It’s that time of year again! The excitement in the air is for the 2013 Home Front Festival which will be taking place on Saturday, October 12th from 11am to 4pm at the Craneway Pavilion.
The 2013 celebration will feature interactive activities for family members of all ages – from kids to grandparents. Piggy backing on Rosie the Riveter‘s quote “We Can Do It,” the Home Front Festival will present “Kids Can Do It,” and focus on engaging youth in their Richmond heritage.
The event will again sponsor the Historic Duck, an amphibious vehicle from the WWII era, to take families on water tours, with an oral history of the nearby shipyards of Richmond, other historic landmarks and notable spots. Historic WWII buses will shuttle festival-goers from the main festival site to the SS Red Oak Victory Ship. We will host jumpers, choo-choo train, pony rides, face painting, art projects and other traditional activities.
The Home Front Festival starts with the YMCA’s Rosie the Riveter Family Run/Walk, along the beautiful shoreline. Traditional sponsors give away sports clothing and prizes at the morning event. The Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park Visitors Education Center will be open throughout the festival, and has exhibits that highlight the stories of the many cultural groups that came to this melting pot.
What were the children doing during this time? How did innovations such as 24-hour child care help America get the job done? Families are encouraged to come and learn the answers to questions like this and more. There will be bus tours of the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park and children can visit the Park Ranger booth and become a Junior Ranger.
And of course, we will include adult entertainment, music, food and popular features such as the Kiwanis Classic Car Show and booths from local vendors.
We hope you will consider becoming a sponsor of this year’s celebration! Click here to review the Sponsorship Categories and to download the Registration Form. If you have any questions, please contact us at 510-234-3512 or email brittany@rcoc.com.