Old Home Days Schedule and More

It is that time of year again, time for Old Home Days in East Hampton. The 34th annual event will be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the Center School grounds.

A carnival, live entertainment, food booths, the Glorious Gallop 5K Road Race, the largest parade in Middlesex County, raffles, giveaways - including 60 children's bicycles and 1,500 T-shirts, and more.

The fun starts at 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday. On Saturday, the parade begins at 11 a.m. and the festivities at Center Schol at 1 p.m.

The carnival is back bigger and better. Buy ride tickets or save with $20 per session all-you-can-ride wristbands. Sessions are Thursday from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. and Saturday from 1 p.m. to 5:59 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Planning on staying for both sessions on Saturday? If so, consider a wristband for both sessions for $30.

The entertainment also is sure to please.

The lineup for Thursday is Bjorn the Magician (Great magic fun for kids of all ages, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.) and Johnny 5 (party rock covers, 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.). On Friday, enjoy Voodoo River Band (Swampy blues/rock, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.) and The Tim Charron Band (Classic country, 8:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.); Entertainment on Saturday begins at 1:30 p.m. with an encore performance of the South Philadelphia String Band followed by MOTO (Carribean rhythms, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.), The Convertibles (Doo-Wop and Big Band, 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.), Mixed Signals (Best of the 60s and 70s, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.) and Big Floppy Disk (Relive the 80s through today, 8:15 p.m. to 11 p.m.).

Raffle prizes? Old Home Days has them. Each raffle ticket costs $10 and only 1,000 will be sold. Here is what you could win:

1st Prize
21 hp 46" Hasqvarna Riding Mower
2nd Prize
Weber Genesis Gas Grill e-310
3rd Prize
$500 Gift Card redeemable at Stop & Shop
4th Prize
$500 Gift Card redeemable at Stop & Shop
5th Prize
$500 Gift Card Redeemable at Wireless Zone Verizon
6th Prize
Four tickets for Yankees vs. Texas Rangers redeemable at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 14 at 7:05 p.m., courtesy of John Tuttle, Nathan's Famous
7th Prize
$300 CITGO Gift Card redeemable at CITGO
8th Prize
Kindle Fire
9th Prize
$200 Gift Certificate for a Deluxe Car Detailing Service redeemable at Belltown Auto Sales and Rental, East Hampton
10th Prize
$100 Gift Certificate redeemable at Angelico’s Lakehouse, East Hampton
11th Prize
$100 Gift Certificate redeemable at Governor's Tavern, East Hampton
12th Prize
$100 Gift Certificate redeemable at Loco Perro, East Hampton

Tickets can be purchased from an Old Home Day committee member or at these East Hampton businesses :

Ace Hardware, 25 E. High St.
East Hampton Public Library
Fit Trix, 84 E. High St.,
Citgo Food Bag Citgo, 32 E. High St.
Salon Ferrara, 40 W. High St.
Verizon Wireless, 11 E. High St.

The drawing will be held on Saturday at 8:10 p.m. Winners need not be present.

The Glorious Gallop 5K Road Race will be held on Friday. The race starts at Seven Hills Crossing and continues down Mott Hill, around Lake Pocotopaug, to the finish line at Center School.

Fee is $10 or $15 on the day of the race. Fee for children under age 13 is $8. You can register at the Center School grounds on Thursday from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Friday from 5 p.m. to 6:43 p.m. Shuttle bus service from the Center School grounds to the starting line starts at 6 p.m. Last shuttle bus leaves at 6:43 p.m.

The race features computerized timing, free T-shirts (while they last) for early registration, water stop, awards to first three male and female finishers in each age group, medals to all finishers under age 13 and random awards.

The parade starts at 11 a.m. on Saturday. This year's theme, chosen from more than 40 suggestions, is The Golden Age of Television. The parade will follow the traditional route, starting at the high school and ending at the Village Center.

New this year will be shuttle bus transportation to Old Home Days. The free shuttle will run all three evenings starting at 5 p.m. and will shuttle every 30 minutes between the high school and the post office. Nichols Bus Company has donated the use of the bus.

Motorists are reminded that traveling in East Hampton on Friday and Saturday will involve traffic delays on Route 66, Route 196, Main Street, North Main Street and Lake Drive because of the road race and parade. The portion of Route 66 between North Maple Street and Route 196 will be blocked off on Saturday during the parade.

For more information on Old Home Days, visit www.easthamptonoldhomedays.org.

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