Oktoberfest In Hopedale Seeking Vendors

HOPEDALE, Mass. - In preparation for this year’s Oktoberfest in Hopedale event on September 29, 2012, the Friends of Historic Hopedale released the application for street vendors and art/crafts vendors. This year’s cutoff date for applications is August 31.

The event will run from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. The venues for this year’s event include Hopedale Street, in front of the Little Red Shop Museum, the Hopedale Parklands, the Hopedale Pond, Hopedale Town Park and Hopedale Street south across from the old Draper Corporation complex.

The award winning event will feature Kate Russo and 11 other bands in three locations, tethered hot air balloon rides, model airplanes taking off and landing on Hopedale Pond, Golf Ball Drop, model airplane demonstrations, chowdah-fest, GSWL
professional wiffle ball exhibition, 70’ long model train exhibit, art show, antiques, car show, fairytale characters, more than a dozen food vendors, bier garten, and much, much more.

Last year’s event attracted more than 7,000 people to the shores of Hopedale Pond, and this year’s event promises to attract many more. A website has been launched exclusively for the Oktoberfest event. All forms for vendors can be printed from the site by visiting http://hopedaleoktoberfest.com and are also available on the Little Red Shop Museum Facebook page.