Young Cherry Festival!

For those not of a Corinbank bent we have word of the National Cherry Festival at Young this weekend:

The town of Young in NSW will this weekend host the 2012 National Cherry Festival. For three days, 30 November – 2 December, the 63rd National Cherry Festival will offer a highly colourful program of events and activities with something to suit all tastes and ages.

2012 National Cherry Festival Program Highlights

Friday 30 November 2012
× Live music and Big Air School Display: 6:15pm – 9:30pm

× Crowning of the 2012 Cherry Queen and Charity Queen: 9.00pm

× YLAD Living Soils Fireworks Display: 9:30pm

Saturday 1 December 2012
× Young & Region Farmers Market: 8am – 12noon

× Market Stalls: 8am – 5pm

× Auto Pro Cherry Festival Car Show: 9am – 2pm

× Milo the Clown, Circus for Dummies Show: 11:30am – 12:15pm

× Wilders Bakery Cherry Pie Eating Competition: 2pm – 3:30pm

× Woolworths Cherry Festival Street Parade: 4pm – 5pm

× Hilltops Wine Expo: 5pm – 8pm

× Celtic Tattoo Spectacular: 6pm

Sunday 2 December 2012
× Donges Supa IGA Big Breakfast: 7am – 10am

× Children’s Pet Show: 9am

× Live music: Iron & Clay: 10am – 11:30am

× Cherry Pip Spitting Competition: 11:30am – 12:30pm

The full 2012 National Cherry Festival program can be downloaded via http://visityoung.com.au/pages/national-cherry-festival/. For more information on Young including accommodation options and other attractions go to www.visityoung.com.au

And while we think about cherry pies how about some Warrant?

For those of a more sensitive bent here’s some Tori Amos: