The News Herald (Willoughby, OH)
Covered bridges just part of October festival 2017 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
At the Ashtabula County Covered Bridge Festival folks can visit 19 beautiful covered bridges — including the longest and shortest in the United States — with food and activities at the bridges.
At the central location in downtown Jefferson there are crafts, food vendors, parade, mini bridge and scarecrow contests, demonstrators, live entertainment, kids activities, antique cars and antique engines, a quilt show, a pancake breakfast and more.
For more information, visit www.coveredbridgefestival.org or www.facebook.com/pages/AshtabulaCounty-Covered-BridgeFestival. SATURDAY, OCT. 14 8:30 a.m. - noon: Pancake Breakfast at Jefferson United Methodist Church 9 a.m.: Festival/ Craft Building Open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.: Car Show @ Giddings Park 9 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.: Queens Luncheon @ A-Tech (visiting royalty only) 10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. : Children Choir from UMC
11 a.m. - 4 p.m.: John King as Abraham Lincoln strolling grounds 11 a.m. - noon: Scribbles and Giggles strolling grounds Noon -1 p.m.: Red Dust Mountain Boys 12:30 p.m.: Parade Lineup starts at High School 1 - 4 p.m.: 1890 tours at Jefferson Depot 1:30 p.m.: Parade Leaves High School 1:45 p.m.: Parade Arrives at Giddings Park 2:15 p.m.: Parade and visiting Royalty Announcements 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.: Red Dust Mountain Boys 5 p.m.: Festival closes SUNDAY, OCT. 15 9 a.m.: Festival Opens/ Craft Buildings Open 8:30 a.m. - noon: Pancake Breakfast at Jefferson United Methodist Church 8:30 a.m.: Car Cruise gathers @ Giddings Park 9 a.m.: Car Cruise Rolls Out to visit the Bridges 9 — 10 a.m.: Church service by Journey Church 11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.: Black Horse Noon — 4 p.m.: John King as Abraham Lincoln strolling grounds Noon — 1 p.m.: Scribbles and Giggles 1 - 3 p.m.: Jungle Terry’s Wildlife Adventures 1 - 4 p.m.: 1890 tours at Jefferson Depot 2:30 – 3:45 p.m.: Black Horse 4 – 4:45 p.m. : Raffle Drawings 5 p.m.: Festival Closes *schedule is subject to change without notice VILLAGE OF JEFFERSON COMMUNITY CENTER (11 East Jefferson Street) Crafters VILLAGE OF JEFFERSON FIRE HALL (96 East Jefferson Street): Mini-Bridge Contest Scarecrow Contest Official Covered Bridge Festival Souvenirs ON THE VILLAGE GREEN Giddings Park (100 East Jefferson St.): Food Vendors Ashtabula County Bicentennial Bell The Mini Bridge Antique Cars Antique Engines Apple Butter Making Demonstrations Stage for entertainment GIDDINGS HALL (behind the police station) Quilt Show JEFFERSON HISTORICAL SOCIETY Historical Displays Bean Soup by Rotary HENDERSON MEMORIAL PUBLIC LIBRARY (54 East Jefferson St.): Kids Activities Sidewalk chalk painting