Fun at the festival
Committee says Blue Tip likely surpassed last year’s numbers
The midway at the Blue Tip Festival boasted favorite festival treats. Photos by EMILY CANNING-DEAN
WADSWORTH – For five magical days in June, Memorial Park came alive with the sounds of carnival rides and games and the smell of favorite festival treats.
Following the June 20 parade, festivalgoers enjoyed the musical stylings of Walking in Circles, kids enjoyed a day of knights, jesters and princesses during KidsLand June 21, runners challenged themselves to the Matchstick Race June 23 and young people tested out their athletic skills during a brand new athletic challenge June 24. The carnival and merchant tent brought entertainment to families and people of all ages throughout the entire festival.
Jamie McComas of Wadsworth attended the festival with his son, Kellan and friend Maxx Bosley the evening of June 24.
“It’s a great atmosphere and we wanted to come down and have fun,” he said. “The food is always good and we enjoy the rides.”
Kellen said he attends the festival almost every year.
“Zero Gravity was the best ride and my other favorite was the Hurricane,” he said.
Bosley attended the festival for the first time and said he also loved the Hurricane.
“It is a lot of fun,” he said. “I loved it.”
“From what I have heard from the committee president, we are looking at another record year,” said JP Hanna of the Blue Tip Festival Committee. “I haven’t seen final numbers, but we have had great attendance and I believe before the festival started we were sitting just as good as we ended last year thanks to all of our sponsors.”
Hanna said it was nice to see the weather cooperate during the majority of the festival.
“I think the race committee was sweating a little bit, but watching the radar it looks like the rain is staying down around Mansfield,” he said.
All of the proceeds raised from the Blue Tip Festival will be distributed to a number of local nonprofit groups this fall. The committee usually starts accepting applications for grants in September and then awards grants at a special ceremony in November.
Last year the Blue Tip Festival committee distributed nearly $30,000 in donations to local nonprofit groups – an all-time high for the committee.
Blue Tip Committee President Mike Leavitt said the committee has increased the amount of funds raised by the festival each year for the last several years.
Following the June 20 parade, festivalgoers enjoyed the musical stylings of Walking in Circles, kids enjoyed a day of knights, jesters and princesses during KidsLand June 21, runners challenged themselves to the Matchstick Race June 23 and young people tested out their athletic skills during a brand new athletic challenge June 24. The carnival and merchant tent brought entertainment to families and people of all ages throughout the entire festival.
Jamie McComas of Wadsworth attended the festival with his son, Kellan and friend Maxx Bosley the evening of June 24.
“It’s a great atmosphere and we wanted to come down and have fun,” he said. “The food is always good and we enjoy the rides.”
Kellen said he attends the festival almost every year.
“Zero Gravity was the best ride and my other favorite was the Hurricane,” he said.
Bosley attended the festival for the first time and said he also loved the Hurricane.
“It is a lot of fun,” he said. “I loved it.”
“From what I have heard from the committee president, we are looking at another record year,” said JP Hanna of the Blue Tip Festival Committee. “I haven’t seen final numbers, but we have had great attendance and I believe before the festival started we were sitting just as good as we ended last year thanks to all of our sponsors.”
Hanna said it was nice to see the weather cooperate during the majority of the festival.
“I think the race committee was sweating a little bit, but watching the radar it looks like the rain is staying down around Mansfield,” he said.
All of the proceeds raised from the Blue Tip Festival will be distributed to a number of local nonprofit groups this fall. The committee usually starts accepting applications for grants in September and then awards grants at a special ceremony in November.
Last year the Blue Tip Festival committee distributed nearly $30,000 in donations to local nonprofit groups – an all-time high for the committee.
Blue Tip Committee President Mike Leavitt said the committee has increased the amount of funds raised by the festival each year for the last several years.