Daffodil Festival to begin at later time
By From staff reports
Published in News on March 31, 2016 1:46 PM
FREMONT -- The 30th annual Daffodil Festival will get off to a later start than planned Saturday morning because of the chance of showers Friday night into Saturday.
The start time has been moved to 11 a.m. and the closing time to 6 p.m.
The time change also will affect the entertainment schedule including the Embers concert on stage 2 that has been moved from noon to 1 p.m.
The stage will be located at the east end of Main Street.
Opening ceremonies will be held on stage one from 11 to 11:30 a.m. featuring Miss Daffodil Jessica Ballance and Little Miss Daffodil Makayla Smith. Stage one will be located at the intersection of Main and Goldsboro streets.
The Fremont Memorial Park recognition ceremony on Goldsboro Street is part of the opening ceremony. The recognition is a tradition to honor those who have died and who have made a difference in their community.
New names are added each year.
The Stage One schedule of entertainment is:
* 11:30 to 11:50 a.m.: Fremont Preschool
* 11:50 to 12:15 a.m.: Fremont STARS
* 12:15 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Three Dancing Sisters
* 3 to 3:45 p.m.: The Wade Sisters
* 4 to 4:45 p.m.: Helen Gillespie
* 5 to 5:30 p.m.: The Stallings Family Singers
* 5:30 to 6 p.m.: Miss Daffodil Jessica Ballance and Little Miss Daffodil Makayla Smith.
Downtown streets will be lined with vendors selling arts and crafts or foods while local churches, civic groups and fire departments hold fundraisers.
The children's area will be located across Main Street from the BB&T parking lot, and the classic car cruise will be next to the parking lot.
The children's area will include a musical chair swings, kiddy motorcycle, remote control racing, a carousel bouncer, firehouse play port and tubs of fun.
Ticket drawings for raffles being conducted during the day will be at 5 p.m. on Stage One.
Events going on all day include the Fremont Heritage Museum, 112 E. Main St., and the Fremont Garden Club exhibit at town hall.
For more information check the festival website, www.fremontdaffodilfestival.weebly.com.