Click the link at right to download a PDF of the 2009 Loblolly Festival Sponsorship Levels and Form.
We'll be announcing some of our sponsors soon!
For more information, call Jackie Lee at (601) 433-3255.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Featuring the Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show
The 2009 Loblolly Festival takes you back to the days when Laurel was a true sawmill town. The Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show, performing three times that Saturday, Oct. 3 will wow you and your family with their events and competitions, including log rolling, cross cut sawing, chain saw carving and more!
Be sure to check them out at the corner of 5th Avenue and Library Road during the festival. A guide to the full day of festival events will be available in The ReView of Jones County at the festival entrances and as part of the regular weekly edition on Oct. 1.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Name change
By now it has been well publicized that the Main Street Festival has changed its name to the Loblolly Festival. Why Loblolly you might ask?
First, here's the meaning of the word:
lob·lol·ly
1. One of several pines native to the southeastern United States.
2. A low, wet place
The name loblolly has become associated with several varieties of trees, all of which favor wet bottomlands in the Gulf and South Atlantic states.
Before it became the beautiful City of Laurel, this area was a low, wet place. This was the perfect climate and setting to grow one of our greatest resources, the yellow pine timber that helped fund the development of Laurel through its milling. We no longer have the sawmill, but the legacy that it left is certainly worth celebrating at the annual Loblolly Festival in the same site where the old mill once stood-- Downtown.
First, here's the meaning of the word:
lob·lol·ly
1. One of several pines native to the southeastern United States.
2. A low, wet place
The name loblolly has become associated with several varieties of trees, all of which favor wet bottomlands in the Gulf and South Atlantic states.
Before it became the beautiful City of Laurel, this area was a low, wet place. This was the perfect climate and setting to grow one of our greatest resources, the yellow pine timber that helped fund the development of Laurel through its milling. We no longer have the sawmill, but the legacy that it left is certainly worth celebrating at the annual Loblolly Festival in the same site where the old mill once stood-- Downtown.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Food vendors
Update: 220 volt outlets are available but must be requested in advance. These requests may affect your placement at the festival. For more information, email laurelexpress@gmail.com
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Seeking performers
The Loblolly Festival is seeking entertainment acts to perform at the 14th Annual event in downtown Laurel on Saturday, October 3. If interested, please contact us at laurelexpress@gmail.com
Friday, May 15, 2009
Vendor apps now online
See the menu at right and click in the relevant vendor category to open a PDF document. Print and mail with payment to the address on the form.
Food vendors, please write deposit checks separately from booth fee. This will make returning deposits easy.
Non-profit organizations (churches, educational, etc.) that do not plan to sell fundraising items, please contact Laurel Express for your application. Call 601.433.3255 or email laurelexpress@gmail.com.
Thanks!
Food vendors, please write deposit checks separately from booth fee. This will make returning deposits easy.
Non-profit organizations (churches, educational, etc.) that do not plan to sell fundraising items, please contact Laurel Express for your application. Call 601.433.3255 or email laurelexpress@gmail.com.
Thanks!
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Applications available now!
Arts & Crafts & Food Vendors,
Applications to participate in the 2009 Loblolly Festival in downtown Laurel, Miss. are available now at the Laurel Express office, 409 Oak Street, Laurel, Miss. Or send your mailing address or email address laurelexpress@gmail.com along with name, phone number and products/food category to have the application sent to you. A link to the documents will soon be available at this site.
Applications to participate in the 2009 Loblolly Festival in downtown Laurel, Miss. are available now at the Laurel Express office, 409 Oak Street, Laurel, Miss. Or send your mailing address or email address laurelexpress@gmail.com along with name, phone number and products/food category to have the application sent to you. A link to the documents will soon be available at this site.
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