Win tickets to The Old West Festival
Yee-haw, it's that time of year when you can step back in time and relive the days of the Wild West. The Old West Festival gets in full swing every Saturday and Sunday starting September 6 through October 12 (10 a.m. - 6 p.m.).
(photo credit Mikki Schaffner)
There will be plenty of entertainment, food and crafters to enjoy too. Mosey on over to the 2014 Old West Festival and you can enjoy some new features:
New Entertainer—Wild Riders’ Abigail Petersen will perform Wild Trick Riding! Abigail will star in the Old
West Festival Circus Riding Show, performing along with the Pickled Brothers.
New weekend—Old West Festival has extended its season to include an extra weekend in October!
New Themes—Themed weekends are back and better than ever! Cowboy Hero Weekend Sept. 6-7; Outlaws Weekend Sept. 13-14; Romance Weekend (New in 2014) Sept. 20-21; America’s PastimeWeekend Sept. 27-28; Steam Punk Weekend Oct. 4-5; Halloween Weekend (New in 2014) Oct. 11-12.
Gun Fights now break out all across the Old West Festival
(photo credit Mikki Schaffner)
Plus there will be plenty of things to do for the kids (small fee charged for some of the attractions):
At 10:15 a.m. each day, kids can be sworn in by the cowboys as a deputy
Locomotive, covered wagon, horse and pony rides
Games and panning for gold
Daily magic shows and sing-a-longs
Costume contest
Photos with their favorite cowboy or other strolling historic interpreters
Learn about life as a cowhand twice daily from demonstrations and hands-on activities by Fred Shaw
Halloween Weekend includes a Halloween costume contest, vendor pumpkin carving contest and trick-or-treating through town
(photo credit Amy Quinn)
Win tickets:
Thanks to the folks at the Old West Festival, we have a family four pack of tickets to giveaway. Giveaway is open to residents of Greater Cincinnati and Greater Dayton. You must be 18 years or older to enter. Winner will have 24 hours to accept or a new winner may be selected. Winner is notified via email and may be acknowledged as the winner on MasonMetu.com or on MasonMetu's facebook page (first name, last initial only). Enter by Wed., Sept. 10 at Midnight. To Enter: Enter via Rafflecopter below. Bonus entry, get two entries if you leave a comment on Old West Festival's facebook page about what you'd like to see or do at the festival and let them know MasonMetu sent you.
More Info:
Dates & Times: Saturdays & Sundays only, September 6 to October 12, 2014, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Rain or shine)
Location: 1449 Greenbush Cobb Rd., Williamsburg, Ohio 45176 (just off U.S. Rt. 32, near Greater Cincinnati)
Cost: $12 adults $6 kids ages 6 to 12 Kids 5 and under are FREE Parking is FREE
Disclaimer: I received 4 tickets to the festival as a thank you for helping to promote the Old West Festival.