Fun festivities around the park!

Theme: Red, White & Moo

June 13, 2026 Schedule

• 9:30 to 10:30 am – Parade down Main Street from Empire Livestock to the Dryden Hotel and then turning towards Montgomery Park
  • Parade participants start lining up at 8 am
  • Announcements of parade participants will be held on the porch of the Protagonist and Connected Stitches
• 10:30 to 11 am – The Timeriders Band
• 11 to 11:20 am – Announcements, Scholarship, and Dairy Princesses (Gazebo)
• 11:20 am to 12:35 pm – The Timeriders Band (Gazebo)
• 12:35 to 1 pm – Announcements (Gazebo)
• 1 to 2:45 pm – The X’Plozionz (Gazebo)
• All Day
  • Live Animal Display
  • Crossroads the Clown (11 am to 2 pm)
  • Dan the Snake Man
  • 3-point Contest (sponsored by Town of Dryden Recreation, starting at 10:30 am)
  • Corn Hole Tournament
  • Hay Bale Toss Contest
  • Vendors
  • Food
  • And more!

2025 Vendors

Note: Many vendors, particularly those selling food, only accept cash. The lists below are subject to change.

Informational Booths

• Cortland Chiropractic, Dairy Princess, Dryden Ambulance, Dryden Fire Department, Dryden Grange, Dryden Girl Scouts, Dryden High School Drama Boosters, Dryden High School Sustainability & Garden Clubs, Dryden Historical Society, Dryden Kitchen Cupboard, Dryden Rail Trail, Dryden Recreation, Earthful Healing, Falcon Optical, Gideons International, Ithaca Family Chiropractic, Senator Lea Webb, Smart Energy Choices, TC3, Tompkins County Office of the Aging, Tompkins County Quilters Guild, Tompkins County Whole Health

Games and Recreation

• Dryden Presbyterian Church, Family Reading Partnership, Milk Duds and Jolly Ranchers 4-H Club, Risen Hope ChurchTarot by Amy, Thrive Church, Tompkins County 4-H Youth Fair Board

Crafts, Jewelry, Homemade, and Other Goodies for Sale

• Angs Adornments, Augury Gems, Beloved Designs, Blasz Crochets, Country Stitch, Critters Hotspot, Daisy Hollow Farm, Embroidery, Family & Friends Crafts, Flow Being Wellness, Happy Bear Creations, Hook, Yarn, & Stitches, Ithaca Maple Works, John Vordstadt Handcrafts, Larry the Pie Guy, Off the Hook, Perfectly Imperfect Creations, Rachel’s Customs Creations and Gifts, Paparazzi Jewelry, SB Designs, Sherry Erxleben, Skip Hill, TenKate Hill Maple, The Adventures of Doodle & PewPew, The Jolly Ginger, Thirty-One Gifts, Tinkers Trinkets, Winters Stitches, YNRT Styles

Food

• Milk (Dryden Grange)
• Ice Cream (Dryden Grange)
• Fried Ice Cream (Trini Style)
• Chicken BBQ Halves (Dryden Rotary)
• Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Sausage, and Chips (Kiwanis Club of Dryden)
• Salt Potatoes (Enfield Valley Grange)
• Mac and Cheese (Trini Style)
• Dumplings, Mango Sticky Rice, Spring Rolls, and Steamed Buns (Gu & King Traditional and Local Food)
• Funnel Cakes, Fried Oreos, and Fried Dough (Vail Bros Inc/Sugarlips)
• Cake Wheel and Baked Goods (St Marys School, Dryden Presbyterian Church)
• Popcorn (The William George Agency)
• Hot and Iced Coffee (Scouting America)
• Fresh Fruit Drinks (Gu & King Traditional and Local Food)
• Lemonade (Vail Bros Inc/Sugarlips)

We look forward to seeing you at the event!