The 44th Annual Jamestown Labor Day Festival will take place this Sunday, August 31 at Bergman Park.
The event starts with Chautauqua Striders‘ Dan Feather 5k run/walk at 9:30 a.m. Registration starts at 8:00 a.m.
The rest of the festival starts at noon with live music, food concessions, an arts and crafts show and more.
Pro-wrestling will return to the festival with a free show at noon by Empire State Wrestling. There also will be a Jamestown Area Midget Football League scrimmage at 2:00 p.m., a magic show by Nick Mambretti at 2:15 p.m., and a performance by Dancing with Victoria at 3:15 p.m.
Collaborative Children’s Solutions is helping organize the festival with the city.
This year’s George Ritzer Labor Award is being presented to Erica Ericson from IUE-CWA 81500. That ceremony will take place at 4:30 p.m. on the main stage.
The festival will end with a fireworks show at about 8:30 p.m.
Parking for the event is $5, which benefits the festival. All other activities at the festival are free.
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