Vienna Freedom Festival kicks off first of two weekends
Rachael Smith and Martin Weekly enjoy a ride on the merry-go-round Friday at the 2024 Friends of Vienna Freedom Festival held at the Grand Central Mall. (Photo by Douglass Huxley)
Drexel Murray, Tuck Murray and West Virginia Elite Ms. Emma Morroe watch as Cincinnati Circus Company’s Stella Dionysiou performs Friday at the 2024 Friends of Vienna Freedom Festival held at the Grand Central Mall. (Photo by Douglass Huxley)
Lilly Burrell, an incoming Williamstown High School freshman, sings the National Anthem during the opening ceremonies of the 2024 Friends of Vienna Freedom Festival held at the Grand Central Mall Friday. (Photo by Douglass Huxley)
A Mayberry Sheriff vehicle sits in the parking lot of the Grand Central Mall Friday during the 2024 Friends of Vienna Freedom Festival. A Barney Fife impersonator will perform Saturday at 11:30 a.m., 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. (Photo by Douglass Huxley)
Gavin Leversee and Brian Leversee listen as Army National Guard members Sgt. 1st Class Tristan Hungerford and Master Sgt. Steve Taylor talk about the gear they use in the field at the 2024 Friends of Vienna Freedom Festival held at the Grand Central Mall Friday. (Photo by Douglass Huxley)
Rachael Smith and Martin Weekly enjoy a ride on the merry-go-round Friday at the 2024 Friends of Vienna Freedom Festival held at the Grand Central Mall. (Photo by Douglass Huxley)
Drexel Murray, Tuck Murray and West Virginia Elite Ms. Emma Morroe watch as Cincinnati Circus Company’s Stella Dionysiou performs Friday at the 2024 Friends of Vienna Freedom Festival held at the Grand Central Mall. (Photo by Douglass Huxley)
Lilly Burrell, an incoming Williamstown High School freshman, sings the National Anthem during the opening ceremonies of the 2024 Friends of Vienna Freedom Festival held at the Grand Central Mall Friday. (Photo by Douglass Huxley)
A Mayberry Sheriff vehicle sits in the parking lot of the Grand Central Mall Friday during the 2024 Friends of Vienna Freedom Festival. A Barney Fife impersonator will perform Saturday at 11:30 a.m., 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. (Photo by Douglass Huxley)
Gavin Leversee and Brian Leversee listen as Army National Guard members Sgt. 1st Class Tristan Hungerford and Master Sgt. Steve Taylor talk about the gear they use in the field at the 2024 Friends of Vienna Freedom Festival held at the Grand Central Mall Friday. (Photo by Douglass Huxley)
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VIENNA -- The 2024 Friends of Vienna Freedom Festival kicked off Friday at the Grand Central Mall and will continue Saturday.
"It's my pleasure to welcome you all to the Freedom Festival for this year," Vienna Mayor Randy Rapp said during the opening ceremony held at the Grand Central Mall Friday.
"We are so blessed by the gifts that we've been given and the life that we're allowed to live that I hope you never, ever take it for granted. And you will always remember the people that protect it, the people that make it work, and your families and your friends. Thank you, have a great time this evening."
Two locations will host the festival this year with activities at the Grand Central Mall Friday and Saturday. Spencer's Landing will play host July 5-6.
Activities for Saturday's festivities include a performance from the 249th Army Band of the West Virginia Army National Guard, a Vaudeville Aerial Acrobatic Show, legendary musician Don McLean will perform and fireworks will close out the night.
"Enjoy the next couple of days. And then we'll see you again next weekend for the rodeo and the hot air balloons," Rapp concluded Friday.
Douglass Huxley can be reached at dhuxley@newsandsentienl.com