Otsiningo Park reopens after Spiedie Fest – wnbf.com

Otsiningo Park in the town of Dickinson returns to normal after several days of installation and then three days of spying, hot air balloons, concerts and thousands of visitors.

The Spiediefest cleanup continues, but the popular park was due to reopen to the general public on Tuesday, August 9.

30^e The annual festival, which began as a humble spiedie cooking contest for local bragging rights, has returned to its normal date on the first weekend of August after being moved to October last year and hijacked in 2020 by the COVID-19 pandemic.

There have been some changes to the festival this year to increase the experiences for families and others. There was parking available for the general public in the park for the first time and several activities and attractions aimed at younger children such as appearances by cartoon characters Pippa the Pig and Diary of a Whimpy Child as well as dog shows and parrots have been added.

There are no solid figures available for attendance, but concerts that were offered at an additional admission level were, in many cases, described as sold out.

There were also more arts and crafts and merchandise vendors on site.

The expansion and reported enthusiastic attendance all came as temperatures on Saturday and Sunday soared into the 90s with heat index values ​​around 100.

Emergency communications activity Sunday morning indicated multiple medical calls to the park for heat-related issues, but there were no official reports of serious injuries, illnesses or complications from the hot weather.

Apart from being a great boost to the local economy from people even coming from out of state to attend vendors, balloonists and performers, the festival also serves as a benefit for locals. local charities.