It was all about dinosaurs, music and superheroes last weekend as the Historic Owego Marketplace (HOM) hosted the 39th Annual Strawberry Festival in downtown Owego.
With close to two-dozen bands and entertainers scattered throughout the venue, the event highlighted Woodstock’s 50th with Friday evening’s Courthouse performance by Professor Louie & The Crowmatix. A festival favorite, Wreckless Marci, opened for the band along with Owego Free Academy’s Making The Band, who returned to the Courthouse Stage this year.
Over on Lake Street, even the dinosaurs were rocking with Jeff Howell’s Boogie du jour, Iron Horse of Ithaca, and the fifth grade band from Owego, The Possibilities.
Glenmary’s Ghost, a band formed locally, debuted on Front Street this year, along with others, and various entertainers provided music from a new location on North Avenue on Saturday and in front of The Game Stop.
The parade was also a big hit on Saturday! Following judging, first place in the Children’s Category went to Troop 38, with Fairbanks placing second. In the Float Category, first place went the NYS Women’s Inc., and second place went to Stray Haven. The dinosaurs, which were scheduled to ride on the Rieger Regatta float, didn’t make it over to the staging area on time, but were able to jump in along the way.
The guests that arrived from around the region for the annual festival enjoyed everything offered to include the vendors, puppets, music and more, during this two-day event. To view more photos, or learn more about HOM, visit www.owego.org. You can also visit www.owegopennysaver.com for more photos.
The event was made possible through volunteer efforts, and through sponsorship provided by Lockheed Martin, the Floyd Hooker Foundation, Tioga Downs Casino Resort, Royal Automotive, Dinosaur Dental, Tonic Vibes, Adam Weitsman and Upstate Shredding, the Owego Police PBA, Scott Smith and Son, Stephen Donnelly & Associates, Leaf Filter North of NY LLC, Price Chopper, Charles H. Bassett Youth Foundation, McAndrew Construction, Elks Lodge, Armstrong Music House, Salter Cycle Service, Angel Face Pageants, Scoville Meno, Kiwanis, Riverview Nursing Home, Early Owego Antique Center, Tioga Gardens, Tioga State Bank, Tioga County GIS, M&T Bank, W&W Nursery, The Owego Pennysaver, Susquehanna Printers, WEBO Radio, Tioga County Tourism, Tioga County Legislature, Ahwaga Paints, Broome Bituminous, and B&B Paving.
A special thanks to all that attended!
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