(Cushing, Okla.) Fall is in the air and that can mean only one thing…ok, maybe that’s not exactly correct… but it does mean it is time for Festival in the Park!
The 26th Annual Festival in the Park will be held Saturday, Oct.11th in Cushing Memorial Park.
The day’s festivities will begin with the Geographic Club’s Run for the Mums 5k run & fitness walk at 8:30 a.m. It is the 25th year of Run for the Mums. Entry fee is $30 for adults and $5 for children. Participants may register from 7 – 8:15 a.m. at the corner of Little and 5th (Cushing Aquatic Center).
Click here for registration form: Run for the Mums
The Festival itself begins at 9 a.m. with opening ceremonies. Kristen Beasley will sing the National Anthem with members of American Legion Post 108 presenting the Colors.
Over 20 different artists, representing a variety of mediums, will have works on display and for purchase at this year’s Festival.
Non-profit food booths will offer an assortment of tasty dishes for purchase. Those are: 1st Assembly of God – Pulled Pork Sandwiches w/Chips; Cushing-Drumright Elks Lodge – Hot Dogs & Chili Pies; First Baptist Church – Slumgullion, Breakfast Burritos & Popcorn; Immanuel Lutheran Church – Brisket, Beans & Cornbread; Early Bird Head Start Parent Committee – Indian Tacos; Cushing 4-H & FFA Boosters – Steak Sandwiches, Loaded Spirals (fried potatoes w/onion & bacon); Project Graduation – Turkey Legs & Cotton Candy; First Christian Church – Sloppy Joes & Homemade Cookies; and Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer – Loaded Baked Potatoes & Baked Sale.
And don’t forget – Cushing Lions Club will be holding their annual Chili Cook-Off! Taster kits are available for $5 at the Festival. Proceeds go toward Lions Club projects. Find them at their usual spot behind the amphitheater.
Then there’s the entertainment. The Festival will feature local talent as well as two special groups – RendevouX and T-ANN-T.
RendevouX’s playlist includes everything from Chuck Berry to Lynyrd Skynard to ZZ Top, Delbert McClinton, and the Beatles. They will take the stage at noon.
T-ANN-T is a three-piece high-energy group that specializes in music from the 50s through today’s hits, covering genres from R&B to Country to Rock-n-Roll to Jazz – as well as some Blues. T-ANN-T begins at 1:30.
Click here to see/hear more about RendevouX and T-ANN-T
Wondering what the children can do?
Children’s activities include: Crafts, Face Painting, Space Walk (inflatables), Barrel Train Ride, Bubble Magic and Balloon Makers.
Cimarron Valley Humane Society will be at the Festival with animals ready for adoption, along with other non-food vendors. Cushing Chamber of Commerce will have commorative t-shirts and coffee mugs available for purchase as well.
All and all – there will be plenty to see and enjoy at this year’s Festival in the Park. See you there!
Schedule of Events:
9:00: National Anthem/Presentation of Colors
9:10: Cushing High School Choir
9:25: Youth Center 5th grade cheerleaders
9:30: Cushing Community Theatre Children’s Music Man Production
9:55: Cushing High School Cheer
10:00: Run for the Mums Awards
10:30: Cushing Middle School Cheer
10:35: Dance Star Productions
11:00: Presentation of Purchase Awards
11:05: Youth Center 4th grade cheerleaders
11:10: Holly’s Kids
11:25: Cushing High School Dance Team
11:30: Youth Center 6th grade cheerleaders
11:35: Madison Weiser, Distinquished Young Women of OK, 2015
Noon: RendevouX
1:30: T-ANN-T
4:00: Festival Closes
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