|
Rehoboth’s award-winning Sea Witch Festival will fill the resort area with parades and blue grass and great costumes on Saturday, Oct. 29 with a rain date of Oct. 30. For the 11 a.m. parade, rolling units will begin at State Road and merge with walkers a few blocks down Rehoboth Avenue at Convention Hall.
The parade route goes to the Rehoboth Beach Bandstand and ends at Village by the Sea. All parade participants are encouraged to pick up a raffle ticket at Village by the Sea Shops for a prize drawing. Trophies are awarded to the judge’s favorites and all parade participants receive a Sea Witch Still Making Waves 2005 ribbon. The parade begins at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 29 with a rain date of Sunday, Oct. 30, at 2 p.m. The costume parade is sponsored by Tanger Outlet Centers.
A full day of foot-stompin’ entertainment ensues with a cash prize contest and the audience becomes the recipient of some of the best pickin’ possible. The Fiddler’s Festival, also a part of Sea Witch has been billed as top string event and lauded as the best on the coast.
There is both an adult and children’s competition for best fiddle, bluegrass and banjo playing. The Fiddler’s Festival is held from 1-5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Rehoboth bandstand.
All age categories will get a chance to toss their numbered broom off the boardwalk, with the longest distance winning. Participants can’t wait to walk away with a ribbon, proclaiming them as an official “Sea Witch Tosser”. The Broom Tossing Contest will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29.
The Big Dogs Best Costumed Pet Contest goes way beyond dogs and cats into the unknown. Former critters have included ducks with an attitude, miniature horse princesses, spider dogs, surfer dogs and even a black goat named Little Devil, dressed in a red cape and sporting red painted horns.
Prizes are awarded to judge’s favorites. All participants receive a Big Dogs of Sea Witch ribbon. Lineup is at the Boardwalk and Stuart Kingston Gallery, located at Grenoble Place. Pets and owners parade down the Boardwalk, letting the crowds get an eyeful.
Judge’s favorites are called onto the stage where prizes and ribbons are awarded. The Big Dogs Best Costume Pet Contest is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 30 with lineup beginning at noon at Stuart Kingston (north end of the Boardwalk). Judging will begin at 12:15 p.m. Promptly at 1 p.m. the monsters wag their way down the Boardwalk.
Following the parade, prizes are presented at the Rehoboth Beach Bandstand. The contest is sponsored by Big Dog Sportswear.
Sit back and watch the Maryland Rough Riders as they provide horse performances and drills on the beach. These cowboys become beach boys for the day parading and exhibiting their dexterity on horseback, dressed in cowboy attire. Don’t miss the only east coast horse performance on the beach.
The horse parade is performed, just off the Boardwalk, at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29 and 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 30.
Those who believe they have both the hunting skill and the stamina needed, must first check in with the official clue keeper and pick up a 100-clue site location list. The clues run in no particular order, so hunters take their best guess prior to a final cut-off time. The earliest correct guess wins a cash prize.
CLUE: Blue Light Special
ANSWER: Light on Police Car
CLUE: Noticeable or Proper Attire
ANSWER: Uniform
CLUE: Can be Friend or Foe – Your Choice
ANSWER: Law Enforcement
CLUE: Not Dewey, But Close By
ANSWER: Rehoboth
If you combine these answers from a prior hunt, it would have guided you to the Rehoboth Beach Police Department. The Hunt begins at 12:30 PM on Saturday, October 29. The winner is announced at the bandstand on Saturday evening at 6:45 PM.
SPOOKY SPATS ENTERTAINMENT AND MORE
Live entertainment is scheduled at the Rehoboth Beach Bandstand on Saturday, October 29, and Sunday, October 30. This year’s entertainment includes, Spooky Spats, Jack Noel Magic Show, a Fiddler’s Festival, Frank Nanna & Friends, Songs & Stories of Old Sailing Days, Southern Delaware School of Art’s Steel Drum Band, “Steel the Show” and more.
5K RACE AND THE FUN WEBFOOTERS WALKS
5K Race - Many of the 400+ runners, including entire families, arrive in costume. Prizes are presented not only for time, but also for the best costumes. Past runners have included the Little Red Riding Hood family, various farm animals and monsters. The 5K Race begins at Grove Park at 9:00 AM on Sunday, October 30.
The Webfooters Walk - the walk will take place on Saturday and Sunday. The registration/walk starts at 8:00 AM.
MORE FUN STUFF
RANDY LEE ASHCRAFT & THE SALTWATER COWBOYS. A great band straight form the Eastern Shore of Maryland with their own brand of music often called “beach country” will be performing Saturday, October 29 from 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM at the parade judge’s stand at the corner of First Street and Rehoboth Avenue.
PEANUT ON THE NOSE RACE. Kids practice their balancing skills and cross the finish line with heads back and peanuts balanced on their nose. Saturday, October 29 at 2:00 PM
APPLE PUSH. Kids race to get their apple across the beach first. Ribbons will be given out to all participants. Saturday, October 29 at 2:30 PM
ORANGE GLOW. Bandstand area, Saturday, October 29 at 7:30 PM sponsored by Apple Electric. The first 250 kids to participate in the
ORANGE GLOW will receive a free orange pumpkin flashlight. Those brave souls who pass the test will receive a survivor’s ribbon.
KID’S PIRATE TREASURE TRAIL. Let the kids go on a hunt where they will follow their pirate’s map and find treasure. Participants can pick up their map Sunday, October 30 between 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM, at the Bandstand.
MORE WACKY AND WILD STUFF
Trick or treating with merchants, artisan show, face painting, sand pit, kids make it-take it craft area, fun games, and a duck calling contest.
THE NEW STUFF
GHOST CATCHER TENT. Kids become “Ghostbusters” and see how many ghosts they can catch.
FRANKENDUDE PICTURE BOARD. Get your picture taken with the coolest dude in town.
SEA WITCH SURF FEST. Surfing is back! Catch a wave in Dewey Beach on Saturday. For more information visit delmarvaefa.org or call the contest hotline
(410) 213-1374.
The Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce produces this event. Sponsors, to date, for the 2005 festival include:
3 Season’s Campground
The Adriatico
Admiral Hotel
Apple Electric
Bank of Delmarva
Beazer Homes
Best Western Gold Leaf
Big Dogs Sportswear
Breaker’s Hotel
Cape Gazette
Carlton’s
Citizen’s Bank
City of Rehoboth Beach
Coldwell Banker
Comcast Cable
conectiv
County Bank
Delaware Coast Press
Delaware State News
Delaware Today
EH Custom Homes
Farmer Girl Exotic Gardens
Great Scott Broadcasting
Grotto Pizza
The Happy Fish
Happy Harry’s
Harley-Davidson of Rehoboth Beach
Hooters Restaurant
Irish Eyes Restaurant
JRA eCommerce
KEMP Balloons
Lyons Insurance
Made Ya Look!
Midway Speedway
Nicola Pizza
PNC Bank
Prudential Gallo Realtors
Quality Inn & Suites
QVC Outlets
Ram’s Head Tavern
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
Shore Oreck
Sleep Inn
Tanger Outlet Center
Tickled Pink
Transportation Management Association
Town of Dewey Beach
Village Craft’s by Michaels
WBOC
Wilmington Trust
WSFS
Yesterday’s All American Café’
Sea Witch Festival’s Awesome Awards
Winner of Delaware Tourism Awards: “Outstanding Special Event” and Annual Hall of Fame Event”
Winner of Business News “Top 250 Events”
Three time winner of the American Bus Association National “Top 100 Events”
Winner of Delaware Today’s “Best Annual Event 2004”
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS FESTIVAL AND AREA INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE REHOBOTH BEACH-DEWEY BEACH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, 800-441-1329, Ext. 12 OR 302-227-2233, EXT 12. EMAIL: rehoboth@beach-fun.com. Check out our website at www.beach-fun.com for program information. SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION PACKAGES ARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS EVENT. FUNDED IN PART BY SOUTHERN DELAWARE TOURISM.
|
