Come and celebrate 250 years of Independence in the Hamlet of Gallupville on Saturday, September 19. The town presents a day of activities, food, and music, free and open to the public!
Program Schedule:
9:00 – 11:00: French Toast Breakfast presented by the Gallupville Fire Department
10:00: Historic Flag Ceremony with 3rd Tyron militia, Town Hall
10:00 – 5:00: Drink vendor (Boy Scouts) @ Lutheran Church
10:00 – 5:00: Antique engine/farm equipment display, front of town hall, Mohawk Antique Engine Association
11:00 – 12:00: Gallupville Revolutionary War lectures, presented by the town historian, Schoharie Historical Society and the Gallupville House Association: “The Hessians are Coming! - How Hessian Troops Invaded the Town of Wright” by Mark Stolzenburg, and "The July 26, 1782 Raid on the Fox Creek" by Jim Wolford.
10:00 – 4:00: Community Games, presented by the Schoharie Youth Bureau
10:00 – 3:00: Historic Re-enactors 3rd Tyron militia Town Wide/Town Park
12:00 – 3:00: Food truck food vendors, Factory Street
12:00 – 6:00: Music Festival Town Park, presenting North Slope and Red Wagon
2:30 – 3:00: Parade (antique farm equipment) Hamlet (between changes of bands)
12:00 – 2:00: Ice-cream Social, presented by the Methodist Church, Factory Street
12:00 – 4:00: Pony Rides and Petting Zoo, School Street
5:00 – 7:00: Ziti Dinner, presented by the Evangelical Lutheran Church
7:30 – 9:00: Community Dance at the Gallupville House. Caller: Rob Poulette
This party is supported by the Town Board of the Town of Wright, the Gallupville House Association, the Gallupville Fire Department, the Gallupville Evangelical Lutheran Church, the Gallupville Methodist Church, and the Schoharie Historical Association.
Parking is available at the Gallupville House, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church, and on parts of School Street in the hamlet. Parking is also available on Abrams Road and the bottom of Picket Hill (come down to the hamlet from Richard Hill).
The event also extends thanks to its sponsors; The Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company, MidTel, Fox Creek Farm, Fox Valley Farms, Martins Land Improvement (MLI), Town of Wright Lions Club, Oxkill Farm, Rob See, Karl Westphal, and numerous other community members. For more information visit https://www.250party.org/.
