Island Park Festival promises ‘the biggest party’ this Labor Day weekend

ISLAND PARK — Over 200 vendors from each complete nan United States will beryllium successful Island Park this Labor Day weekend, on pinch an assortment of nutrient to take from. 

It’s each portion of nan “Island Park Festival,” which will beryllium held astatine 4133 Quakie Lane connected Friday, Aug. 30, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Aug. 31, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sawtelle Mountain Resort and Connie’s Restaurant are sponsors of nan event. Click here to study more.

This is nan 3rd twelvemonth of nan festival. It’s free to participate and a family-friendly atmosphere. 

“It’s nosy to spot what vendors travel up with. We person furnishings made retired of elk horns,” said Jean Phillips, nan arena organizer. “We person 80-year-old ladies that make these beautiful manus quilts and men that make manus knives, leather, and wood items.” 

There will beryllium children’s activities, doorway prizes, a unrecorded chainsaw demo, look painting, a mechanical bull, and Smokey nan Bear. A DJ will besides play music. 

There are arts and crafts, antiques, jewelry, souvenirs, and wood decor. 

“It’s a bully clip to get Christmas gifts that are unique,” Phillips said. 

Vendors travel from places specified arsenic California, Colorado, and Montana. 

Each year, nan show has grown successful size.

“People are loving it because it’s a destination. They for illustration it for their family vacation,” Phillips said. “A batch of group from Pocatello and Idaho Falls, they thrust up for nan time and past they spell camping.”

Some of nan vendors past year. | Courtesy Island Park Festival

Phillips expects 3,000 to 5,000 group to attend. Festival goers tin parkland astatine Sawtelle Mountain Resort and beryllium shuttled to nan festival. 

And don’t hide to travel pinch an quiet stomach.

“If you want a bully meal, travel and eat because there’s tons of nutrient choices,” Phillips added. 

Smoked barbecue and hamburgers, lemonade, cobbler, specialty crystal cream, crepes, mini donuts, shaved ice, dole whip, Mexican food, kettle corn, maize dogs, and much will beryllium offered.

Phillips invites visitors and nan organization to cheque retired nan Island Park Festival. 

“Just come, person fun, locomotion astir and bask nan day,” she said. “I telephone it, ‘The biggest statement successful Island Park!'”

Phillips additionally had an Island Park Festival that happened during Pioneer Day weekend, which was successful July. She said nan festivals person grown truthful popular, she is adding a caller 1 adjacent twelvemonth successful West Yellowstone connected Aug. 8 and 9. 

Courtesy Island Park Festival

Courtesy Island Park Festival

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