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)
  • Vendors
  • Food
  • And more!

2026 Vendors

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

Informational Booths

• CCE Compost Education, Cortland Chiropractic, Dryden Democratic Committee, Dryden Fiber, Dryden Fire & Ambulance, Dryden High School Sustainability & Gardening Clubs, Dryden Town Historical Society, Family Health Network of CNY, Family Reading Partnership, Girl Scout Golden Meadows, Grace Dryden, Ithaca Family Chiropractic, Presbyterian Church, Southworth Library, The Dryden Rail Trail, The Gideons International, Tompkins Cortland Community College, Tompkins Co Whole Health, Tompkins Country Office for the Aging, Tompkins Dairy Promotion

Games and Recreation

• Asbury Church – Dryden, The Funtastic Pod, The Knight’s Den Axe Throwing, Thrive Church

Crafts, Jewelry, Homemade, and Other Goodies for Sale

• 3 Crazy Bee’s Tees, 3J’s Country Creations, Ang’s Adornments, Augury Gems, Bouma Farms, Colourful World, Country Stitch Embroidery, Critters Hotspot, Daisy Hollow Farm, Doris’ TieDye Totes & Bags, Dryden Drama Boosters, Duckling Creations, Elizabeth In Knots, Even Still Studios by Jess Edmister, Falcon Optical, Flow Being Wellness, He’s Alright Studios, Hook Yarn & Stitches, J&S Sales, Kim’s Keepsake Creations, Larry the Pie Guy, Off the Hook, Paparazzi, Perfectly Imperfect Creations, Riverglow Crafts, Sherry Erxleben, TenKate Hill Maple, Tinkers Trinkets, Winters’ Stitches

Food

• Milk (Dryden Grange)
• Ice Cream (Dryden Grange)
• Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Chili Dogs, Sausage Patties, Nachos with Cheese Toppings, and Chips (Kiwanis Club of Dryden)
• Fries, Mac and Cheese, Buffalo Egg Rolls, Mozzarella Sticks, Fried Ice Cream (Trini Style)
• Chinese Dumplings, Spring Rolls, and Steamed Buns (Gu & King Traditional and Local Food)
• Chicken BBQ Halves (Dryden Rotary)
• Salt Potatoes (Enfield Valley Grange)
• Funnel Cake, Fried Oreos, Lemonade (Vail Bros Inc)
• Cookies and Brownies (Presbyterian Church benefitting Heifer International)
• Cake Wheel (St Marys School)
• Pies (Larry the Pie Guy)
• Copper Horse Hot and Iced Coffee (Dryden Scouting America Pack and Troop 24)
• Lemonade (Allie’s Lemonade)

We look forward to seeing you at the event!