Missie Tong
Starting Wednesday, July 11 and ending Saturday, July 14, IGS Energy presents all the fun in Historic Downtown Pickerington.
Picktown Palooza boasts live entertainment, a Freedom 5K, a kids’ fun run, and a car and bike show. The Palooza will be featuring Grammy-winning the Kentucky Headhunters on Saturday. Critically acclaimed band Night Ranger performs their 35th anniversary world tour on Friday. A full list of entertainment acts is available on the Picktown Palooza website.
The first Picktown Palooza opened last year, and Pickerington hopes to continue this as a new tradition to celebrate the community that was first platted by Abraham Pickering in 1815. The community wants to celebrate all the growth that has been made in the past 200 years, from its beautiful parks to its transformation of village homes to businesses. Many of the people running this event are volunteers and clearly love to give back to the community.
Four day and single day passes are available for purchase at the gates or online. A four-day pass is $20 and single-day passes are $5. Children 12 and under are free. Four-day passes bought online are discounted to $10. All entertainment is free with the price of admission, and the car and bike show on July 14 is free. Carnival ride tickets are $1 per ticket and unlimited ride wristbands are $20 per day. Passes can be purchased at www.picktownpalooza.org or by calling 614-379-2099.
Maria Lubanovic is a contributing writer. Feedback welcome at feedback@cityscenemediagroup.com.
