Friday, January 28, 2011

Somersworth Presents 21st Annual Winterfest


SOMERSWORTH—
The 21st Annual Winterfest, which is presented by the Somersworth Festival Association, will be held on February 4 and 5, sponsored by DF Richard Energy.
On Friday, February 4 from 7 to 9 p.m., there will be a Somersworth Middle School Dance for grades 6, 7 and 8. The event will be held at Somersworth High School Cafetorium. The cost is $6 per student and light refreshments will be available. If there is a snow day there will not be a dance.
On February 5, the Somersworth Festival Association will be holding Breakfast with Frosty and Frosty’s Funfest. The breakfast cost is $3 per meal and breakfast sandwiches will also be available. The event is held at the Somersworth High School Cafetorium from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Also in conjunction with the breakfast, the festival will be hosting Frosty’s Funfest. Admission is free and the price per ticket for games is 25 cents each. They will offer lots of games, face painting, crafts and lots of prizes! The Somersworth Library will also be there and offer a craft to do.
From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., The Rec Department will be hosting free sledding at the Oaks Golf Links on Route 108 in Somersworth. The Somersworth Lions Club will be hosting Open Skating from 12 to 4 p.m. at the Lions Club skating rink on W. High Street in Somersworth. Light refreshments will be available. The high school will be holding a Prom Fashion Show at 2 p.m. in the High School Cafetorium.
A new event this year will be a Pizza Tasting contest. For $5 you can taste the pizzas from the many local pizza restaurants in the area. After you have tasted the pizzas, you will then be asked to vote for the best. That pizza establishment will be presented the award: “Voted the Best Pizza of Winterfest 2011.”
To end the festival weekend, the high school will be holding the Mr. Somersworth contest from 7 to 9 p.m. in the high school cafetorium.
For more information about the Winterfest events, call the Somersworth Festival Association at 692-5869.
Photo caption: The 21st Annual Winterfest will be held on February 4 and 5, and includes free sledding, a pizza tasting contest, the Somersworth Middle School Dance, Breakfast with Frosty, Frosty’s Funfest, a Mr. Somersworth contest, and more. (MetroCreative photo)