Funkstown, MD

The 2009 Day in the Park/ Battle of Funkstown was a huge success. The park was alive with over 4000 people over all. The Fire Company had no problem feeding all of the people that came through the lines with the Lions Club providing the French fries. Now for those that could not cool off from the heat of the day the St Paul’s Church was service snowballs.  Rose Gaver did an excellent job finding the right vendors for this event. We had everything from soap, and sewing to books and building and the deals where has hot as the weather. All of the children enjoyed the kid’s activities from slides to spin art with the help of Jerry Walker. The 97th Regimental String Band was seen playing in many locations through out the park and in front of Hudson House Antiques before the street battle. Everyone was very delighted with the music and we even had dancing Saturday night. For those of you that missed the fireworks all we can say is WOW what a show. The battlefields where filled with over 170 re-enactors, 4 cannons and 3 horses and at times it was hard to tell it was just a re-enactment. The authenticity was amazing with one of the cannons being an original 1861 piece. The Fire Company also took care of the safety and EMS items for the event which ran like clockwork. Mark your calendars for July 16, 17 -2011 for the next Day in the Park since it is quickly becoming the event that you don’t want to miss with something for everyone. Also please make sure that you thank the people that made this event a happen because with out them this would not be the successful event that it is…..Rose Gaver, Jerry Walker, John Phillips, Bobby Rodgers, and Rich Gaver.

July 16^th Friday

• 1:00 pm the camp will be open for all registered participants of the re-enactment.
• Music for Friday evening provided by The 97^th Regimental String Band, time TBA.

July 17^th Saturday

• 9:00 am there will be foraging in town by the troops for food. All excess food not used by the re-enactors will be donated to the St Pauls food bank.
• 9:00 am music for the public provided by The 97^th Regimental String Band in front of the Hudson House Gallery on Baltimore St.
• 10:00 am the street battle will begin and will run about 1 hour on Main Street.
• 10:00 am until 8:00 pm food will be sold by the Funkstown Fire Company, Funkstown Lions Club and the St Paul’s Lutheran Church. Please see menu attached.
• 11:00 pm until 8:00 pm craft vendors and businesses will be scattered throughout the west section of the park.
• 1:00 pm The Great Fireman’s Bucket Brigade will be held at the basket ball court. Cash prize for first place and trophies for the the top 3. Proceeds are to benefit a Brother County Firefighter that has had a great deal of personal misfortune in the last 2 months.
• 1:00 pm music provided by The 97^th Regimental String Band, location will be in the lower pavilion in the town park next to the ball field.
• 4:00 pm the Battle of Funkstown will begin in the east section of the park, and will last about 1 hour.
• 12:00 pm until 7:00 pm kids’ events on the west section of the park to include a moon bounce, giant slide, face painting, spin art, airbrush tattoos, duck pond, dunk tank, froggy fly fling, and a magician. All of the kids’ events are free for the children.
• 8:00 pm music provided by The 97^th Regimental String Band at the east pavilion on top of the hill.
• At dusk, fireworks provided by Master Displays Limited.
• After the fireworks, there will be music provided by The 97^th Regimental String Band,  again at the east pavilion on the top of the hill.

July 18^th Sunday

• 7:00am to 11:00am Funkstown Fire Company will be selling breakfast for $6.00 to include all you can eat pancakes, single servings of bacon, sausage, eggs, home fries, orange juice, and coffee.
• 10:00 Civil War period church service.
• 11:00 lunch will be sold by the Funkstown Fire Company using the Saturday menu.
• 12:00 pm music provided by The 97^th Regimental String Band at the east pavilion on top of the hill.
• 1:00 pm the final field battle.

Funkstown is currently looking for reenactors for the Day in the Park reenactment of the battle of Funkstown. The registration for any one over the age of 12 will cost is $8.00 and will include 1 meal ticket. Registration will be $10.00 for adults and $6.00 for children after July 1st 2010. The registration for any one between the age of 12 and 6 will cost is $4.00 and will include 1 meal ticket. Any one under the age of 6 is FREE. There is also a $50.00 bounty for each of the first 4 wheeled field artillery pieces and $25.00 bounty for each of the first 10 mounted cavalry. You will be able to set up camp of Friday evening. The foraging will start in the town on Saturday at 8:30 am and will run will run until 9:30. The street battle will be from 10:00 until 11:00 or we run out of personal which ever comes first. The first field battle will be held from 4:oo until 5:00 in the park on saturday. The second field battle will be held on Sunday from 1:00 until 2:00 pm also in the park.

Please check out the photo tab for the Day in the Park pictures of the 2009 event.