WFFF Press release

This year’s Warner Fall Foliage Festival (WFFF) will be held Friday through Sunday, October 5 through 7, in downtown Warner and will feature many new activities and entertainers. A children’s One Mile Fun Run will take place on Sunday at 9:30 AM, and all children are invited to participate.

Also new this year is the Apple Pie Making Contest, sponsored by King Arthur Flour, which will be held on Sunday at 11:30 AM. If you make a great apple pie, enter the contest and see if the judges agree.

“The Apple Pie Contest is the brainchild of Shandi Allen,” said festival president, Sherry Thomas. “Her cousin works for King Arthur Flour in Norwich, Vermont, and it is through her that the contest was born.” Top winners will be awarded prizes.

More local food vendors will be offering their treats while helping to support local farmers. New bands this year are Beechwood, Buffalo Plaid, The Bradford Bog People, and Tyler Road. Wandering fiddler Tom Hooker Hanford will play his toe-tapping renditions for everyone‘s enjoyment.

New children’s entertainers include singer Ben Rudnick and Friends, Roaring Duck Puppets, and still life performer Linda Peck, who will surprise festival goers when she comes to life. Free carousel rides and crafts are sure to bring smiles to little faces.

In addition to all of this, many entertainers and events from previous years will be returning, such as the 5K road race, lumberjack and oxen competitions, demonstrations, farmers’ market, and over 70 arts and craft booths featuring the best work of area artisans.

“Jenny Courser is chair of the parade committee, and her chosen theme is ‘Entertainment Through the Ages,’” Thomas said. A children’s parade will be held on Saturday at 1 PM, and the Grand Parade will be held on Sunday at 1 PM. More information is available at WFFF.org.