Below is a press release from the Shawsheen Tech:
BILLERICA, MA — Join us for the Healthy Vibes Spring Festival & Expo, an engaging event for all ages focused on promoting suicide prevention and substance awareness. This celebration aims to enhance emotional wellness by providing support and information to boost mental health.
Scheduled for Saturday, May 9th, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at Shawsheen Valley Technical High School, the festival promises a variety of activities:
— Enjoy entertainment options including tunes from DJ Zack, food trucks (Empanada Dada, Coast 2 Coast, and What the Fork), inflatable slides, outdoor games, dance demonstrations, and a close-up magician.
— Kids can delight in face painting, cookie decorating, butterfly crafts, jewelry making, “touch a truck” from the Billerica Fire Department, plus more at the “Children’s Circle”.
— Learn how to celebrate gratitude and how to incorporate art and writing into your lives to enhance your overall wellness, and explore other holistic services such as yoga, massage, herbal consultations, and Aura Photography with interpretations on “Wellness Way”.
— Discover a wide variety of shopping opportunities at “Vendors Village”, featuring a range of items, including wooden crafts, jewelry, crochet, handmade leather, hand painted crafts, Mary Kay, blankets, homemade candles, soaps, pet supplies, dog treats, and SO MUCH MORE, along with a raffle table and give-aways throughout the day.
— “Resource Road” offers valuable information on counseling, mental health, and prevention services, while “Sports Street” provides inflatable basketball, soccer, and football activities for all ages to promote the benefit of exercise and physical activity, and our younger guests will enjoy the Animal Kingdom Bounce House for their own physical fun!
— On “Bubbles Boulevard”, learn breathing techniques through bubble fun, and say hello to George, our therapy dog, along with other animals at the petting zoo.
— Enjoy experiencing emotional wellness through the artistry of dance with entertainment from Legacy Studio School of Dance, The Wilmington Dance Academy, Sally Gould Dance Center, and Dancing Arts Academy!
— Of course, guests of all ages will be entertained by Joe Majin-close up, roaming magician because laughter is such an essential part of emotional wellness. Every aspect of the event is crafted to inspire hope, healing, and wellness, encouraging positive mental health.
We aim for every guest to leave with a renewed spirit and healthy outlook on life.
The first 300 guests will receive free wellness bags filled with stress management tools, healthy snacks, and stress management resource guides.
Don’t miss out on this awesome event! For more information about the first-ever Healthy Vibes Spring Festival & Expo, contact Angela Caira at acaira@shawtech.org.
Thank you to our AMAZING sponsors: Billerica Substance Awareness Prevention Committee, Northeast Coalition for Suicide Prevention, Bruno Bros., Real Recovery, Billerica Fire Department, Aftermath, Tony Hoffman, Wilmington Trophy and Apparel, SABR Enterprises, LLC, Charlie Health, and SOAR intervention. Thank you also to the following Shawsheen vocational programs who made this event possible: Graphic Communications, Carpentry, Advanced Manufacturing Technology, and Drafting.
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