Deer Park Celebrates Annual Winter Fest

Deer Park is celebrating its 14th annual Winter Fest, which starts Friday night and concludes on Sunday. The festival will feature winter games and activities.

This year’s festival will kick off with the opening ceremonies on Friday at 6 p.m. It includes an acknowledgment of Larry and Pat Barden, this year’s “Honored Couple,” for their civic service.

The traditional bonfire will immediately follow the opening ceremonies. The bonfire is fueled by discarded Christmas trees. Friday night’s festivities will conclude with a fireworks display at Perrins Field at 7:20 p.m.

The rest of the festival features a 5-kilometer foot race, log pull demonstrations, snowshoe softball, dog pulls, broomball, a llama exhibit, dog walk and an outhouse race.

For those seeking the warmth of the indoors, pancake breakfasts, a chili cook-off, bingo and karaoke contests will be held.

The festival is organized entirely by volunteers and is funded in part by the Deer Park Fair Association Bingo.

For more information call the Deer Park Chamber of Commerce at 276-5900.

, DataTimes