friendship and giving. Everyone is invited to join in the festivities and help fill the till for charity.