The 52nd Annual Oak Creek Lionsfest

Post date: Aug 10, 2011 7:01:58 PM

The 52nd Annual Oak Creek Lionsfest Runs from Friday - Sept 2nd thru Monday - Sept. 5th. Come on out and enjoy the music, food, rides, fun & games for all ages.

Live entertainment will be available all weekend long with over 20 bands playing your favorite music on the indoor and outdoor stages. Opening Friday will be the Britins from 3:00 – 7:00 PM with the Sociables headlining Friday night. The headliner Saturday night w...ill be The Toys and on Sunday will be the festival favorite Mt. Olive. Pat McCurdy hits the outdoor stage Monday afternoon @ 2 PM.

For Fun & Games, Calkins Midway will be here once again with all of your favorite carnival rides. Discounted ride tickets for the midway are available for advanced purchase at the following Oak Creek locations: Ace Hardware, the American Legion Post, the Butcher Block, Gary’s Beer & Liquor, North Shore Bank, the Oak Creek Community Center, Walgreens and M&I Bank (new this year). Advance ride tickets may also be purchased from any Oak Creek Lion member. The Discounted ride tickets, including the “wrist bands” for unlimited rides may be purchased until 5 PM on Friday Sept 3rd. No discounted tickets will be sold after that time. New this year, the unlimited ride “wrist band” is valid from 1:00 PM until 11:00 PM on Saturday or Sunday or from Noon to 8:00 PM on Monday.

The Oak Creek Lions Labor Day Weekend Festival kicks off Friday Sept 3rd with Seniors Day. Senior citizens are invited from 11AM until 3PM for food, games, prizes and dancing with lunch served from noon – 2:00 PM.

The Festival grounds open to the general public on Friday Sept 3rd @ 3PM and we’ll be serving our Fish Fry promptly at 4 PM. Saturday morning will be a craft fair in the upper parking lot as well as a kids and family featured tent activities (clowns, balloon figures, and cookie decorating among the activities).

Sunday the grounds open @ 10AM with a Car show and display until 3PM. Also Sunday morning is our revered Polka Mass, starting @ 10:30 AM. Our famous beef or pork BBQ sandwiches with all the fix’ins will be served Sunday and Monday from Noon until 5:30 PM or while supplies last. Saturday's food special is a New York Strip steak sandwich (Butcher Block) - come check it out.

The Lionsfest raffle drawings for the will be held Monday evening @ 7PM. This year’s prizes include Brewer’s, Bucks and Packer packages as well as Cash Prizes.

So don’t forget - Sept 2nd thru Sept. 5th, the 52nd Annual Oak Creek Lionsfest. 9327 S. Shepard Avenue – approximately 2 Miles east of I-94. From I-94, take Ryan Road East to Shepard Avenue, then Left ½ mile and look for the Ferris wheel. You may also arrive at the festival grounds from the North by heading South on Shepard Avenue off of Puetz Avenue.

Thank you and hope to see you there!