Entertainment at Pumpkinfest 2007

A full weekend of entertainment is scheduled at Pumpkinfest 2007. Thank you to Tompkins Trust for sponsoring our entertainment.

Saturday

11 am - 12 noon, Mohawk Valley Frasers Pipe Band

The Mohawk Valley Frasers march all over New York State, for festivals, graduations, Highland games, parades and other events. For more information visit the Mohawk Valley Frasers web site.

12:30 - 2 pm, Fritz's Polka Band

Fritz's Polka Band performs an eclectic mix of musical styles, including modern polka, country, fox-trot, waltz, and more! Fritz's Polka Band is NOT an oompa pa band or the stereotypical "polka" band. In fact, FPB is known for breaking the stereotype regarding "polka" music. For more information visit the Fritz's Polka Band web site.

2 - 3 pm, The Catskill Puppet Theatre

Their full sets, colorful scenery and large, beautiful puppets transform even the simplest environment into a fantasy world rich with wonder and excitement! For more information visit the Catskill Puppet Theatre web site.

3:30 - 5 pm, Rock Band TBA

Sunday

Noon - 1 pm, Excelsior Cornet Band

The Excelsior Cornet Band is New York State's only authentic Civil War brass band. Founded in 2001, the band consists of a group of upstate New York musicians who are dedicated to the performance of original Civil War music on actual antique brass band instruments of the 1860's period. The band performs the most popular melodies of the 1850-1870 period, as well as patriotic airs, operatic medleys, marches, and dance music by the era's most renowned composers and bandmasters. Their uniforms authentically and accurately represent those of a typical early-war New York State Militia band. For more information visit the Excelsior Cornet Band web site.

2 - 4 pm, Ithaca Dixieland Band

The Ithaca New Orleans Dixieland Band plays a variety of Dixieland music including music made famous by Louis Armstrong, Pete Fountain, King Oliver and more. The band has a combined musical history of hundreds of years of individual playing experience in a wide variety of musical styles and these seasoned players have come together as the Ithaca New Orleans Dixieland Band to offer Dixieland music, some of the Happiest Music on the planet. For more information visit the Ithaca Dixieland web site.