Raphael Talisman/For The Gazette Cori Armstrong, 4, of Gaithersburg digs into some homemade ice cream during the 31st annual Celebrate Gaithersburg in Olde Towne on Sunday.

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Raphael Talisman/For The Gazette The 31st annual Celebrate Gaithersburg in Olde Towne street festival on Sunday had about 20,000 festival-goers in attendance.
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Raphael Talisman/For The Gazette Dylan Singer, 7, of Olney throws a ball as hard as he can at milk bottles with the help of Loanna Lum, 16, of Rockville during the 31st annual Celebrate Gaithersburg in Olde Towne on Sunday.
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Raphael Talisman/For The Gazette Charlie Blessing, 7, of Potomac navigates a climbing wall during Sunday's 31st annual Celebrate Gaithersburg in Olde Towne. The street festival offered a variety of activities for the whole family.
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Raphael Talisman/For The Gazette Lead singer of Distracting Factor Barbara Podavin, 15, of Damascus performs with bandmates John Bonilla, 15, of North Potomac (left) and Marvin Montan, 14, of Gaithersburg (right) during the 31st annual Celebrate Gaithersburg in Olde Towne on Sunday.

Raphael Talisman/For The Gazette Cori Armstrong, 4, of Gaithersburg digs into some homemade ice cream during the 31st annual Celebrate Gaithersburg in Olde Towne on Sunday.

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About 20,000 people attended the 31st annual Celebrate Gaithersburg festival on Sunday, where visitors listened to live bands, climbed rock walls and sampled food truck fare in Olde Towne.

New Jersey rock band “The Smithereens” headlined the event with a performance at city hall. In the parking lot, demonstrators gave visitors a taste of swing dancing, merengue and salsa. Kids came out to jump on moon bounces and ride ponies in a miniature petting zoo.

Michele Potter, director of Parks, Recreation and Culture in Gaithersburg, said attendance was about the same as last year’s event.

scarignan@gazette.net