Earlville holds annual Winterfest this weekend
EARLVILLE – The streets of Earlville will be filled with holiday cheer this weekend as the village hosts its annual Winterfest.
The Winterfest has been a tradition to the holiday season in Earlville for at least 10 years, and with even more events and entertainment, this year will be a festival not to miss.
According to Village Clerk Christian Vischi, village officials decided to hold an annual winter festival because they saw a lot of other communities holding similar celebrations and they wanted one to call their own. “It’s a hometown celebration in Earlville. Not necessarily a holiday celebration, but a celebration of the season of snow to get people outdoors in the winter,” he said.
This year’s Winterfest officially begins at 9 a.m. on Saturday. Activities and events will be held throughout the day, including a craft fair, the Earlville Opera House’s annual holiday sale, a winter pageant, carriage rides, the Boy Scout tree sale, story time with Mrs. Claus, a holiday parade, a tree lighting ceremony, a gingerbread competition and an appearance by Santa Claus himself.
The parade will begin at 6 p.m. following a route that begins at the Marquis Auction parking lot and winds through the village before ending at the downtown park. “The parade travels down almost every street in the village,” Vischi said. While the exact number of units in this year’s parade is not yet known, every municipal vehicle in the Village of Earlville will be decked out as part of the parade. “All of our departments will be fully lit up,” Vischi said. Individual fire department members will be marching along side of the trucks to hand out candy as the parade travels through town.
Following the parade, spectators will have a few minutes to get hot chocolate and roasted chestnuts in the park before the tree lighting ceremony begins. The ceremony may include a performance by a Colgate University a cappella group, however those plans have not yet been confirmed.
After the tree lighting ceremony, Santa and Mrs. Claus will make an appearance in the Earlville Free Library. Free refreshments will be available. The evening will conclude with a concert by the Milkhouse Boys at 8 p.m. in the firehouse.
For more information about the Earlville Winterfest, visit the village web site at www.freewebs.com/villageofearlville.
The Winterfest has been a tradition to the holiday season in Earlville for at least 10 years, and with even more events and entertainment, this year will be a festival not to miss.
According to Village Clerk Christian Vischi, village officials decided to hold an annual winter festival because they saw a lot of other communities holding similar celebrations and they wanted one to call their own. “It’s a hometown celebration in Earlville. Not necessarily a holiday celebration, but a celebration of the season of snow to get people outdoors in the winter,” he said.
This year’s Winterfest officially begins at 9 a.m. on Saturday. Activities and events will be held throughout the day, including a craft fair, the Earlville Opera House’s annual holiday sale, a winter pageant, carriage rides, the Boy Scout tree sale, story time with Mrs. Claus, a holiday parade, a tree lighting ceremony, a gingerbread competition and an appearance by Santa Claus himself.
The parade will begin at 6 p.m. following a route that begins at the Marquis Auction parking lot and winds through the village before ending at the downtown park. “The parade travels down almost every street in the village,” Vischi said. While the exact number of units in this year’s parade is not yet known, every municipal vehicle in the Village of Earlville will be decked out as part of the parade. “All of our departments will be fully lit up,” Vischi said. Individual fire department members will be marching along side of the trucks to hand out candy as the parade travels through town.
Following the parade, spectators will have a few minutes to get hot chocolate and roasted chestnuts in the park before the tree lighting ceremony begins. The ceremony may include a performance by a Colgate University a cappella group, however those plans have not yet been confirmed.
After the tree lighting ceremony, Santa and Mrs. Claus will make an appearance in the Earlville Free Library. Free refreshments will be available. The evening will conclude with a concert by the Milkhouse Boys at 8 p.m. in the firehouse.
For more information about the Earlville Winterfest, visit the village web site at www.freewebs.com/villageofearlville.
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