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Practice What You Peach!                                          12-7:30 Rain or Shine           Wilbraham & Monson Academy, Main Stereet Wilbraham             

 Wilbraham Peach Blossom Festival

Saturday, June 15, 2019     

Events

Pre-Game Kickoff Party

Friday, June 7

7:00-10:00

Spec Pond Pavilion

Join in the fun to kickoff summer and help the Wilbraham-Hampden Academic Trust to raise funds for their school grant program!  Dinner, Music, Raffle, Cornhole Tournament and Beer from Iron Duke! Adults only please. Tickets $25/pp

Click here to purchase tickets

Pet Costume Parade

FREE

Sunday June 9, 2019

3:00-4:30

Starts and ends at 500 Main Street

Join our sponsors, Springfield Animal Clinic and Margolis Orthodontics for a Pet costume Parade!

All well behaved pets on a leash or in a pet carrier are welcome to dress up and walk in our sidewalk parade!  Decorate a wagon and make a float for your pet! Any pet can join the parade!  

Don't have a pet but want to be in the parade?  Great!  Dust off your Halloween costume and join us! Adults and children are encouraged to participate in costume with their pets!

There will be students from the Minnechaug Canine Club with an obstacle course from their Dog Show for pets to try out.

Parking is at the Wilbraham United Church Parking Lot at 500 Main Street. Parade route is an easy 1/4 mile promenade up to Crane Park, down towards the Library, across Crane Office Park, over the footbridge to the Fire Station and ends right back at United Church.

Outdoor Movie and Picnic

Tuesday June 11

Soule Road School Field

7:30-9:30

Together with the Soule Road PTO and One Book One Community join us for an outdoor movie celebrating this summer's One Book selection, James and the Giant Peach!

Hotdogs and popcorn will be available for sale by the Soule Road PTO.

Bring a comfortable chair and join us!

Pancake Dinner
5:00-7:00
$10 Adults / $5 Kids 12 and under
Wilbraham United Church, 500 Main Street
Breakfast for Dinner event to support Catherine Martin's year of community action and service. Tickets in advance or at the door.
Official Peach Week Event!

Floating Lantern Festival for Hope and Health

$10/lantern

Wednesday, June 12

7:30-9:30

Bruuer Pond, Main Street Wilbraham 

Help us raise funds for the Commission on Disability to help them help our neighbors living with disabilities. This event is an opportunity to quietly reflect, thankfully contemplate and actionably help your fellow neighbors.

Lanterns are available for purchase at United Church, 500 Main Street on the night of the event.  

Please park at United Church and walk over to Bruuer Pond (1 block). Only handicap parking will be allowed at the pond.

This is a peace and quiet event, feel free to quietly sit in the park and watch the lanterns float.  Please remind children to whisper and use the opportunity to be quiet and still.

Attempt to Set A World Record

Largest Human Image of a Fruit (Peach)

Saturday, June 15 2:00-3:00

Wilbraham And Monson Academy Sledding Hill

FREE

Because of the generosity of LUSO Federal Credit Union we are literally going to bring our community together! The first 400 participants will receive a colored tshirt and be asked to join the gathering on the sledding hill.  An aerial photograph will be taken to document the World Record Attempt.

Participants will have an opportunity to purchase a copy of the photo provided by G&B Photography.

Blue Ribbon Tent - "Talent from Town"

"A chance to showcase what makes you an interesting person!"
June 15 9-7:30
Rich Hall at the Wilbraham & Monson Academy
FREE

The Blue Ribbon Tent is an exhibit at the Peach Blossom Festival that provides an opportunity for anyone in our community to showcase their talents through submissions!

What is a submission?

A submission can be anything that you have made or collected. Think artwork, baked goods, hobbies, collections,

do you have a green thumb?

Categories are judged the morning the festival and ribbons awarded for 1st, 2nd, 3rd Places!

Participation ribbons are awarded in the children's division!

For more info go to the Blue Ribbon Page