FROM CLARKSBURG CITY PARKS

 

The Friends of the Clarksburg Parks Foundation has announced Parkfest 2019 will be coming to the Clarksburg Amphitheater and surrounding park grounds on Sunday, July 14th, 2019 from 1pm-7pm.

 

ParkFest is a free celebration of the City Parks of Clarksburg. This special event features live music throughout the day along with a great variety of food trucks, raffle prizes and a spectacular Jeep show! Proceeds from this event will benefit the programming of the City Parks of Clarksburg. 

 

Musical entertainment will take place at the Clarksburg Amphitheater and will include Allie Colleen, as well as NBC’s The Voice Season 8 contestant, Cody Wickline. Local favorites, Top Shelf and John Henry will round out the lineup. (Although not mentioned in the press release, Allie Colleen may be the one name some may not be familiar with, but should be. She is the daughter of country music legend Garth Brooks.)

 

In addition to great music and food, the event will feature a regional Jeep competition and showcase. The Jeep show will include 10 classification awards with Allie Collen joining the panel as a guest judge. To Pre-enter a Jeep into the competition requires a $12 donation and registrations may be made by visiting ClarksburgAMP.com. Competitors can also register the day of event will. There will be a RTI (Ramp Travel Index) ramp for off-road enthusiasts to test their chassis limits. 

 

Mark Audia, President of The Friends of the Clarksburg Parks Foundation, said, “This will truly be a fun and exciting event for the entire family. There will be free children face painting and inflatables. We wanted to bring the community together for a great day at the park.”

 

Corporate Sponsors are Country Club Chrysler Dodge Ram Jeep and Mon Valley Bank. Food vendors will include Big Kahuna’s, Beander’s, Maple Valley Meat Market, MountainEar Kettle Corn Co., J & H Ice Cream and more.

 

For details, visit www.ClarksburgAMP.com or call 304.844.0484.