Cobb Island Day Festival 2009
Cobb Island
Day Festival to Feature Food, Crafts, Vendors, Games, Entertainment, and FUN!!
Scenic
Cobb Island hosts it’s annual community
celebration of fun, food, crafts, vendors, games, entertainment, and music, “Cobb
Island Day 2009” to
be held on Saturday June 6th, 2009.
On Saturday morning, the exciting day begins with flag ceremonies, games and entertainment, craft booths and craft items, food vendors, exhibits, specialty t-shirts and clothing, and more at 10:00am, and continues throughout the day. All set in the quaint beauty of little Cobb Island.
The event is organized and sponsored by the Cobb Island Citizen’s Association, along with other local organizations.
Everyone is invited to Cobb Island for a fun
early summer weekend!
Directions: Cobb Island is located
approximately 20 miles south of La Plata. Follow US-301 South
from La Plata for 11 miles to Newburg. Turn left onto MD-257 (Rock Point Road).
Follow MD-257 approximately 10 miles to a right turn onto MD-254 (Cobb
Island Road). From there is less than 1 mile to Cobb Island. For a map
see the
link below
The fun-filled schedule of events is as follows:
Cobb Island Day Festival 2009
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE -- Check back in late May/early June for the final schedule of events
Saturday, June 6th, 2009 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Cobb Island Day Festival
Saturday, June 6th, 2009 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Cobb Island's annual "Cobb Island Day Festival" will be held Saturday, June 6, 2009 from 10am-5pm on Old Fishermen’s Field in the center of Cobb Island. The fun begins at 10:00 a.m. with the Community Parade. Opening ceremonies begin at 11:10 a.m. with a flag-raising event, followed by re-dedication of the Memorial Brick Walkway. Games, contests, entertainment, vendor booths, craft sales, bake sale, food vendors, and other fun events will be held. Fun games include a pie-eating contest, sack race, crab races, water balloon toss, and other games are free and open to all. Additional children’s games for a small fee. Come celebrate the start of summer with he Cobb Island Citizens Association and other local organizations, and experience pretty little Cobb Island.
Tentative Schedule of Events (as of May 21, 2009):
Setup
7:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Booth/Field/Vendors/CICA Main Tent setup
Parade and Opening Ceremonies
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Parade (Main Avenue between Audrey Drive and Cobb Island Road)
11:10 a.m. Opening Ceremonies (Flag Raising Ceremony, National Anthem)
11:15 a.m. Welcome, Memorial Brick Walk Re-dedication, Official kickoff
Field Events (Old Fishermen’s Field)
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CICA Bake Sale / Sodas / T-shirts / Raffles
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Community service and educational exhibits
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Food vendor booths, arts and crafts vendor booths
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Music, entertainment
10:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Charles County Amateur Radio broadcasters (live broadcast to the world)
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Cobb Island VFD/EMS ambulance tours and health checks
11:35 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Julie’s Dance Studio youth dance performance
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Nautical and Rescue Knot Tying hands-on demonstration (tentative)
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Cobb Island and Local History Display and chat with local historians
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Charles County Sheriff’s Office police dogs K-9 demonstration
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Classic Cars Parade and Display; Race Cars Display
11:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Face Painting (by local artists – JoAnne Chapman & Gayle Kraus)
11:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Moon Bounces
11:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Field Games
(Crab Races, Ball Toss contest, Sack Race, Pie Eating contest,Water Balloon Catch contest)
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Birds of Prey Presentation by Mike Callahan (Nanjemoy Creek Environmental Center)
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Fire Engine rides (time is tentative)
5:00 p.m. End of festival, cleanup