Septemberfest draws crowds to Alameda Park
BUTLER TWP — Thousand of people came to Alameda Park Sunday to enjoy the 20th annual SeptemberFest on an unseasonably warm day.
The event included vendors, live entertainment, activities for children and a car cruise.
The festival attracted an estimated 4,000 people to the park, said Ashley Helmstaedter, program aquatic manager for Butler County Parks and Recreation.
The sunny day, with temperatures in the upper 80s, caused a good turnout, though it caused the county parks and recreation department to postpone its annual fishing derby.
The derby will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 7 at the pool, which will be stocked with trout.
New this year was the Grand Railroad, a 57-foot-long train that can carry up to 17 children. It ran a short loop passing by many of the vehicles in the car cruise.
The train engine was built out of an old Roper tractor and doesn't need a track to run, owner Joe Marshall said.
A full report will appear in the Butler Eagle.
