59th Annual Silver Creek Festival of Grapes Begins Thursday

The Village of Silver Creek will be busy this weekend as it celebrates the area's grape-growing industry. The 59th annual Festival of Grapes gets underway on Thursday, September 17th and continues through Sunday, September 20th. Two members of the Festival of Grapes Board of Directors were guests on WDOE's "Viewpoint" program on Monday. Board President Paul Crino says the idea of the festival came from his parents back in 1968...

Paul Crino: how the festival got started

Crino says the opening ceremony will be held at 5:30 PM Thursday. It will feature its signature grape stomping...

Paul Crino: opening ceremony

The festival will also feature rides by Amusements of America, arts and crafts, food vendors, a wine and beer tent, and live music. Board Vice President Kelly Borrello says there will be two musical acts performing on Friday and two on Saturday...

Kelly Borrello: musicians who will be playing

The highlight on the final day of the festival will be the parade, which will begin at 12:00 PM instead of its usual 1:00 PM start time. More information on the Silver Creek Festival of Grapes is available on its website and its Facebook page.

Click here listen to the entire "Viewpoint" interview featuring Paul Crino and Kelly Borrello.

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