Bergen Park Festival

Bergen hosted its annual Park Festival on Saturday. The event featured a parade, a 3-on-3 basketball tournament, fun and games, and live music.

Photos by Jennifer DiQuattro.

It's been a day-long party in Bergen on Saturday for the 33rd Annual Bergen Park Festival, which included a parade through the village followed by a picnic and events at Hickory Park.

The festival is sponsored by the Bergen Business and Civic Association.

It also included a basketball tournament, a car show, along with 60 vendors, five food vendors, two bounces houses, a dunk tank, a petting zoo, pony rides, book sale, and live music.

At 10 p.m., there is a fireworks show scheduled.

Photos by Nick Serrata.

As part of its annual park festival, Bergen held its Main Street parade on Saturday.

Photos by Howard Owens

More photos after the jump.  Click on the headline to see more photos.

There were dozens of vehicles on display Saturday for the Bergen Park Festival Classic Car Show. Our video features Batavia resident Darell Mase and his 1957 Ford Fairlane.

Don't miss the 26th annual Bergen Park Festival on Friday, June 12 and Saturday, June 13, 2015.

"Small Town USA" -- Friday June 12th -- 5 to 6:30 p.m. Fish Fry sponsored by the Masonic Temple with Chef Jim MacConnell and the Bergen Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary. $10 Presale tickets available at the Village and Town offices. All proceeds to benefit our parks.

Saturday June 13th

• 11a.m. -- 3rd Annual Doug Susat Memorial Car Cruise In. Enjoy the cars until 3 p.m.
• Craft Vendors
• Book Sale -- Byron Bergen Public Library
• Food Vendors -- All day & evening
• Bounce House
• Pony Rides
• Blinko
• Sticky Wall -- NEW This Year!
• Kids Games -- School of the Arts Craft Booth
• Photo Booth by Julia McCormick Photography
• Petting Zoo
• Bossy Bingo is back! Sponsored by the Bergen Grange.

Noon -- Parade down Lake Avenue (Please contact Michele Smith, parade chair, to participate. Call 494-1211, ext. 21). Parade Marshal -- former Town Clerk Myrna List.

Following parade -- Kelly Heroes! This program is made possible with Reach Grant funds, a Decentrailization Regnant program of the Genesee-Orleans Regional Arts Council.

Schedule of Events:

• 12:30 - 3 p.m. -- Mr. Scribbles (In the Library Booth)
• 12:30 p.m. -- Renaissance & Medieval Demonstration
• 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. - Pony rides & petting zoo
• 1 - 3 p.m.  -- Disc Golf -- NEW this year, come and try it out!
• 2 p.m. -- Bergen Idol Contest -- sponsored by Triple-O Mechanical
• DJ -- Chris Scibani
• 4 p.m. -- Chicken BBQ! $10 -- serving 4 to 5:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Sands Family & Friends. (All proceeds to benefit our parks)
• 6 - 10 p.m. -- BAND -- Blue Jimmy. Fun entertainment for the whole family. Sponsored by Bonduelle USA, Inc. 
• 10 p.m. -- Fireworks
• Hartford Barn -- Open to the public 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., behind the library.

This day is sponsored by the Bergen Business & Civic Association. The Bergen Park Festival continues as an event to bring our community together with any profits going back to the Village & Town Parks. 

Please do your animals and other guests a favor, and leave your pets home. Thank you. Schedule subject to change.
 

Sponsors include: Greg'ry's Bakery. Bergen Sales, Inc., 35 S. Lake St., www.bergensales.com, 494-2250. Radiant Hair Designs, LLC, 12 Lake St., Bergen, Open Tues-Sat., Walk-ins welcome. Johanna Lopez Nail & Waxing Services 494-2000 or 200-1386. Ralph & Rosie's.