Location: Fox Island County Park
Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4, 2003
The annual "Sol Fest" Festival takes place at Fox Island Park next weekend. This is a fun filled family event with two full days of local musicians, edible insects, bicycle demos, ultrazone climbing wall, clowns, food vendors, Mad Anthony beer tent, face painting, and many other happenings. (Full schedule inside)
Schedule:
Both Days
Artist Fair, Marketplace, Mad Anthony Beer Garden, Caricature Artist, Clowns, Summit City Bicycle Demonstrations, Evans Toyota Hybrid Prius, Food Vendors, Botanical Conservatory, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Little River Wetlands Project, and much more.
Saturday Events
7:00 am Audubon Hike
9:00 am Kids Fishing Derby
11:00 am Live Raptor Show w/ Soarin' Hawk
12:00, 2:30 & 4:00 pm Wildflower Hikes
12:00-4:00 pm Kayak Demos w/ Root's Outdoor Outfitters
12:00-5:00 pm Children's Craft Tent
12:00-5:00 pm Hayrides
3:00 pm Edible Insects
Saturday Bands
12:30-1:30 Jason Shuck
2:00-3:00 pm Todd Harrold Band
3:30-4:30 pm Grateful Groove
5:00-6:00 pm Freak Brothers
6:30-8:00 pm White Thunder (Native American Drum Circle)
Sunday Events
1:00 pm Live Raptor Show w/ Soarin' Hawk
12:30 & 4:00 pm Wildflower Hikes
12:00-4:00 pm Kayak Demos w/ Root's Outdoor Outfitters
12:00-5:00 pm Children's Craft Tent
12:00-5:00 pm Hayrides
3:00 pm Edible Insects
Sunday Bands
1:00-2:00 pm Wailhounds
2:30-3:30 pm Hoochie Mama Get Down
4:00-5:00 pm Shelly Dixon Band
5:30-7:00 pm Rich Hardesty
Sponsored by: Channel 21, Extreme 102.3, Comcast, Mad Anthony Brewing Co., Bait and Hook, Meijer, Sam's Club, Subway, and Root's Outdoor Outfitters
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Source: Mad Anthony Brewing Co.
If you know of anyone that laments “There is never anything fun to do in Fort Wayne”, let them know about this event!
Also take time to thank and support the sponsors of this event. Let them know you appreciate the time and money they spend on this event so they have a good reason to keep sponsoring it in the future!
Posted by: Dennis Emley at April 23, 2003 01:05 PMin 2002 we had cool bands and the bmx stunts. this year seemed a little weak and i think the profits showed it.
Posted by: figure x at November 24, 2003 02:09 PM