Archive for ◊ July, 2018 ◊

Below you will find links to all of your LAKEFEST 2018 information!

• Tethered Hot Air Balloons (Thursday)
• Opening Ceremonies & Musical Guests (Friday)
• Musical Guests (Saturday)
• Juried Arts & Crafts Festival (Saturday)
• Antique Auto Show (Saturday)
• Games & Rides
• Sand Sculpture Artist
• Special Entertainment
• Lakefest Raffle 
• Lakefest Logo Design Winner!
• Official Lakefest T-shirts
• Shuttle & Parking Info
• Top 20 Events 
• L O V E

If you would like any further information please contact the chamber. Check out our event page with all the updates: https://www.facebook.com/events/518366588518100/

Saturday, July 21 at 1 pm-Tractor Pull is out on Noblin Farm Road across from the Clarksville YMCA, for more information contact Scott Ramsey. 

The new ride we plan on bringing for Lakefest is called the SCAT. You are a thrill seeker to take on this one as you are whisked around in high gravity cages that will leave you screaming for more.

Fun Time Amusements Rides has been providing family entertainment for more than 58 years and they plan to bring a wonderful array of rides and games that will enhance the main stage area adjacent Third Street (access at the corner of Third and Virginia Avenue) on Friday night, Saturday and Saturday night. Usually they bring eight or nine rides, which can range from their Flying Super Spinner, Fun Slide, Jurassic Adventure, Scooby Doo Combo Inflatable, Windjammer Kite Flyer and Rock Climbing Wall & more. Most of the rides and games will be located on the grassy lot adjacent to the area. The company’s top priority is that of safety for their patrons and their guests. Safety mechanisms on all rides are constantly monitored on an on-going basis, and the rides are inspected by Virginia State Safety compliance.

Train Rides

All aboard! No need to get your ticket punched for this train ride— passengers ride for free and there’s no ticket needed. Lakefest’s Fun-Time train will be chugging up and down Virginia Avenue (from 3rd to 7th Streets) on Saturday, July 21, from 9 am-5 pm. Turn-around locations will be at the main stage area (lot connected to 3rd Street) and at the Bank of America parking area (between 7th and 8th). The train holds up to 18 passengers, packages and baby strollers.

Helicopter Rides

For the last six years, Paul Jackson, Helicopter Pilot, has been flying the friendly skies and giving our Lakefest visitors rides over Clarksville and the Lake. Take advantage of seeing Lake Country from the air this year, it is a memory you will never forget. Rides will be available starting Friday evening, at the Food Lion lawn area & Saturday for most of the day. It is $30 per person to ride.

The Water Wars Booth

Play the ultimate water balloon game! From Warsaw, NC Water Wars is bringing some water balloon fun that you will have fun either as a game or competition–here is how you play: Opponents go to opposing battle stations with buckets of water balloons. Each battle station has a water balloon launcher. Place a balloon in the launcher, pull down on the handle, aim, and fire! Your balloon soars high through the air and comes crashing down on your opponent’s battle station. There are strategically placed slots and holes in the structure that allows the water to come through. You might get sprinkled, sprayed, or saturated, but watch out, retaliation comes quickly! Water Wars will be located in front of Watkins, Cooper, Lyon’s FH.

We will have a few special guests appearances this Lakefest Saturday! They will be here for a limited time during the festival, so you won’t want to miss them!

The Little Mermaid party character is a princess who has lived in the sea and on dry land, and she loves both with all her heart. She’s a spunky, talented princess who’s full of curiosity. She can’t help but make friends everywhere she goes.

Captain America Parody party character is a real patriot with a heart of gold and a super-strong shield. He defends his friends and the American dream no matter what comes his way. His enhanced strength makes him a powerful defender of freedom everywhere.

Wonder Woman Parody party character is a skilled warrior. She uses her mystical lasso and super-strong bracelets to fight for what’s right. She is on the side of peace, justice, and everything good. Bad guys everywhere fear this amazing lady; she hits hard and takes control. She’ll fight to make your celebration great.

The arts & crafts show is juried and the jurors have been kept busy reviewing applications and photographs since early in February. It is a packed house this year with over 200 vendors ranging from Crafts, Food, Non-profits & Retail items. Vendors this year are coming not only from Virginia, but also other states: Florida, Ohio, North and South Carolina, Alabama, Maryland, Pennsylvania & Georgia.

The crafters have been extremely active in applying for this year’s show. We have lots of new & exciting booths this year, from amazing woodworkings, acrylic and oil paintings, pottery, leather products, birdhouses and garden accessories, carvers and sculptures, personalized jewelry, items to be personalized on the spot, pain relief jewelry, photography, clothing, home accessories and even homemade pet food & attire… just to name a few.

We have great things for the kids from treasure mining to Disney characters, face painters, & amusement rides.

There will be no shortage of food vendors and we have some new and exciting food trucks vendors this year ranging from Cuban, BBQ, crab cake sandwich, to our usual Asian, Seafood, Mediterranean, Greek & your All-American choices too! There will be special items such as along with all the other fair favorites. For the sweet tooth, Sweet Frog is back, also every kind of funnel cake you can think of which they have evolved into all the toppings and flavors a sugar lover could only dream about. There will be deep fried candy bars, & Oreos to icees, smoothies & popsicles. Cheesecake on a stick anyone? Smell the aroma of kettle corn, popcorn, cotton candy & more! All here on Saturday.

Lake Country Satellite is helping this year with Wi-Fi for the event and US98 & 3WD REWIND will be doing live remotes throughout the day! Disney Characters will be here for a short time from 10:30-1:30, so don’t miss them performing at the United Country Realty Stage. Virginia Avenue from Second through Fourth Street will not re-open at 5 pm so we have about 25 vendors opting to stay until the fireworks, so come on down any time of day. If you want to keep up with all activities, details & more of who is coming to Lakefest, go to our Lakefest Event page on Facebook to view our daily post on updates and information.

The Official 2018 Lakefest t-shirts have arrived and they are simply MARVELOUS! Hunter Davies, who is this year’s winner of the LOGO contest won $250. His artwork is now the official logo for this year’s Tee shirts.

Each shirt has the official ADMIRAL VETS INC Sponsor on the left sleeve (Pictured: our VET’S Models, Kendele & Josh). On the right sleeve are our two of our Captain Sponsors, Clarksville Ruritans, & Microsoft logo.

NEW!!! This year we have ladies V-NECKS!! Limited Size and Colors: Violet, Seafoam & Mint

The 41st edition shirts are super spectacular and have many colors to choose from this year. But some are very limited in quantities, so you must come quickly because these colors won’t last long. Colors—we have a new feature on three of the tees that are in a soft style blend, colors available in soft style are: white, Gallegos blue and black! Safety Orange, Neon Blue, Neon Green, also more subdued colors Chalky Mint & Violet! All colors range in sizes from youth small to adult 3xl. Youth shirts are $15 and come in Violet & Neon Green, Adult sizes small to x-large are $20 and 2XL’s and 3XL’s are $22.

Tanks are back too in limited sizes & colors. Colors for the Ladies are: white, royal blue, Seafoam and for the men we have white, royal blue & orange. Get yours before they are gone! Tanks are $20 for regular sizes, 2XL are $22.

T-shirts are now available at the Clarksville Chamber Office (105 Second Street) and the Virginia Avenue Mall (317 Virginia Avenue). Proceeds from the shirts will help with the various expenses of Lakefest such as live bands, fireworks and hot-air balloons.

Our Land or Land Fundraising Raffle is filled with great items for the Great Outdoors and more! Three Prize Packages, three chances to win. Stop in the Chamber office to see all the great items up for our fundraiser giveaway. You will have S’mores of Fun with the “backyard Package” with 4 grand wood seats, fire-pit and all the accessories to make your backyard into a camping experience. Our Patio prizes…The Smoker grill is awesome and we have all the accessories to make your next patio party smoking hot fun. And the Lake Prize package will have you spending hours of fun at the lake with a WOW float for four with its own cooler and so much more.

Three winners or three chances to win this year’s LAND OR LAKE Packages that are Smokin’ Hot with tons of great prizes. Winners will have a choice between our Grand Prize “LAKE” Raffle fittings for a fun day at the Lake. Then Second Chance winner will win our fun “LAND” Patio prize package and third prize is our “Backyard” fun Package.

Tickets are now on Sale! You need to stop by the Chamber office, this is a must see in Person! $5 per ticket, Drawing is Friday night of Opening Ceremonies, July 20th!

We like to thank the following business for their contribution towards this year’s Land or Lake Raffle Clarksville ACE Hardware, Karin Kuhn, Colleens Creations, Blue Creek Cove, The Twisted Tree, HillTop on the Lake, Buggs Island Brewery, Morningstar’s BB&C, Sandy Fork, DoodleBug’s, The Bobbin Cork, Amy Spurlock, Sticks & Stones (Robert & Tamara Burr), Clarksville Community Pharmacy, Dollar General