Olde Tyme Summer Festival

08/14/2024

Please Share and Donate if able. This year will be our 30th year!!!

This fundraiser is to help raise money to pay for the annual Brand … Anthony Jason Popkin needs your support for Help Fund Brand Park's End of Season Jamboree

08/25/2023

3 Days until the End of Summer Jamboree from 11am to 5pm. Don't miss out on this fun filled event with 3 bands, blow ups, nerf wars, rock painting, food provided by SGT Stanleys Meal Prep and Catering, Ice Cream from Kool Treats Ice Cream, Face Paintin with Painted Love, Basket Raffles and much more. Music and kids' activities are free to the public.

08/15/2023

https://gofund.me/fd4d9968

The Annual End of Summer Jamboree (formerly Olde Tyme Summer Festival) is quickly approaching. After 29 years, we have continuously been able to host this event free to the community due to the generous donations and volunteer work from members of the community. Any donation helps reach our goal and if you are unable to give, please share. Thanks all.

This fundraiser is to help raise money to pay for the annual Brand Park Summer… Anthony Jason Popkin needs your support for Brand Park End of Season Jamboree

12/03/2022

Please share

10/28/2022

Stop by the Brand Park Pavilion on Monday October 31st from 4 to 6 pm. Free Goodie Bags to the first 100 children and treats while supplies last. Hope to see you there...We know it's short notice but if there are any local businesses that want to trunk or treat on Catherine near the pavilion please stop over.

08/23/2022

I love the story of the nicknames of these 4 corners.

This week's blog shares Elmira's story of the four corners of Lake and Church and is another reason we suggest you sign up to hear more local stories on the Mark Twain Summer Bus Tours. Only three days left this season! Call us at 607-734-4167 to reserve your seat. https://chemungcountyhistoricalsociety.blogspot.com/2022/08/fascination-salvation-damnation-and.html

08/13/2022

Don't miss the Brand Park End of Season Jamboree with lots of fund for the kids, music, food, face painting, strolling magician and more on Sunday August 28th from 12 to 5pm.

10/10/2021

Stop by this Halloween!

Stop by the Brand Park Pavilion on October 31st from 5 to 7 pm. Treat Bags to the first 125 children in attendance. Cookies and Hot Cocoa on a first come first serve basis. Sponsored by:

The Harold & Winnie Watts Brand Park Trust Fund
The Brand Park Beautification Committee
Kool Treats Ice Cream

08/23/2021

Don't miss the End of Season Jamboree next Sunday at Brand Park, Elmira, New York from 12pm - 5pm

05/16/2020

12/02/2019

Please join us at the Brand Park Bandstand tomorrow starting at 5pm.

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – 18 News Today was joined this morning in the studio by Anthony Popkin, a member of the Brand Park Trust Fund and The Brand Park Beautification Committee to talk about a …

08/19/2019

Thanks to all that attended. This event would not be possible without Mark & Julie of The Christmas House, Melissa and Dan of Swarthout's Bait & Tackle Shop, Anthony Jason Popkin (Harold and Winne Watts grandson) and the countless helpers and volunteers. Winnie would be so proud of the hard work this year.

Brand Park in Elmira was lively this Sunday afternoon, as the community gathered for the 25th Olde Tyme Festival.

06/30/2019

Pictures from last weekend with the Cavallaro Band...stop today from 3 to 5pm for our second concert of the summer with the George Kaye Band

06/11/2019

Brand Park Beautification Committee hosting summer events, looking to increase participation

Morning news this A.M.!!!

The Brand Park Beautification Committee was originally formed as a task force, by Harold and Winnie Watts in 1995, with the simple goal of making their community a better place to live.  

02/01/2019

Trust fund will help preserve Elmira's Brand Park

Trust fund will help preserve Elmira's Brand Park

The trust fund, set up through Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes, would help maintain park maintenance and programs.

08/18/2018

Welcome to Elmira

Fire Truck rides and SO MUCH MORE! Old Tyme Summer Festival at Brand Park this SUNDAY 10-5 Free music and entertainment all day. Food food food and vendors.

07/05/2018

VENDORS: Here's the information you are asking about.

VENDORS WANTED!!!

Olde Tyme Summer Festival August 19, 2018 10am-5pm
Brand Park, Elmira NY 14904

I invite you to join our festival by becoming a vendor. The registration fee is $25.00 per 10x10 space. Applications and checks must be received by August 11th. Late registrations will be excepted as overflow from August 11th - 18th at $30 per 10x10 space. This fee includes the vendor fee charged by the City Of Elmira. This is a rain or shine event, vendor fees are non returnable for no shows or cancellations.

A NYS Tax Authority Certificate is mandatory and we do require a copy of your certificate on file.

We reserve the right to decline and return applications and fees for duplicate vendors or for any other reason.

6' Tables can be rented on a first come first serve basis for $5.00 per table. This fee will be donated to Swarthout's Annual Take A Child Fishing Derby, Sponsored by Swarthout's Bait & Tackle Shop, held each June.

Applications are available via request. Please send Email to [email protected]

Melissa Rinker
Vendor Chairperson

07/04/2018

Hello Facebook Friends.

If you love attending the free Brand Park Concerts and the Olde Tyme Summer Festival each year, we are looking for financial support (sponsors) for some of our Festival activities.

The festival is held annually in Brand Park on Elmira's Southside. This year's event will be held on Sunday, August 19 from 10am - 5pm. We will have our usual wonderful array of craft & vendor sales, the classic auto show (12-3), festival food, historic Maple Avenue tours and live music from Past & Present DJ Productions, Gray Matters and West O'Clare

We are a self-supporting family festival with no grant money or large corporation backing. Any expenses not paid by donations we solicit are paid our of pocket by the 4 committee members.

If you have any questions or if you would like a copy of the events we are looking for sponsorship for, please contact:
Julie Delgrosso ([email protected], 607-734-9547) or
Melissa Rinker (607-734-9233)

Plus we're both on Facebook!

08/15/2017

Welcome to Elmira

Welcome to Elmira

This SUNDAY at Brand Park Olde Tyme Summer Festival, Elmira, NY — celebrating summer at Historic Maple Avenue. https://youtu.be/1xYyMnoahuc

08/05/2017

05/19/2017

Don't you just love a sale? This weekend there is a 25% off art and sculpture sale at Antique Revival, one of our supporters of our family-friendly Olde Tyme Summer Festival. Please consider supporting our sponsors as we couldn't do it without them!

Our new gallery is open and ready for business! Come see for yourself. To celebrate we are offering 25% off all art and sculptures this weekend.

08/16/2016

Here's the donation from The Christmas House for the basket raffle

06/20/2016

Brand Park summer concert series kicks off Sunday

Join us on Sunday!

04/14/2016

SAVE THE DATE! Sunday, August 21 for our annual Olde Tyme Summer Festival in Brand Park

04/06/2016

BRAND PARK SUMMER CONCERTS 2016
FREE on Sundays from 3-5pm

June 26th- Cavallaro Dixieland Band, under the direction of Brad Chamberlain, Sunday from 3-5PM Brand Park, Maple Ave., Elmira NY, bring lawn chair, Handicap accessible

July 3rd-Kaye Band Country Music Sunday from 3-5PM Brand Park, Maple Ave., Elmira NY, bring lawn chair, Handicap accessible

July 10- White River Band Sunday from 3-5PM Brand Park, Maple Ave., Elmira NY, bring lawn chair, Handicap accessible

July 17th Dakota Moon Band variety of old and new Sunday from 3-5PM Brand Park, Maple Ave., Elmira NY, bring lawn chair, Handicap accessible

July 24th West oClare Irish Band Pat Kane Sunday from 3-5PM Brand Park, Maple Ave., Elmira NY, bring lawn chair, Handicap accessible

July 31 Starlight Band variety music Sunday from 3-5PM Brand Park, Maple Ave., Elmira NY, bring lawn chair, Handicap accessible

Aug 7th Rock-A-Billy-Rays, Rock and Roll, Steve Southworth, Sunday from 3-5PM Brand Park, Maple Ave., Elmira NY, bring lawn chair, Handicap accessible

Aug 14th Polka Magic variety and polkas, Sunday from 3-5PM Brand Park, Maple Ave., Elmira NY, bring lawn chair, Handicap accessible

Aug 21 OLDE TYME SUMMER FESTIVAL
10-5p Sunday
Brand Park, Maple Ave.
1-3pm Rick Wilson Entertainment shares the stage with his son
3-5pm Boots Country Music
Brand Park, Maple Ave., Elmira NY, bring lawn chair,
Handicap accessible

Aug 28th Sgro Brothers Tony and Dom, Harmonica’s Sunday from 3-5PM Brand Park, Maple A ve. Elmira NY, bring lawn chair, Handicap accessible

Winnie Watts Chairman 607-731-0231 [email protected]