The 21st annual Lakewood Community Festival is scheduled for Saturday, September 6, 2008 at Madison Park, 13029 Madison Avenue.  The festival celebrates community, cultural heritage and families.  It is a day of fun and activities for everyone.

The festival will begin at a fast pace with the 5K “Kielbasa Run” at 9:00 a.m. and the ½ mile Children’s Fun Run at 10:00 a.m.  Applications for the run are available on the City of Lakewood’s website at www.onelakewood.com/citynews.  At 11:00 a.m., there will be a Flag Raising Ceremony by various military organizations.  Entertainment will include Silhouette Dance Studio, Lakewood Guitar Consort, the Polka Pirates, Logan Wells, John Pastirik & the Bird Town Boys, the Riley Brothers and more.

Craft and game booths, pony rides, children’s games, the NASA Bus, Alpacas from the Starburst Suri Alpaca Ranch, The Westshore Enforcement Bureau SWAT Team, Birdtown Reunion and the Lake Erie Nature Center will all be part of the festivities, as well as a variety of delectable foods including stuffed cabbage, pierogies, cabbage and noodles, kielbasa and sauerkraut, meatball sandwiches, pizza, French fries, and funnel cakes, Vietnamese and Chinese cuisine and other dishes.  An assortment of traditional ethnic baked goods and other desserts will be available.

The festival, sponsored by the Lakewood Community Festival, Inc. and the City of Lakewood, is traditionally the last event of the summer. Proceeds from the festival will be donated to various local organizations.  In the event of rain, the festival will be held on Saturday, September 13, 2008.

For further information, contact the Office of Community Relations at (216) 529-6650.