Downtown Weldon
May Daze
Friday May 6,2005 6:00 - 10:00 PM
Saturday, May 7, 2005 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Press Release
Downtown Weldon will be filled with excitement during May Daze on May 6th
and 7th.
The festivities will get underway on Friday, May 6th with the
opening of the midway between 6:00pm -10:00 pm with Poythress Amusements
providing nearly two dozen rides, games and concessions for every to enjoy.
A Street Dance will be held between 7:00 pm-10:00 pm in the parking lot at
Washington Ave. & 2nd St. The
Music will be provide by Southern Draw from the Gaston Chattahoochee Country
Club. There will also be a
performance from the Chockoyotte Creek Cloggers.
There will be a wide variety of Food Vendors to fill everyone's delight.
On Saturday May 7, the Amusement Rides begin a 10:00am and will continue
until 5:00pm.
The Stage Entertainment also begins at 10:00 am with the Evangelistic Church
of Deliverance Praise Team. The
Roanoke Valley Cloggers will perform at 11:00 am then the Weldon High School
Band will that the stage at 11:30 am. Tommy
Chase “ One Man Band” with a variety of music including Beach Music, Rock
and Country will perform two shows during the afternoon with the AARP Clown Corp
of Littleton mixing with the crowd with laughs for everyone.
The Festival Market Place will include Food Vendors, Antique, Arts &
Crafts & Flea Market Vendors and the Downtown Businesses will be holding
Sidewalk Sales with bargains to shop for.
Downtown
Weldon’s May Daze is made possible with the assistance of The Town of Weldon,
Historic Weldon’s Small Town Main Street Program and our Partner, Flambeau
Products and these Sponsors, Coastal Lumber Co., Edmonds Tax Service, First
Citizens Bank, Frazier’s, Gaston Hardware, Jon Gallant Interiors, Rivertown
Tire, Virginia Carolina Forestry, Whitby Enterprises Inc., and these Supporters,
The Daily Herald and First Media Radio.
Vending fees are a bargain! Vendors can participate for
$60.00-2 Day Food Vendor.
$40.00 - Saturday Only Food Vendor
$25.00 - Antique, Arts & Crafts and Flea Market Vendors
All vendor applications are due by Saturday, April 22, 2005.
For more information, contact the Weldon Town Hall at 252-536-4836
may also download an application.
Vendor Applications (click here)
Vendor Set-Up Instructions