SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS This year marks the 35th MUMFEST celebration, TITLE SPONSOR a City of New Bern sponsored event produced by Swiss Bear Downtown Development Corporation to benefit JOE ALCOKE AUTO & TRUCK CENTER on-going downtown revitalization projects.
The Swiss Bear MUMFEST Kickoff Concert Sun Journal Bojangles’ WITN, MyTV, MeTV Coastal Beverage Co. DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT Street Banner New Bern Rotary Club CORPORATION The Bernie Bear Swiss Bear - 316 South Front Street - 252.638.5781 Pepsi Minges Bottling Group E-mail: [email protected] Wells Fargo Website: mumfest.com • Like us on Facebook! ESPN New Bern 103.9 FM & 1490 AM Visitor Information Center - 1.800.437.5767 WNOS News Talk 107.5 FM & 1450 AM Website: visitnewbern.com The Bear 97.9 ViaMark Advertising Beach Boogie Blues 95.7 AM WNCT FESTIVAL HOURS Beasley Broadcasting: Friday: 5:30 p.m. Gates Open - MUMFEST Kickoff Concert 107.9 WNCT, V103.3 WMGV, 99.5 the X WXNR, Saturday: 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. 101.9 Kiss FM WIKS, 106.5 WSFL and Sunday: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Beach Boogie & Blues WNCT Inner Banks Media: Thunder Country 96.3 and 94.1 WNBU Talk of the Town Digity Media: Directions to MUMFEST Coming from the east, west or south on Hwy 70 or from the All the hits BOB 93.3 WERO and Your Country 95.1 WRNS north on Hwy 17, take exit 417A into downtown New Bern. Brochure Trolley/Shuttle Visitors coming from the south on Hwy 17 should follow the CenturyLINK Little Caesars Pizza signs leading into downtown New Bern. City of New Bern Continuous boat shuttle service will be available from The Neuse Bear Lawson Creek Park to Union Point Park. Bojangles’ Island Essential Event Rentals CarolinaEast Health System North Carolina Education Lottery Hampton Inn SpringHill Suites Marriott Navigating The Festival The New Bern Sun Journal’s October 7th edition includes Boat Show New Bern Grand Marina Yacht Club an official festival program and detailed map of the festival The Trent Bear area, attraction locations and performance times. A.G. Salem & Associates Hatteras Yachts Go to www.mumfest.com for more information. Computer Services, LLC Piggly Wiggly Stores Continuous free Trolley Shuttle Service is available from Courtyard Marriott Tarheel Associates, Inc. New Bern Mall, or take a Water Taxi Service from Lawson First Citizens Bank the little bank Creek Park to Union Point Park and back. ($) MUMFEST.COM University of Mount Olive The Local Bear BB&T Morgan’s Tavern & Grill B/S/H/ Persimmons Waterfront Restaurant Coldwell Banker - Willis Smith Co. Sumrell Sugg, Attorneys at Law Duke Energy Progress The Country Biscuit www.centurylink.com Galley Stores Celebrating 35 years with a jam-packed festival filled with free family fun!
COME JOIN IN THE FUN! MUMFEST - Celebrating its 35th year! KIDSTUFF and Lil’ KIDSTUFF We’re celebrating with music, dancing, great shopping, delicious food, From the waterfront at Union Point Park to the beautiful chrysanthemum-filled Catch the excitement at the Amusement Park ($) with fun rides for magicians, street performers and lots of exciting amusement park gardens of Tryon Palace (open free all weekend), there is something to delight all ages. As you walk along the streets enjoy the magic of strolling rides – all located in New Bern’s Historic Downtown. everyone. MUMFEST is a combination of fantasy, fun and entertainment! magicians and have your face painted. Don’t miss long time festival MUMFEST has attracted visitors to New Bern’s beautiful and historic downtown favorites, the Gabardine Sisters, Poly and Ester, and their NEW THIS YEAR and waterfront for 35 years and will continue to do so for another 35 years! interactive puppet show. Steve Myott, master storyteller and mask MUMFEST Kickoff Concert on the South Lawn at Tryon Palace on maker entertains children of all ages, along with our creative local MUMFEST has been recognized by the Southeast Tourism Society as an Friday evening, October 9th! ($). Check www.mumfest.com for more magicians Steve Wille and Gary Shelton. October Top 20 Event in the Southeastern United States and is consistently details. voted the Best Festival in the annual Sun Journal Readers Choice Awards. New Bern’s original fire station on Broad Street will be open just in Festival goers will discover many new attractions along with old time for MUMFEST! You’ll know you’re there when you see the 1933 When planning your MUMFEST visit, go to: www.visitnewbern.com and favorites and over 300 carefully selected vendors and exhibitors. The fire truck parked out front with other fun & educational displays. discover New Bern’s many unique shops and restaurants guaranteed to North Carolina Vietnam Veterans Helicopters Pilots Association Don’t miss the new Fire Safety House. The New Bern Firemen’s enhance your festival experience. will show 5 helicopters along with the pilots who actually flew these Museum is right around the corner with its fascinating exhibits. ships. Everyone is invited to sit in the cockpit and feel what it must New Bern will have its very own version of Dancing with the Stars have been like flying one of these ships. BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND Alex Clark is a world traveled circus-trained with performances from local dance studios on Saturday. These More high flying excitement comes with Down to Earth Aerial comedian who juggles flames, climbs the 10’ talented dancers and their colorful routines make one realize some Acrobatics! The performers will astound you with their amazing act of ladder of “doom” and is simply phenomenal may have a future on Broadway. And who doesn’t like trains? Be aerial acrobatics soaring on fabric suspended 16 to 30 feet high. Catch in Project Dynamite. sure to see the Coastal Carolina Railroaders model train exhibition this free show at Union Point Park. and the ever popular Thomas the Train exhibit at the Sudan Temple. These dogs are amazing! The high-flying You won’t believe your eyes when you see The Yo-Yo Guy. He has Purina Incredible Dog Team will be back to MORE GOOD STUFF performed in 26 countries and holds four Guinness World Records. perform astonishing free-style disc Start Sunday morning with a 5K Run ($) at 7:30 a.m. in Union Point His yo-yo is so big he can walk on it! routines set to music. Talk about Park. Sponsored by New Bern Parks & Recreation, call 252-639- Or, how about climbing aboard a pirate ship? The Beaufort Pirates aerial acrobatics! 2907 for more information. Proceeds benefit the Coastal Women’s Shelter. Revenge ($) welcomes everyone aboard to join along with the pirates On Saturday afternoon at noon, be in sword fights, and a river chase with another pirate boat. That’s not sure to stop by the Bank of the Arts to Dunk-a-Cop is back this year to raise money for the Police all; there will also be water cannon battles for treasure! hear the show choir, ENCORE, that is Explorers Program Post 5321, an affiliate of the Boy Scouts of This year MUMFEST recognizes NC artists with a new event, Art in composed of students from Craven Community College. They will be followed America. Its mission is to provide awareness of the criminal justice the Park. Located in Union Point Park, artists will be showcasing their by Rachel Harmatuck Pino’s New Bern Suzuki Strings, played by talented y system, promote personal growth for young adults, good citizenship work and demonstrating their art, complete with pottery making and oung children and the Down East Dulcimers playing bluegrass with their and patriotism. The beloved NBPD K-9 demonstrations are a firing demonstrations. traditional instruments. Craven Arts Council and Coastal Women’s Shelter aim favorite with daily shows. Before heading home, pick up pumpkins to raise awareness with “Flags of Hope”. Visit this thought provoking and chrysanthemums at the Christ Church Pumpkin Patch ($) exhibit while at the Bank of the Arts listening to some great music. on Pollock Street.