Get ready for a fun-filled holiday weekend in Bloomington and beyond. With the Labor Day holiday, this weekend is extended into next week and so is the fun.

On Friday, stand-up comedian Emil Wakim returns to Bloomington's Comedy Attic and the bison mascot returns, to be revealed before Friday's Indiana University season-opener football game against Old Dominion at Merchants Bank Field at Memorial Stadium . For sports and movie fans, there's a free flick with a baseball theme Friday at Butler Park.

On Saturday and Sunday, downtown Bloomington will be packed as the Fourth Street Festival of Arts and Crafts returns for its 49th season. Juried artisans will be displaying and selling their work while sounds of live music and spoken words will be floating from two stages.

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