Port Neches River Fest final prep

April 28, 2021Updated: April 28, 2021 8:28 p.m.

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Workers set up the carnival rides, games and vendor booths Wednesday at Port Neches Riverfront Park as they prepare for the night’s opening of the Port Neches River Festival that runs through the weekend. Photo made Wednesday, April 28, 2021 Kim Brent/The Enterprise

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Workers set up the carnival rides, games and vendor booths Wednesday at Port Neches Riverfront Park as they prepare for the night’s opening of the Port Neches River Festival that runs through the weekend. Photo made Wednesday, April 28, 2021 Kim Brent/The Enterprise

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Workers set up the carnival rides, games and vendor booths Wednesday at Port Neches Riverfront Park as they prepare for the night’s opening of the Port Neches River Festival that runs through the weekend. Photo made Wednesday, April 28, 2021 Kim Brent/The Enterprise

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Alicia Garcia cleans her lemonade stand as workers set up the carnival rides, games and vendor booths Wednesday at Port Neches Riverfront Park as they prepare for the night’s opening of the Port Neches River Festival that runs through the weekend. Photo made Wednesday, April 28, 2021 Kim Brent/The Enterprise

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Tony Arnett tries to set up his game prizes despite a fierce wind as workers set up the carnival rides, games and vendor booths Wednesday at Port Neches Riverfront Park as they prepare for the night’s opening of the Port Neches River Festival that runs through the weekend. Photo made Wednesday, April 28, 2021 Kim Brent/The Enterprise

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Workers set up the carnival rides, games and vendor booths Wednesday at Port Neches Riverfront Park as they prepare for the night’s opening of the Port Neches River Festival that runs through the weekend. Photo made Wednesday, April 28, 2021 Kim Brent/The Enterprise

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Workers set up the carnival rides, games and vendor booths Wednesday at Port Neches Riverfront Park as they prepare for the night’s opening of the Port Neches River Festival that runs through the weekend. Photo made Wednesday, April 28, 2021 Kim Brent/The Enterprise

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Workers set up the carnival rides, games and vendor booths Wednesday at Port Neches Riverfront Park as they prepare for the night’s opening of the Port Neches River Festival that runs through the weekend. Photo made Wednesday, April 28, 2021 Kim Brent/The Enterprise

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Workers set up the carnival rides, games and vendor booths Wednesday at Port Neches Riverfront Park as they prepare for the night’s opening of the Port Neches River Festival that runs through the weekend. Photo made Wednesday, April 28, 2021 Kim Brent/The Enterprise

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The Port Neches River Fest opens Wednesday night, and workers were busy throughout the day finishing the rides, food and gaming booths. The weekend-long event features nightly concerts, the Miss Port Neches pageant, the carnival and tunnel boat races.

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Kim Brent is a photojournalist at the Beaumont Enterprise.