After a weekend off for the Riverfest, the Farmer’s Market returns to Huroc Park. Come and pick up some fresh vegetables and fall goods. Pete and Jan’s Trees are offering a variety of pumpkins for display or cooking, corn stalks, live trees and even a fishing charter on Lake Erie. Pete and Jan’s along with other vendors welcome you, come check it out. The market is at Huron River and Arsenal roads in Flat Rock and will be open until mid October.
Riverfest Committee “Thanks” To Everyone
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.
Angel Bell Choir Kicks off Riverfest
The Flat Rock Schools and Tim Hammer helps kick off the
entertainment for the long awaited Riverfest.
This year’s Flat Rock Riverfest marks a comeback from a 10 year
absence. Here is the days live events
schedule;
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 2011 Schedule of Events
With 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.
Le Blanc’s
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28365 Telegraph Rd
Flat Rock, MI
(734) 782-3977