The fireworks are over, the jazz musicians have come and gone and the heat of summer is settling in on Oklahoma.

It’s midsummer in Norman, which means it’s time for the 33rd Annual Midsummer Night’s Fair.

The two-day event is hosted by the Firehouse Art Center as a way to bring together local and regional artists in a community setting. This year’s fair will run 6 p.m. to 11 Friday and Saturday at Lions Park, located on the corner of Flood Avenue and Symmes Street.

If the fair is anything like last year’s edition, participants will be pleasantly entertained by the visual presentations put on by the artists, enticed by the smell of treats and goodies only found at a fair and the sweet sounds of local musicians playing for the crowds.

A central tent will once again be set up to display the work of the center’s students and faculty, according to the Firehouse Web site, last year’s tent offered demonstrations of skills and techniques by both faculty members as well as students. Participants were welcomed to try their hand at something new and to openly speak with the other artists.

Artist booths will be scattered about the park displaying artwork from woodworkers, glass blowers, ink artists, painters and sculptors. While many of the booths will simply offer items for sale or display, others will also be creating pieces throughout the evening, some by order, some out of the pleasure of the art.

Not to be excluded, children and adults alike can create a piece of artwork to bring home. Raku for Children and Adults allows visitors to purchase a clay pot to be glazed and fired for a small purchase price.

A highlight of the fair is the kids’ wall. Firehouse sets up a wall for children to create a painting of their own. Each child is given paints and a brush, and the freedom to create whatever they choose on a squared-off section of the wall.

The end result is a work of art which will stay at Lions Park throughout the next year, only to be painted over for the next year’s fair.

This year’s line-up of musicians includes Brittani Moon, Mamma Sweet, Aaron Squirrel and the Midtown Classical Trio.

A smaller stage offers clinic bands from McMichaels Music from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. each night.

For a complete list of musicians and times, visit the Firehouse Web site at normanfirehouse.moonfruit.com.

-Elizabeth Nalewajk is a Master’s candidate in journalism and mass communication.