Barberton Mum Fest to Feature Mums, Magic and More Party Beside the Lake

Annual Festival to be held September 20 and 21 in Barberton, Ohio

April 8, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact:

Lisa McLean, 2008 Mum Fest Chairperson City of Barberton Beautification 330-848-6653 (phone), 330-745-3841 (fax) E-mail: lmclean@cityofbarberton.com

BARBERTON MUM FEST to feature Mums, Magic and More; Annual festival to be held September 20 and 21 in Barberton, Ohio.

Make a Little Magic: Lake Anna Park will explode with color as 20,000 chrysanthemums create over a million mum blooms in a rainbow of color at the eighteenth annual MUM FEST 2008 on Saturday and Sunday, September 20th and 21st.

The dazzling floral display will provide a brilliant backdrop for a weekend filled with FREE family entertainment, historic views of Barberton, arts and crafts, gardening tips, and fabulous food.

MUM FEST 2008 will include water ski shows, canoe races on Lake Anna, roving entertainers, unique food vendors, sand sculpting and children's activities.

Admission to the Mum Fest is FREE. The chrysanthemums, some twenty-two (22) varieties in all, are donated by Yoder Brothers, Inc., a Barberton firm that over the past 75 plus years has grown to become the world's leading breeder and propagator of Chrysanthemums. The mums are featured in colorful collage displays. In addition to the mum gardens, are garden mum hanging baskets and a floral arch of garden mums.

MUM FEST 2008 is a cooperative effort involving the City of Barberton Beautification Program and Yoder Brothers, Inc.

To celebrate the beauty of mums, showcase the City of Barberton, and provide fun for the whole family.