Gotta Have Park Festival

"You Gotta Have Park" Festival

 

October 22, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

 

The 2nd annual "You Gotta Have Park" festival is planned for Saturday, October 22 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Shelby Farms. This one-day, park-wide, family festival will celebrate the important role that Shelby Farms plays in the health and vitality of our community.

 

The October date allows the festival to showcase both the recreational and pastoral aspects of Shelby Farms. Festival attendees will have an opportunity to discover the many treasures of the park. Some of the activities planned for the festival include a nature walk, an MTA bike race, canoe and kayak events, a fishing rodeo, kite-flying, pony rides, hot air balloons, a children's play area, and a "yappy hour" especially for dogs. There will be a broad range of music from blues to bluegrass. An "artists market" will feature original works by emerging and established artists, and a variety of restaurant

vendors will be on hand offering delectable culinary treats.

 

"Shelby Farms Park makes Shelby County a better place to live, work and play. You Gotta Have Park Festival is a healthy and fun way to connect diverse groups to this great resource in the center of our community, while raising much needed funds for park improvements and programming," states Laura Adams, President of Friends of Shelby Farms.

 

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Rain date Sunday, October 23, 2005

 

Admission Information: Admission includes access to most festival activities.

 

$8 for adults

$5 for children

 

Artists' Market

 

Featuring original works by more than 40 of the region's finest emerging and established artists. For information concerning the Artist Market, contact Ellen Hornyak 901-210-2387

 

Outdoor Activities

 

Bike race, nature walk, kite-flying, canoeing and kayaking, Runners Form Clinic, Park Tour, Healthy Family Trail Walk, Hot Air Balloon rides, park-friendly souvenirs, Family Hayrides, Fishing.

 

Musical Lineup

 

10:30–11:00 am LANE WILKINS

Blues for Beginners, a participatory sing-along with guitarist Lane Wilkins

 

11:30–Noon LANE WILKINS

Blues for Beginners, a participatory sing-along with guitarist Lane Wilkins

 

12:30–1:00 pm MAGNIFICENT MIKE

Magician extraordinaire, Mike Blumenthal

 

1:30–2:00 pm MAGNIFICENT MIKE

Magician extraordinaire, Mike Blumenthal

 

2:30–3:00 pm EARL RANDLE

Interactive Memphis Music session led by Earl Randle on keyboard

 

3:30–4:00 pm EARL RANDLE

Interactive Memphis Music session led by Earl Randle on keyboard

 

4:15 pm FESTIVAL FINALE

We will send off the 2005 Kids Gotta Play area with a lively finale

 

Children's Play Area

 

Games, inflatables, pony rides, a children’s music stage, activity playhouse, Healthy Families Trail and other fun and healthy activities!

 

Food Vendors

 

A variety of tasty treats including classic favorites like hot dogs and ice cream, plus Asian and Southwestern specialties.

 

Yappy Hour Dog Social

 

3pm – 5 pm at gates 11 & 12. Frisbee Throw, Water Toss, Halloween Costume Contest, Race for the Bone, and more! Special drawings for great prizes including Jack Kenner Pet Photograph! Entry with Festival wristband.

 

Volunteer: Have fun and help out.

Volunteers needed !! call Suzie Bowen at 767-PARK or email sbowen@cobenelectric.com

 

Main Sponsors: FedEx & First Tennessee

 

Additional Sponsors: NWA Airlink, West Clinic, Medtronic

 

Many media sponsors.

 

 

 

Examples of events at Shelby Farms: (http://www.shelbycountytn.gov/FirstPortal/dotShowDoc/dotContent/Government/CountyServices/PublicWorks/ShelbyFarms_index.htm)

 

October:

 

· 1st Rhodes College Cross Country Invit. Meet

· 1st Horton Invitational CBU

· 1st Walk to Cure Diabetes

· 3rd MIAA Cross Country Meet

· 4th PAA Cross Country Meet

· 5th Shelby 7/8 League Cross Country Meet

· 8th Tennessee Week for the Animals

· 9th Memphis Jr. Academy Bike-A-Thon (Rain Date is Oct. 15th)

· 11th MIAA Cross Country Meet

· 11th PAA Cross Country Meet

· 15th Saddle Up for St. Jude

· 18th PAA Cross Country Meet

· 22th CBU Cross Country Gulf South Conference

· 22th "Gotta Have Park"

· 25th PAA Cross Country Meet

· 27th MIAA Cross Country Meet

· 28th MIAA Cross Country Meet

· 30th 10K Boo Run

 

 

 

November

 

· 27th CBU Cross Country/NCAA South Regional

· 26th Caitlyn's Help for Hope House 5K