OAKLAND’S YALO-RIBBON FESTIVAL FEATURES DANICA HART
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May 2nd Event in at Swearengen Park in Oakland
With headliner Danica Hart, formerly of Chapel Hart, and increased awareness of Oakland’s Yalo-Ribbon Festival, organizers have chosen to move the event to the larger James Riley Swearengen Walking Track and Park. This year, the Festival takes place on Sat., May 2 from 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
“We are often asked about the name of the festival. The Yalo-Ribbon Festival was named in honor of the oak trees discovered by settlers with a twist on the Yalobusha County location and the famous Yellow Ribbon song of welcome and redemption,” said Sue Donohue Smith, Oakland Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director. “This year promises to be our biggest event yet. We are shifting to an afternoon/early evening event and moving to a larger space.”
The Ed and Becky Meek Foundation is once again sponsoring the Festival’s Music Stage. The sponsorship is in memory of Ed’s mother Ernestine Priddy Meek, who lived and worked in Oakland in Ed’s early childhood, as well as his cousin and her husband the late Fae Priddy Ross and Thomas Ross who were also a part of the fabric of the town for many years.
The Festival begins at 2 p.m. with arts and crafts vendors, food trucks, the kid zone, and the now traditional Oakland Cake Walk. Music throughout the Festival will include curated DJ selections along with live music.
Watch for additional information in your local newspaper. If you have questions or wish to reserve a vendor space, contact us at [email protected] or on Facebook at Oakland Area Chamber. Follow our website at www.oaklandareachamber. com for updates and sponsor information.
