Schedule

Pre-Festival activities – SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1st

  • 7:30-10 am Pancake Breakfast Congregational Church
    For tickets phone 369-4040
  • 9 am-2 pm Festival Bake Sale Town Center
    Incredible donations of fabulous baked goods
    And cider or hot beverages to go with them
  • 1-4 p.m Conway Historical Society – Open House
    Town Center
  • 5-6:30 pm Turkey Dinner Congregational Church
    Sponsored by Firemen’s Auxiliary
    For tickets, phone 369-4080
  • 8 pm Conway Show of Stars, Congregational Church
    A showcase of Conway’s talented residents
    Tickets available at the door, call 369-0255

FESTIVAL DAY SCHEDULE – SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2nd

EVENTS

  • 10 am Covered Bridge Classic
    10K Road Race for Adults; Kids 1.2 Mile Race
    Registration 9-9:40 AM at Library Common, Conway Town Center
  • 11-4 Open House at the Conway Historical Society
    Exhibits of local history with Kate Wynans
  • 10-2 Café Conway – Town Center
    (Warm & Cold Beverages & Baked Goods)
  • 10-4 Art Exhibit – Field Memorial Library
  • 10-4 Used Book Sale – Field Memorial Library
  • 11-1, 1-3; Booksigning – Town Memorial Park (across from Town Hall)
    Meet local authors including Heidi Stemple, David Costello, Marie Betts Bartlett, Pat Leuchtman, Holly Hobbie, John Crowley, Susan Todd, Peter Jeswald, and more!
  • 1:00 Parade kicks off at OESCO (Orchard) Route 116
    2-4 Open house, Boyden Schoolhouse
  • 10-4 Town Center Exhibits & Attractions
    (Inside/Outside Town Hall & at Town Memorial Park)

EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT at the Ballfield

  • 10-4 CRAFT FAIR
  • 10-4 Children’s Activities Details listed below
  • 10:30-3:45 LIVE MUSIC
    10:30-11:15 The Nields (Folk/Pop music for all ages)
  • 11:30-11:45 The Conway Grammar School singers (Youth group from Conway grammar school)
  • 12:15-1pm TJ and the Peepers (great music everybody knows)
  • 1:30-2:30 Janet Ryan and the Straight up Big Guns (blues rock super band)
  • 2:45-3:45 Benny Lava (Pop music-Get ready to dance!)
  • 10-4 EXHIBITORS
  • Blacksmithing Demonstration – Bob Compton
    Mammal Rehabilitation/Paw Prints
    Ashfield Rod & Gun Club
    Friends of the South River
    SHP Bicycling Adventures
  • 11:30 Logsplitting Contest (Men’s & Women’s Divisions, 18 & over)
  • 2 pm Skillet Toss Contest (Men’s & Women’s Divisions, 18 & over)
  • 4:00 FESTIVAL Raffle Drawing
  • 10-4 More Ballfield attractions – Fabulous Food Booths; Pies, Pies, Pies, and More Pies; Climbing Wall
  • 10-4 CHILDREN’S Activities – Face Painting – Kids’ Games – Hay Maze – Pumpkin Painting – Petting Zoo & Pony Rides – Hill slide
  • 10-4 Information Booths at Town Center and on Ballfield (Program Guides, Merchandise, Raffle Tickets)

A community effort to make the Festival as trash free as we can. All proceeds fund scholarships for graduating Conway seniors. Thank you for your support and enthusiasm!