 | The Board of Directors of the 2013 Leamington Tomato Festival are
pleased to announce the festival lineup for this year - which marks
the 30th year for the Tomato Festival and again will be at Seacliff
Park. Jully Black and Rik Emmett will headline this year's event. | |
Leamington - July 4, 2013 - The Board of Directors of the 2013 Leamington Tomato Festival are
pleased to announce the festival lineup for this year - which marks
the 30th year for the Tomato Festival and again will be at Seacliff
Park.
“This has been an exciting undertaking and we hope everyone will be
pleasantly surprised by the changes” says Mike Ciacelli, Co-Chair of
the Festival. “First and foremost - let’s clarify that the Parade
is set for Saturday the 17th. We just received the okay from the
School Board to use Leamington High School as a staging ground and
starting point. Parade applications will be ready early next week.”
“We’ve made changes to the entertainment as well” says Mike
Caufeild-Browne, Entertainment Coordinator for the Festival. “Not
only do we have two well-known entertainers as the headlines, we’ve
two stages as well. Our headliners, Jully (pronounced Julie) Black
will be performing on Friday night. She’s best known for her 2008
Grammy nominated Single of the Year “Seven Day Fool” and Rik Emmett
- former lead singer/songwriter from Triumph - will be performing on
Saturday night. Both performers will be on the LOWER MAIN STAGE - taking advantage of the natural amphitheater on the hill. During
the day and leading up to both performers, we will have local
artists performing on the UPPER stage - in the parking lot.”
“There are some other subtle changes as well” says Chair Sally
McDonald. “We’ve moved the Stomp to Sunday - which will be Family
Day and the entertainment will focus on kids. We also have a
designated area for our sponsors’ booths - called Sponsors’ Alley - up near the stage and entrance of the festival. And we will be
hosting a VIP Rib Dinner on the Friday night for those Corporate
Sponsors at Seacliff Park. And of course, we have the Classic Car
Show, the Volleyball tournaments, and the Firefighters’ Water Barrel
Fights as well.”
The Festival opens on Thursday night at the Kinsmen Rec Complex with
the Miss Leamington Tomato Festival Pageant. Application forms can
be found at www.leamingtontomatofestival.com. Vendor applications are still being
accepted.
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