New Cumberland ushers in the season with Fall Riverfest
Craig Howell CLASSICS – Several dozen classic cars were lined up on the firemen’s field Saturday for the Riverfest Car Show, one of the mainstays of the New Cumberland festival. -- Craig Howell
ON STAGE – Guitarist Jim Halsey was among the entertainment lineup for this year’s Riverfest, performing Saturday afternoon. -- Craig Howell
Craig Howell CLASSICS – Several dozen classic cars were lined up on the firemen’s field Saturday for the Riverfest Car Show, one of the mainstays of the New Cumberland festival. -- Craig Howell
ON STAGE – Guitarist Jim Halsey was among the entertainment lineup for this year’s Riverfest, performing Saturday afternoon. -- Craig Howell
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NEW CUMBERLAND - The autumn season was welcomed over the weekend in Hancock County with the annual New Cumberland Fall Riverfest.
Residents and visitors alike gathered on River Avenue Saturday and Sunday to check out the dozens of vendors, listen to live music and take part in a variety of other festivities.
"We have 50 plus vendors this year," noted Mayor Will White during his welcome address as part of the festival's opening ceremony Saturday morning.
Riverfest kicked off at 9 a.m., with more than 100 runners and walkers taking part in the Riverfest 5K, traveling along a course through the city. Proceeds from the race benefit Oak Glen athletics.
Boy Scout Troop 38 and the Oak Glen High School band helped to get the rest of the festival under way, leading the opening ceremonies with the national anthem and a selection of music. Other entertainment scheduled for the weekend included performances by Jim Halsey and Friends, Michele's Dance Studio, Blind Colours and Bill Crawford, Led Foot Lover, Eli and the Mojo Kings, Express Your Talent Dance Studio and the West Liberty University Steel Drum Band.
Sunday featured the annual New Cumberland Little Miss Pageant, with local youth competing for the crown.
The Riverfest Car Show saw several dozen classic cars lined up on the field behind the New Cumberland Volunteer Fire Department, to the north of the festival, while inflatables were set up at the south end.
White offered his thanks to the committee which works each year to put the festival together.
"It takes a lot of support behind the scenes," he said.
For the 14th year, the Riverfest Art Show was set up within the Old City Building, with artwork created by area youth of all ages able to take part. Sunday included an art class for middle school students taught by Nancy Wright and Joyce Beatty, with free pumpkin painting also available for youth throughout the weekend.
This year's event also featured a collection to benefit the Food Closet and a sale of memorial bricks, which White said would be used to extend a wall at the pavilion at the end of Jefferson Street.