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This year's theme: "The Strawberry Explosion!" Mark your calendars for Friday Night, June 19 and Saturday, June 20, for Strawberry Festival 2009! This will be our 29th year of the Strawberry Festival, the Southern Tier's grandaddy signature festival, an event filled with entertainment, food, artisans, parade, strawberry shortcakes and everything else strawberries! The Festival grows each year and manages to keep its small town country flavor boasting approximately 30,000 visitors each year. It's an outdoor event held rain or shine in downtown Owego, New York, "the coolest small town in America!."
The Festival kicks off Friday night at 5:30 pm till 10:30 pm and on Saturday runs from 9 am - 4 pm.
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The 29th Annual Owego Strawberry Festival - plans for our biggest year yet!
Plan to enjoy plenty of great food and a fantastic array of arts and crafts. Over 170 vendors and artisans will line the streets. Visit the shops in downtown Owego. Our selection of fine restaurants and unique shops are filled with distinctive merchandise and is sometimes referred to as “the best kept secret in the Southern Tier!”
Since the debut of the Owego Strawberry Festival 29 years ago, hundreds of thousands of people have been drawn to downtown Owego to experience the charm of this annual festival. We urge everyone to come early and be ready for a full day of fun and excitement! Check the "Entertainment - Events" page below for the complete schedule: http://www.owegostrawberryfestival.com/strawberry-events/index.php
Additional events surrounding the Festival:
FRIDAY NIGHT BLOCK PARTY - 5:30-10:30 pm. Lake Street and part of Front Street will be blocked from traffic so everyone's invited to celebrate the Kick-Off Night of Strawberry Festival weekend. Stores and restaurants will be open, strawberries will be for sale, enjoy some shortcake, good food, dance to the music and have some fun. Bring your lawn chairs!
Shops and Restaurants Open for Business
Owego Art Walk - 13 Art Gallery sites to explore
Royal Automotive Group Car Displays
Strawberry Pie Baking Contest - application available on "Entertainment - Events" page
Strawberry Pooches on Parade Judging Contest - application available on "Entertainment - Events" page
Rock Climbing Wall
Pig Roast outside the Cellar Restaurant
Owego Elks Friday night Picnic Night - menu includes Hot Dogs, Burgers, Salad, Strawberry Shortcake, and Strawberry Daquiris
Arts and Crafts Booth for Kids in front of Arts Council
ENTERTAINMENT
5:30-7:30 pm "MTB" (Making the Band) from OFA
6:30-10 pm "Department 24"
8-10 pm "Cobblestone Crossing"
7-9 pm "4 Eye Band"
7-9 pm "Marc, the Zani Traveling Entertainer"
5:30-7:30 "Steven Ward" on Guitar
7-10 pm "Dooneen" - Irish Folk Songs at Tioga Trails Cafe'
8-10 pm "Nate the Great" Juggler
DRAPER PARK
Strawberry Fireworks!!!! - 10:15 p.m.
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Sunday 6/21 - Good Guy Breakfast
7:30 am - 1:00 pm - Honoring "Good Guy" businesses, individuals and organizations which promote the health and well being of children, youth and families in Tioga County.
Elks’ Lodge, Church and Front Street, Owego
607-687-3225
Sunday, 6/21 - Father's Day Breakfast on Hiawatha Island
9:00 am - 11:00 am - Enjoy a boat ride to Hiawatha Island and explore this unique historical site and wildlife refuge. Enjoy a big, farm-style breakfast. Reservations required. $18 for adults, $25 a couple, children 5-12 are half price, and free for children under 5. Please arrive no later than 9:30 am. Waterman Center's Boat Dock, Marshland Road (western end), Apalachin. 607-625-2221 or www.watermancenter.org
Sunday, 6/21 - Strawberry Festival Classic Bicycle Race
To benefit the Tioga County Boys and Girls Club. Beginning at Hickories Park, Hickories Park Road, Owego. 8:00-9:45 at Hickories Park, Pavilion #2. All riders must have valid USA Cycling license or purchase a one-day license at event ($10). www.tiogavelo.com for more information.
Sunday, 6/21 - Strawberry Festival Contra and Square Dance
4:00-7:00 pm - Band-Rosie's Ready Mix, Caller-Bob Nicholson. Beginners welcome, all dances taught & prompted, no partner needed. $7 admission, $5 for students and seniors, family max. $15. Tioga Trails Cafe, 50 Lake Street, Owego. 607-687-4034.
For more information on the Strawberry Festival, please call
800-671-7772 or 607-687-2556. See the Events page, for Saturday's activities.
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