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2013 Duluth Fall Festival Volunteers Gather for Summer Rally

Duluth Fall Festival Committee members gathered at the home of founder Kathryn Willis Thursday (June 27) for their traditional Summer Rally. The rally generates excitement about the festival.

Jim Adkins, chairman of the 2013 festival, welcomed new festival volunteers and introduced chairs of the festival’s 54 committees. Nearly 400 volunteers are involved in staging the festival on the Duluth Town Green.

“We work hard to do a good job for the City of Duluth, but we have a good time,” Adkins said. Proceeds from the festival fund downtown improvements. Last year, the committee made the final payment on the Duluth Festival Center.

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This year’s festival on the last weekend in September Sept. 28 & 29 will be the 31st annual event.

Adkins also announced other significant festival dates:

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  • Picnic – Sept. 6
  • Concert – Sept 14 (Rupert’s Orchestra)
  • Festival Taste of Duluth – Sept. 19
  • Festival Carnival – Sept. 26-29
  • Community Lunch – Sept. 27
  • Festival Parade – Sept. 28
  • Festival Road Race – Sept. 29
  • Christmas Tree Lighting – Nov 30
  • Duluth Fall Festival Committee Christmas Party – Dec. 7

The Duluth Fall Festival Committee sponsors the community tree lighting.

The Duluth Fall Festival Committee meets the last Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Duluth Festival Center. Members also usually gather for dinner monthly at sponsor restaurants on the first Thursday.

On July 9, the committee will host the Duluth Business Association’s monthly meeting at the Festival Center. Costco and  Patton's Meat Market will provide the food while Duluth Fine Wine & Spirits will serve beer and wine.

Volunteer sign-up sheets are posted on the festival’s website


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