Schedule of Events at Pumpkinfest 2007
The full schedule of events and contests will be posted here as it becomes available:
Friday
4:30 - 7 pm, Pumpkinfest Eve Pumpkin Pancake Supper
United Presbyterian Church basement at 25 Church Street. $5.00 per person or $20 per family includes All-You-Can-Eat pancakes (regular and pumpkin), sausage, homemade applesauce and beverage.
Saturday
7 - 11 am, Pancake Breakfast
Grace Episcopal Church, 14 Court Street (near Fire Department, half block from Pumpkinfest). Benefiting Cortland Loaves and Fishes...Come help us feed the hungry! Donation $15.00/family, $5.00 Adult and $3.00 for 8 yrs & under. Vendors: We will come take your orders and deliver your breakfast to you!
9 am, Pumpkin Run
Across from the City Fire Station, 21 Court Street, Cortland. The Fidelis 6 pack race series seeks to encourage healthier life styles and greater family wellness, and to promote recreational running as a healthy choice. Your participation enables the Cortland YMCA, and its collaborators, the means to support many services and programs that deliver healthier lifestyles to the greater Cortland Community! You can win 100s of dollars of prizes such as running gear! For more information call the Cortland YMCA at (607) 756-2893. Stay after to enjoy crafts, sights and fine foods at the Pumpkinfest. Port-a-johns located in the park at the Pumpkinfest, showers available at the YMCA after the race. Download application now.
9 am - 3 pm, Fire Department Open House (21 Court Street)
Fire extinguisher demonstrations, fire safety demonstrations, fire safety literature and handouts, the "Kids Firefighter Challenge" course, and fresh popcorn and cider.
11 am, Pumpkin Decorating Contest
Decorate your pumpkin (real or hand-made) to resemble your favorite character from books, films or TV. Decorate your pumpkin with your class at school, with your club, with your family, with a friend or on your own.
Enter the contest as a Kindergarten-2nd grader, 3rd or 4th grader, 5th or 6th grader, or as a group
Win a Prize: First Place - $40, Second Place - $30, Third Place - $20
Judging at 11 am, winners announced at 1 pm. Download the Entry Form now.
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 noon, Pumpkin Baking Contest
Do you bake an AWESOME Pumpkin Pie? Entries will be accepted from 10 am until 11 am at the Rotary Tent. Judging will begin promptly at 12 noon with winners announced at 3 pm.
For more information, download Pumpkin Baking Contest Entry Form or contact Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cortland County at 753-5077. Contest is sponsored by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cortland County and First Niagara Bank.
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.
1 - 5 pm, Micro Brew Tasting
More information coming soon!
2 pm, Largest Pumpkin Weigh-Off
Pumpkins should arrive between 9 am and noon in the Cortland County Convention and Visitors Bureau parking lot behind the antique tractors. Judging will be done by a local garden club (to be determined) at 2 pm in four categories: largest pumpkin, best color, best shape and most unique. Awards will be given at 2:30 in 3 different age groups, age 4-11, age 12-18 and age 19+. Top three winners in each age group will receive a medal and all participants will receive a ribbon for entering.
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
Saturday only, Health, Safety, and Educational Displays
County Gym, 60 Central Avenue.
Sunday
8 - 11:30 am, Pumpkinfest Breakfast with Police
Cortland Elks Lodge, 9 Groton Ave. All you can eat buffet. Tickets $5 in advance, $6 at the door. Tickets available at the Cortland Police Department, City Hall, or from any Cortland Police Officer, or at the door. Benefit Cortland Police Benevolent Association.
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.
