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Friday, July 26, 2013

Raspberry Days August 1-3


 

Bear Lake Raspberry Days

August 1, 2 & 3
 

The 29th annual Bear Lake Raspberry Days will be held August 1, 2 & 3, 2013 in Garden City, Utah.  The craft fair and most of the entertainment will be located at 50 South and 100 West in Garden City’s parking lot next to the LDS church.  The Bear Lake Valley Craft Fair (local crafters) will be located at 69 North Paradise Parkway.  Free parking will be available a long 100 west and Hwy 89 and also near the Bear Lake Valley craft fair on 300 west.  

As always the Raspberry Days Festival is free to the public.  Visitors will enjoy the wide variety of vendors at the craft fairs along with entertainment such as singers, musicians, magicians, and hypnotists. Spectators can also enter the pie, watermelon, and hotdog eating contests.  Tickets can be purchased for kids’ activities such as Bouncy Houses and pony rides.  

Raspberry Days has three new activities this year. The first is Zumba classes from 8:30AM – 9:30AM on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.  The second is a 5k fun mud run called the Messy Rush on Friday morning starting at 8:00AM. You can register online for the mud run at www.messyrush.com. The third activity is Open Mic night August 3rd at 4:00PM.  Everyone is encouraged to share their talents.  Email dhakadtb@gmail.com for more details.  

August 1st, at 6:00PM will be the parade.  The Raspberry Days Rodeo will be held August 2 & 3 at 7:30PM in the Laketown arena. Tickets can be purchased at local retails and at the gate.  Dances will also be held all three nights at the Bear Lake Dance Place located at 535 west Logan Canyon Road 

Saturday, August 3rd activities include a pancake breakfast served from 8:00AM – 11:00AM at the Garden City Park, the Raspberry Days Golf Scramble at the Bear Lake West Golf Course starting at 8:00AM and 1:00PM and the 5K fun run in Laketown at 8:00AM. The festival will conclude with fireworks at the Garden City Park at 10:00PM. 

Please see attached flyer for more specific times and prices.   

Contact the Bear Lake Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau 435-946-2197 or the Garden City Offices 435-946-2901 for more information.

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