The Pie Town Annual Pie Festival includes a pie-baking contest, games and races, music, food, arts and crafts, and pie, pie, pie. Admission is free and parking is easy. The festival is held in Jackson Park each year and is a great opportunity to visit with friends, both old and new.
Pie Festival Video is Available!
Created by Dana Pence of Flamboyant Studios, this video shows highlights of the 2009 Festival.
The Festival is organized and operated by the Pie Town Community Council, and is our main fund-raising event. The Council, an all-volunteer organization, performs a variety of essential services in the Pie Town area. The festival would not be possible without the help of our volunteers and supporters.
Events loosely follow a schedule, and there are vendors selling food, crafts, and services throughout the day. There is a short break in the late afternoon / early evening, then we dance in the pavilion until midnight. During the dance intermission, we hold a benefit auction for the prize-winning pies from the pie-baking contest and we draw the winning names for the three raffle prizes.
Facts About the 2009 Pie Festival
2,540 pieces of pie were sold throughout Pie Town in a single day.
The 2009 Pie Festival raised about $ 7,000, which so far has been used for the following:
$ 3,000 was donated to the Pie Town EMS Department. This all-volunteer organization experienced a budget cut and was unable to pay for training for their emergency medical personnel.
$ 1,549 was donated to several community families who were experiencing financial hardship due to catastrophic events in their lives (house fire, cancer diagnosis, family deaths and accidents).
$ 500 was spent on a scholarship for a local graduating high-school senior.
$ 450 was used to provide food and shelter for a group from Bike & Build, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which organizes cross-country cycling trips to benefit the affordable housing cause in the United States.
$ 250 was spent on a Holiday Dinner for the community.