Fifth Annual Ballston Spa Birdhouse Festival June 11 – The Grand Unveiling Of More Than 1,000 Birdhouses
BALLSTON SPA — The residents of Ballston Spa have been busy painting and decorating birdhouses to prepare for this special celebration of creativity and community spirit. The Village of Ballston Spa will be hosting the Fifth Annual Ballston Spa Birdhouse Festival in Wiswall Park and on Front Street from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 11.
More than 1,000 birdhouses have been decorated by community members and from as far away as Albany and Vermont. These fantastic creations will hang throughout the retail district all summer, along with a 16-foot tall sculptural birdhouse in the center of Wiswall Park.
The Birdhouse Festival is the kick-off of Ballston Spa’s summer arts and entertainment season. The Birdhouse Festival is family-friendly with free crafts and games for children, music, entertainment, food and vendors. Miller’s BBQ will serve their delicious BBQ chicken and pulled pork meals to eat in or take out.
In addition, the Ballston Spa Fire Department will show off their new Heavy Rescue Fire Truck, and the Village Department of Public Works (DPW) will show off their recently purchased equipment.
A favorite activity at the yearly festival is selecting favorite birdhouses and artists searching for their own works of art. Participants range in age from 4 to 94 years old and no two are alike.
“The Birdhouse Program is an incredible community-oriented program that’s unique to the Village of Ballston Spa”, says Mayor Frank Rossi, II. “It’s what makes Ballston Spa so special, to see people work together to make our Village come alive with color, artwork and community spirit”.
Mayor Rossi had the honor to select the 60 ‘Mayor’s Awards’ with Deputy Mayor/Trustee Bernadette VanDeinse and the Birdhouse Festival Chair, Mary Price-Bush. The Awards will be presented at 1 p.m. at the Birdhouse Festival.
“Working with the Mayor and Trustee VanDeinse to select 60 birdhouses for the ‘Mayor’s Award’ was wonderful. Everyone put their heart and soul into creating such amazing artwork,” said Mary Price-Bush. “We’d like to thank everyone for participating in this year’s program. I’m so proud to be a part of this community; everyone cares so much about making our Village a great place to live.”
The Festival has a rain date of June 18. The Birdhouse Festival and Program is generously sponsored by: Curtis Lumber, the Alfred Z. Solomon Charitable Trust, Saratoga County, the Town of Milton, Slic Fiber, New York Army National Guard and Verdant Architecture.