It’s a not-to-be missed extravaganza
with something for everyone!
- Over 150 Quality Arts and Crafts Vendors
- Antiques
- Booths featuring local merchandise from area businesses
- Hay Rides
- Rock Wall
- Delicious Food provided by local non-profits
- “MUSIC ON THE MONUMENT” - A non-stop lineup of the area’s finest talent with comfortable seating available. A complete entertainment schedule will be posted by April 30, 2008.
- Plus the world-renowned trampoline act, THE SKYRIDERS will be performing on-site at a schedule to be announced.
Don’t miss Harness Racing at the Goshen Historic Track
(For details call 845-294-5333 or visit: www.goshenhistorictrack.com
Amusement Rides for children Friday night July 4 through Sunday July 6
| Great American Weekend Schedule of Events |
7:45 am Saturday
9:00 am Saturday |
5k/10k Road Race Begins (Runner registration at 6:30 am) |
11:00 am Sunday
10:00 am Saturday |
Arts & Crafts Fair Begins |
11:00 am Sunday
1:00 pm Saturday |
Food Tent Opens |
| 1:00 pm Sunday |
Harness Racing at Goshen Historic Track (Information) |
| Activities Planned |
| • Antiques • Children’s Rides • Merchants on the Square • Rock Wall • Entertainment |
| • Strawberry Festival • Downtown Merchant Sales ...And Much More!!! |
 Bring the family, your friends and everyone you know to experience Goshen’s true spirit of community, friendship and fun at the 27th Annual Great American Weekend. Since the first patriotic celebration back in 1982, begun to help promote harness racing at the Historic Track, today the races are still an integral part of the activities. Great American Weekend continues to be more than just a weekend. It’s a tradition that emphasizes why Goshen is proud to be a Great American Community!
Ted Spiegel described the goings-on in a June 2005 article in Hudson Valley Magazine: “Goshen is not only the Orange County seat, it’s also the site of the Great American Weekend, arguably the Hudson Valley’s liveliest Fourth of July celebration. Twenty thousand people a day will stroll through the nine-acre village green that surrounds the First Presbyterian Church, inspecting the offerings at 150 craft booths, grazing their way through a culinary snackopedia, and clapping approval for …local entertainers.”
The Great American Weekend may only occur on one weekend out of the year, but it takes months of planning. The success of our event would not be possible without the partnership of the Village and Town of Goshen, First Presbyterian Church, downtown merchants, the vendors, volunteers, performers and all of the people who decide on Goshen as their destination for the weekend. We also owe a debt of gratitude to our Great American Weekend committee who spend many hours making everything come together seamlessly.
THANKS TO OUR GUARDIAN ANGELS…
According to former chairperson Wendy Bynum-Wade, every event has a guardian angel and Great American Weekend (GAW) over the years has had many. Writes Bynum-Wade:
“We have lost a number of GAW individuals who gave a great deal of their time, resources and mostly of themselves to help this event grow into what it is today. Toni deGeode, Ruth White, Larry Meinwald and our beloved Police Chief John H. Egbertson, Sr. were all vital members of prior committees. Most recently, we lost Sarah “Sally” Wheeler who was an inspiration to all who knew her.”
Today we miss them and will always be indebted to them for being the guiding forces behind Goshen’s beloved Great American Weekend.
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