GATHERING … Families gathered to celebrate this year’s Pettisville Friendship Day at the park. Meals were served, either inside the pavilion, or by the food trucks outside, with a large tent area set up for everyone to sit down and enjoy their food.
FUN … Children had fun at this year’s Pettisville Friendship Day event. Numerous different kinds of bounce houses and inflatables were in use by many of the kids during the event.
(PHOTOS BY JACOB KESSLER / THE VILLAGE REPORTER)
SWAG … A good assortment of items were available for purchase to help support the Pettisville Park.
By: Jacob Kessler
THE VILLAGE REPORTER
jacob@thevillagereporter.com
Families, friends, and neighbors gathered over the weekend for this year’s Pettisville Friendship Days, bringing three days of food, games, and small-town fun to the Pettisville Park.
The event, held every other year since 1976, kicked off Friday evening with food trucks, kids’ inflatables, a chicken dinner, a reverse raffle, and a movie under the stars.
Saturday brought a packed schedule that started with a 5K run and fishing derby and continued with face painting, crafts, live music, and more.
The weekend wrapped up Sunday morning with a worship service led by the Pettisville Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Saturday night also featured a pulled pork dinner and live music from Adam Vasquez & The Antones. Classic activities like the pedal pull, inflatables, and community games remained crowd favorites, giving families a chance to enjoy the simple things together.
Every part of Friendship Days is organized by volunteers and made possible through support from local sponsors. Proceeds go directly to support the Pettisville Park, which is privately funded and receives no tax dollars.
Dozens of area sponsors also chipped in to support the event, including Pettisville Grain Company, North Star BlueScope, Everence, the Fulton County Visitors Bureau, and many more.
More information about Friendship Days and Pettisville Park can be found at PettisvillePark.org.