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===Annual cultural events=== Rutherford holds an annual [[street fair]] on [[Labor Day]], which is the longest running street fair in New Jersey, and usually attracts 20,000 people.<ref>[http://www.rutherford-nj.com/PDF/sponsorshipfinal.pdf Rutherford Labor Day Street Fair], Borough of Rutherford. Accessed November 21, 2011. "This high profile event is the largest and longest running street fair in New Jersey - attracting over 20,000 people every year - rain or shine."</ref><ref>Batson, Annette. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080917170108/https://baristanet.com/2008/08/rutherfords_mega_street_fair.php Rutherford's Mega Street Fair], Baristanet, August 30, 2008, backed bup by the [[Internet Archive]] as of September 17, 2008. Accessed May 20, 2022.</ref> The first annual Rutherford West End Festival was held October 3, 2009, in the West End section of town.<ref>[http://www.rutherfordwestend.com/1701.html Rutherford West End], Accessed October 1, 2009.</ref> The Rutherford Multicultural Festival is an annual event that provides traditional entertainment and food from around the world.<ref>[http://www.rutherfordtogether.com/default.aspx Rutherford Multicultural Festival] Accessed August 20, 2016.</ref> In 2017, the first annual Rutherford Downhill Derby provided kids and adults with the opportunity to build, design, and race gravity powered race carts.<ref>Grant, Meghan. [http://archive.northjersey.com/community-news/town-business/borough-to-bring-back-old-time-tradition-1.1664318?page=all "Rutherford to hold first Soap Box Derby in spring"], ''South Bergenite'', September 2, 2016. Accessed May 4, 2017. "Hoping to start a new community tradition, the Borough of Trees is planning on holding its first Rutherford Soap Box Derby next spring. The derby aims to give Rutherford kids and adults a chance to design, build and race cars."</ref> In 2018, the Rutherford Pride Alliance was founded.<ref>[https://www.rutherfordpridealliance.org/our-mission About Us], Rutherford Pride Alliance. Accessed March 29, 2023.</ref> In June 2019, there was a public raising of the [[LGBT|LGBTQ]] [[Rainbow flag (LGBT)|Rainbow flag]], to mark the 50th anniversary of the [[Stonewall riots]]; the Rutherford council unanimously approved the flag raising, despite opposition from residents who argued that the move was divisive, and special preferences were being granted.<ref>Sobko, Katie; and Shkolnikova, Svetlana. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2019/06/01/rutherford-raises-pride-flag/1301706001/ "Rutherford raises its first LGBTQ flag as towns throughout Bergen County mark Pride Month"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', June 1, 2019. Accessed March 29, 2023. "The pride flag raising, the borough’s first, was a coming out moment for the nascent Rutherford Pride Alliance. The group grew out of a Facebook conversation about rainbow crosswalks in Maplewood last summer and has since become a force in Rutherford, successfully lobbying the borough council to raise a rainbow flag at Borough Hall. The flag will fly through the month of June to honor Pride Month and commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in Manhattan, a tipping point for the gay rights movement in the U.S.... group called Rutherford United created a petition last month opposing the move, arguing that the pride flag’s inclusion at Borough Hall would foster division and give unfair preference to a special interest group."</ref>
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