Retailers discuss impacts of Coeur d'Alene's Downtown Street Fair

Retailers discuss impacts of Coeur d'Alene's Downtown Street Fair

The Downtown Coeur d'Alene Street Fair, like all community events, has its ups and downs. The three-day fair is annually presented by the Coeur d'Alene Downtown Association the first weekend of August, alongside but independent of Taste of Coeur d'Alene in Coeur d'Alene City Park and Art on the Green on the North Idaho College campus. Discussing its pros and cons Tuesday, downtown retailers praised the positive and shared the negative while some described it as a "mixed bag" with more of a neutral consensus on its impacts.