People are invited to celebrate small-town living and outdoor adventures during an annual community event in Yarrow.
The theme of the 52nd annual Yarrow Days is ‘The Great Outdoors’ and it runs from May 31 to June 2.
The three-day event includes a farm market, parade, fun run, pancake breakfast, live music, vintage car show, vendors and more.
Things kick off on Friday, May 31 with the Yarrow Farm Market at Yarrow Pioneer Park from 5 p.m. to dusk.
There’s also an evening fun run that day with both a two-kilometre route and five-kilometre route. Registration is at 6 p.m., the run starts at 6:15 p.m., and the first 100 people who register will get a free T-shirt. The starting point is Yarrow Community Centre, and this is a by-donation run with proceeds going to the Yarrow Volunteer Society.
Saturday, June 1 will start with a free pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Yarrow Canadian Reformed Church, across from Pioneer Park. They will be accepting non-perishable food donations for the Salvation Army.
Following the flap jacks, the annual parade will march through town. Organizers are calling it “the greatest small-town parade left standing.”
The parade leaves Yarrow Community School at 10 a.m. and will head south on Wilson Road, then west on Yarrow Central Road to Yarrow Mennonite Brethren Church. Road closures will be in effect from about 9:30 a.m. to approximately 11:15 a.m.
Here’s the schedule for the rest of Saturday:
8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. • Show and Shine at Yarrow United Mennonite Church at 4336 Eckert St.
After the parade until 2:30 p.m. • Fire hall open house at 42385 Yarrow Central Rd.: Fire safety demo house, water play, explore the fire trucks, and more.
After the parade • Hazelnut Inn grand opening at 42402 Yarrow Central Rd.: Take a free tour of this magical boutique hotel by Imagination Corporation.
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11 a.m. to 4 p.m. • Boat show at Extreme Boat Sports at 42420 Yarrow Central Rd.
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. • Party in the Park at 4390 Kehler St.: Gather at Yarrow Pioneer Park for all-day entertainment stage, kids games, feature attractions, concession, merchandise sales, a vendor village, and more. Entertainment (subject to change) includes: a drum line, Little Kings Olive Tree, bhangra dancers, Kenzie Jade, and The Maybelles.
5 p.m. to 11 p.m. • Dine and Dance: Cap off the day’s festivities with a barbecue chicken dinner from Simply Savory, live music from Full Tilt, and dancing under the stars. To accommodate meal planning, any tickets left after May 26 will be ‘dance only.’ The Dine and Dance will be in the park behind the Yarrow Community Centre at 4670 Community St.
Yarrow Days continues on Sunday, June 2 with a brunch from 9 a.m. to noon at Yarrow Community Centre. There will be live music and gourmet breakfast sandwiches, fruit platters, yogurt and granola. Cost is $6 per person or $24 per family.
Then at 11:30 a.m. there will be a non-denominational church service in Yarrow Pioneer Park. This is co-hosted by the churches of Yarrow. People are asked to bring a lawn chair or blanket. It will happen rain or shine and everyone is welcome.
Here are the links for tickets and registrations:
Yarrow Days parade registration
For more info on the 52nd annual Yarrow Days which runs from Friday, May 31 to Sunday, June 2, go online to yarrowcommunity.com/yarrow-days-2 or check out the Facebook event page.
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