Market goers will also have the opportunity to help grow the Central New York Great Pumpkin Festival by purchasing 50 / 50 raffle tickets. Tickets will be available at the Chamber booth each week of the market. The winning ticket will be drawn during the Pumpkin Festival at 3:00pm on Sunday, October 5th in Washington Square Park. You need not be present to win.
Individuals and businesses will have the opportunity to show their support for the Great CNY Pumpkin Festival by having their own pumpkin sign on the grounds during the festival.
The Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce Pumpkin Festival Committee is offering individuals, businesses and organizations the opportunity to have their name hand painted on pumpkin signs that will be displayed throughout Washington Square Park during the Great CNY Pumpkin Festival.
Pumpkin signs are available in three sizes; 18” signs are $50, 24” signs are $75 and 30” signs for $100. All proceeds will be used to help grow the Great CNY Pumpkin Festival.
Scheduled for October 4th & 5th in Oswego’s Washington Square Park, the Great CNY Pumpkin Festival is one of New York State’s premier pumpkin festivals. The event draws hundreds of festival goers and some of the finest pumpkin growers in the northeast and Canada.
For more information on the pumpkin festival, or to help support the event with your own pumpkin sign, contact the Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce at 343-7681.
Cut line for photo: Showing their support. Pumpkin Signs sponsored by individuals, businesses and organizations lined the park during last year’s Great CNY Pumpkin Festival. The Chamber is once again selling Pumpkin Signs for this year’s festival that will be held October 4th & 5th in Washington Square Park in Oswego.
Taste of Oswego is a real treat for the taste buds as Oswego area eateries showcase some of their favorite menu items.
Taste of Oswego will be held Sept. 6 from noon to 7 p.m. on East Linear Park in downtown Oswego behind the Best Western Captain’s Quarters Hotel.
“Over 2,000 people attended last year’s Taste of Oswego and enjoyed culinary delights from more than 20 vendors,” said Jennifer Hill, executive director of the Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce. “We are looking forward to an even more successful event this year as Taste of Oswego is something the whole family can enjoy. In addition to the great food there will be live entertainment with the music all day long, a special Power for Kids tent for the children, and a variety of arts and crafts vendors for those who love to shop.”
WSEN 92.1 FM will be providing the music from noon to 2 p.m. with the Cortini Brothers Jazz Band playing from 2 to 4:30 p.m.
The rocking sounds of Dr. Boogie close the day with an exciting performance from 4:30 – 7 p.m.
The Benefits Consulting Group is sponsoring the entertainment stage.
Always a popular stop for the kids, the Power for Kids Tent is returning to the Taste of Oswego thanks to sponsorship from Constellation, Entergy, Novelis, and NRG.
The Power for Kids Tent will feature a variety of children’s activities including air hops, sno-cones, and much more.
“We’re happy to have the Power for Kids tent available for the children again this year. It is an excellent attraction that both the children and their parents appreciate,” added Hill.
Official media sponsors for the event include: The Palladium-Times, WSEN 92.1 FM & Oldies 1390 AM, and Oswego County Today.Com
Admission to the Taste of Oswego is free, with the vendors charging a nominal fee for samples.
For more information, call Danielle Hayden at the chamber, 343-7681.
Chamber member Karen Ferguson of The Oswego American Red Cross was the winner of a $25 gift certificate from Ruby Tuesday Restaurant in Oswego. Each month the Chamber will award one lucky Chamber member with a gift certificate to Ruby Tuesday Restaurant, Route 104 East in Oswego, courtesy of General Manager Steve Toolan.
Project Bloom sponsors Barb Bateman, Sr. Vice President, Oswego Regional Executive (l) and Jodi Crouse (c) of Alliance Bank and June Ouellette (r) of Ontario Orchards look over the sign and beautiful flowerbed in Washington Square Park. Ontario Orchard, who provides all the landscaping for the park is a longtime supporter of the Chamber’s Project Bloom initiative. Alliance Bank is in its first year of park sponsorship with Project Bloom and is happy to be associated with the project. “Project Bloom is a wonderful program and provides Alliance Bank with an opportunity to show our commitment to the beautification of community,” said Bateman.
An initiative of the Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce, Project Bloom is comprised of a volunteer committee of business and civic-minded citizens who strive to improve the aesthetic appearance of the City of Oswego during the traditional growing season.
Since 1995, the Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce Project Bloom has worked to raise financial support to continue to bring colorful displays of flowering baskets, boxes and gardens to the City of Oswego, including five city parks, twenty-two flower planters, sixty flowering hanging baskets and twenty decorative banners. The Project Bloom committee, with assistance from the City of Oswego, designs, plants and manages the ongoing care of all of the flowers, beds and baskets.
The generosity of local individuals and businesses, such as Alliance Bank and Ontario Orchards provide the financial support and physical effort that is needed for Project Bloom to succeed. These coordinated efforts allow Project Bloom to continue to beautify the community.
