Staff report
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The 2014 Crestline Harvest Festival begins Thursday evening and runs through Friday and Saturday in downtown Crestline.
The festival is highlighted by live music on two stages and contests of all kinds. Opening ceremonies are slated for 4 p.m. Thursday with the Queen’s Pageant at 5. Eight local girls will be competing for the Harvest Festival Queen’s crown: Lizzie Cochran, Joczelyn, Jessica Hurley, Lauren Scherer, Desiree Sharp, Sydney Weisman, Bonnie Welsh, and Kennedie Winkler.
Below is a full schedule of events for the 2014 Crestline Harvest Festival.
| Thursday, Sept. 18 | |
| Midway opens | 4:00 p.m. |
| Opening Ceremony (main stage) | 4:00 p.m. |
| Royal Blue Express (main stage) | 4:00 p.m. |
| Queens Pageant (main stage) | 5:00 p.m. |
| Rides open | 5:00 p.m. |
| The Crooners (main stage) | 8:00 p.m. |
| DJ Justin Carroll (beer garden) | 9:00 p.m. |
| Midway and rides close | 10:00 p.m. |
| Friday, Sept. 19 | |
| Midway opens | noon |
| Shunk Museum open | noon – 5 p.m. |
| Rides open | 1:00 p.m. |
| Horticulture Show (Golden Age Center) | 4 – 8 p.m. |
| Double Play Band (main stage) | 5:00 p.m. |
| Alumni Night (St. Joseph Convocation Center) | 6:30 p.m. |
| Radio Now Band (main stage) | 9:00 p.m. |
| Cellar Dwellers (beer garden) | 9:00 p.m. |
| Rides close | 10:00 p.m. |
| Midway closes | midnight |
| Saturday, Sept. 20 | |
| Faith and Fitness 5K (First United Methodist Church) | 8:00 a.m. |
| Farmers Market & Craft Expo (Methodist Church) | 9:00 a.m. |
| Crestline Police Department Car Show | 9:00 a.m. |
| Baby Crawling Contest (main stage) | 9:30 a.m. |
| Pigtail/Ponytail Contest (main stage) | 10:00 a.m. |
| Hula Hoop Contest (main stage) | 10:30 a.m. |
| Pizza Eating Contest (main stage) | 11:00 a.m. |
| Limbo Contest (main stage) | 11:30 a.m. |
| Roosters Wing Eating Contest (main stage) | noon |
| Shunk Museum open | noon – 5 p.m. |
| Horticulture Show (Golden Age Center) | noon – 8 p.m. |
| Midway and rides open | noon |
| Water Ballon Contest (main stage) | 12:30 p.m. |
| Seed Spitting Contest (main stage) | 1:00 p.m. |
| Pumpkin decorating winners (main stage) | 1:30 p.m. |
| Apple Stacking Contest (main stage) | 2:00 p.m. |
| Parade (begins at Kelly Park) | 3:30 p.m. |
| Big 80s Band (main stage) | 5:00 p.m. |
| Krush Band (main stage) | 8:00 p.m. |
| AWOL rock band (beer garden) | 9:00 p.m. |
| Rides close | 10:00 p.m. |
| Midway closes | midnight |
Individual tickets for rides cost $1.25 each, 10 for $12, or 20 for $22. Ride wristbands cost $15 each day. The Kid’s Day Ride Special on wristbands are $10 each. These wristbands are good for Thursday from 5 – 10 p.m. or Friday from 1 – 5 p.m.
The special ride tickets can be purchased at the Crestline Advocate or Jane’s Hunger Paynes Restaurant. Additional sale dates and locations can be found on the Harvest Festival Facebook page.
More information on the festival is available online at http://www.crestlineoh.com/harvestfestival.html.