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2013 Riverfest Schedule Announced

August 20, 2013 By Joe Pagano

War Machine - KISS Tribute Band @ 2013 Riverfest
War Machine – KISS Tribute Band @ 2013 Riverfest

The Flat Rock Riverfest Committee announced the 2013 schedule of events.  The 2013 Riverfest is full of three days of music, food, drink, artisans/crafts, and actives for the entire family.  The fest has a lot of the things you enjoyed from the past Riverfest like the petting zoo, the monster truck ride, bouncing inflatable’s and more along with new items like Fireworks, Mad Science for kids of all ages, Miss Downriver and more.

The 2013 music line up includes The Contours featuring Sylvester Potts, one of our favorites, Alexander Zonjic, The Motor City Horns, James Lloyd, The Mega 80.s Ty Stone, War Machine-KISS Tribute and Toppermost –Beatle’s Tribute.

For the runner in you, this year the Run For Ryan has been brought back to the Riverfest.  You can register for the Run for Ryan at the Riverfest on Friday night at their tent on the island.  Click here for information on the run for Ryan.

This family friendly event is FREE and Open to the Public at Huroc Park.

We would also like to thank our many sponsors which help keep this a Free event.  They include; Carl Crook Agency, Ford Motor Company, Crest Ford, Flat Rock Metal, Flat Rock Jewelry, General R.V., Taco Bell, Lowe’s, The Flat Rock Community Center, Sleep Inn, Flat Rock Community Foundation, Flat Rock DDA, Flat Rock TIFA, Michigan CAT and all businesses in Flat Rock.

Remember – SHOP LOCAL – SHOP FLAT ROCK

Friday, September 20, 2013

6:00pm-7:00pm

Hope for the Hollow

7:30pm-8:30pm

The Pulse Band

9:00pm-10:00pm

War Machine – Detroit’s Ultimate KISS Tribute

10:15pm

Fireworks – weather permitting

rain date – Sunday, Sept 22 at dusk

Saturday, September 21, 2013

1:30pm-2:30pm

Ammunition

3:00pm-4:00pm

Edgar Wallace Jr.

4:30pm-5:30pm

Big Ray & The Motor City Kings

6:00pm-7:00pm

Hot Sauce

7:30pm-9:00pm

Alexander Zonjic with James Lloyd and The Motor City Horns

9:30pm-11:00pm

The Contours featuring Sylvester Potts

 

Sunday, September 22, 2013

12:00pm-1:00pm Boneshakerz
1:30pm-2:30pm Testimony
3:00pm-4:00pm The Infatuations
4:30pm-5:30pm Ty Stone
6:00pm-7:15pm The Mega 80’s
7:45pm-9:00pm Toppermost – Beatle’s Tribute

 

Food, art & crafts, games, Mad Science, beer tent, boxing demo, zip line, wrestling, petting zoo, monster trucks, bounce inflatable’s, Miss Downriver, Fireworks and more!

FREE & OPEN TO THE

PUBLIC

HUROC PARK

28700 Arsenal, Flat Rock, MI 48134

734-559-3954 or flatrockriverfest.com

For continued updates-come back to downtownflatrock.com

 

Pictures and Music from 2011 and 2012

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Riverfest Committee “Thanks” To Everyone

September 18, 2011 By Downtown Flat Rock

Feeding-the-Animals
Flat Rock Riverfest  Feeding-the-Animals

The Flat Rock Riverfest Committee says “Thanks” to everyone who supported it and everyone who attended.   “From the entertainment to the venders, everything was first class.”, was a comment from a local citizen after walking around this year’s Riverfest.  She enjoyed the music of Alexander Zonjic and his band.  A comment from another local citizen was that everyone they talked to said this was done after a 10 year gap.  Mayor Jonathan Dropiewski was on stage in the
evening and thanked Gary Bordon and the entire Riverfest Committee for all of its hard work and thanked the citizens for attending after a long awaited return.

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Riverfest 2011 Schedule of Events

September 12, 2011 By Downtown Flat Rock

Flat Rock RiverfestWith less that a week to go the Riverfest relieves the 2011 Schedule of events;

September 17, 2011

9 AM to 9 PM at Huroc Park

Music Performance by Alexander Zonjic and Friends.

Live entertainment schedule;

Flat Rock’s Angel Bell Choir 1o:30 to 11am

Noon Downriver
Community Band
1:30p Daniel Harrison and the $2 Highway
2:30p David Shelby
4:00p Annabelle Road
5:30p Edgar Wallace Jr.
6:45p Joe McBride
8:15p Alexander Zonjic & Friends  with special guests- Jim Peterik, Lisa McClowry & Motor City Horns

Riverfest Activities

Event Time Location
Parade 10 AM Starts at City Hall
3-on-3 Basketball All Day FR High School, Registration Required
Classic Car Show 9 am to 4 pm Arsenal Road
Classic Tractors 9 am to 4 pm Arsenal Road
Bingo 9 am to 9 pm Arsenal Road
Beer Tent Noon to 9 pm Huroc Park – West Side
Bingo Tent 9 am to 9 pm Arsenal  Road
Monster Truck 11 am to 9 pm Huroc Park – South End
Food, Arts and Crafts 9 AM to 9 PM Huroc Park
Boxing Demonstrations 11 am to 6 pm Huroc Park
Paint Ball 9 am to 9 pm Huroc Park

 

Children’s Activities

Event Time All Activities near play ground
Bounce Inflatable’s and More 9 am to 9 pm
Petting Zoo 9 am to 9 pm
Kids Corner 9 am to 7 pm
Boy Scout/Girl Scout Games 9 am to 7 pm
Clowns 9 am to 7 pm

 

Autograph Table

Event Time Location
Tom Zimmerman – Detroit Tiger 12 Noon – 2 pm Huroc Park – Autograph Table
Bronco McKart – Middle Weight Boxing Champion 2:30-4:30 pm Huroc Park – Autograph Table
Piston Mascot Hooper 4:30 to 5:30 pm Huroc Park – Autograph Table
Chuck Miller – Autorama’s 2010 Builder of the year TBA Huroc Park

In addition, there will be a 50/50 raffle.

Please, No outside food or beverages are allowed at the event.

For safety reasons, no bicycles, scooters, rollerblades and skateboards are allowed in or around the Riverfest.  Pets are not allowed, although service animals are.

 

Directions and Parking

Parking at Free at Flat Rock Plaza and
Flat Rock High School

Huroc Park is on the corner of Huron River and Arsenal Roads in
the city of Flat Rock.

From the Detroit or Downriver, take I-75 to Exit 34A, “To
Telegraph Road”. Dix/Toledo

Highway will end at Telegraph. Turn south on Telegraph, in about 3 miles, turn
into the Flat Rock Plaza (Formally K-Mart) parking lot. A shuttle will take you
to the park.

From Monroe County, take I-75 to I-275; use Exit 2, Telegraph Road
north to the Flat Rock City Limits. Parking is at the Flat Rock Plaza.

NOTE; Due to some road work on Telegraph near the Plaza parking
area the Monroe Area an Alternate Route would be I-75 north to the Gibraltar
Road Exit, turn west on Gibraltar to the Flat Rock High School Parking Lot. The
shuttle service will take you to the park.

From the east, take Gibraltar to the Flat Rock High School Parking
Lot. A shuttle will take you and your family to the park.

Shuttle Bus Service runs
from 9 AM to 10 PM and is FREE.

 

NOTICE: Due to needed set up and tear down time Huroc Park will be closed to the
public from noon Friday until the start of the festival for setup of the event,
and it will be closed after the festival ends until 7 a.m. Sunday for the
takedown.

For more information contact Gary Borden at garyborden19@yahoo.com.

  • Riverfest Facebook Fan Page

 

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FORD Presents the “Flat Rock Riverfest”

August 26, 2011 By Downtown Flat Rock

Flat Rock Riverfest Alexander Zonjic

FORD Presents the 2011 Flat Rock Riverfest

September 17, 2011

9 AM to 9 PM at Huroc Park

Music Performance by Alexander Zonjic and Friends.

Live entertainment schedule;

Flat Rock’s Angel Bell Choir 1o:30 to 11 am

Noon Downriver Community Band
1:30p Daniel Harrison and the $2 Highway
2:30p David Shelby
4:00p Annabelle Road
5:30p Edgar Wallace Jr.
6:45p Joe McBride
8:15p Alexander Zonjic & Friends with special guests- Jim Peterik, Lisa McClowry & Motor City Horns

 

Also, Food, Arts and Crafts, Kiddie Games, Car Show, Bingo, Beer Tent, 3-on-3 Basketball, Parade and MORE.

Check out the Monster Truck you can ride.

Meet Ridder Award Winner Chuck Miller.

Autorama’s 2010 Builder of the year and get a copy of his biography “Skyline Customs”

Car Show FREE Registration with 2 non-parishable food items.  9AM to 4 PM.

In addition, there will be a 50/50 raffle.

Directions and Parking

Parking at Free at Flat Rock Plaza and Flat Rock High School

Huroc Park is on the corner of Huron River and Arsenal Roads in the city of Flat Rock.

From the Detroit or Downriver, take I-75 to Exit 34A, “To Telegraph Road”. Dix/Toledo
Highway will end at Telegraph. Turn south on Telegraph, in about 3 miles, turn into the Flat Rock Plaza (Formally K-Mart) parking lot. A shuttle will take you to the park.

From Monroe County, take I-75 to I-275; use Exit 2, Telegraph Road north to the Flat Rock City Limits. Parking is at the Flat Rock Plaza.

NOTE; Due to some road work on Telegraph near the Plaza parking area the Monroe Area an Alternate Route would be I-75 north to the Gibraltar Road Exit, turn west on Gibraltar to the Flat Rock High School Parking Lot.  The shuttle service will take you to the park.

From the east, take Gibraltar to the Flat Rock High School Parking Lot. A shuttle will take you and your family to the park.
Shuttle Bus Service runs from 9 AM to 10 PM and is FREE.

 

For more information contact Gary Borden at garyborden19@yahoo.com.

To register as a vendor or craft booth, download and return the appropriate form below forms:

  • Flat Rock Sponsor Package
  • Flat Rock 3 0n 3 Basketbal Tournament Registration
  • Flat Rock Riverfest Exhibitor Application
  • Flat Rock Riverfest Commercial Exhibitor Application
  • Flat Rock Riverfest Craft Application
  • Riverfest Facebook Fan Page

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WELCOME TO FLAT ROCK

The first Euro-American settlers in Flat Rock were Michael Vreeland and his five grown sons between 1811 and 1820. Michael had been captured by British Rangers during the Revolutionary War and released after American independence.

The family purchased 800 acres (3.2 km2). The town was called the Village of Vreeland until 1838 when the Vreeland family sold off the majority of the land and relinquished control of the area. The Vreeland families built the first grain and lumber mill, having brought the grinding stones from New York.

Descendants of Michael Vreeland still live in the town and attend Flat Rock public schools, being the seventh generation to reside in the town their family founded.

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