Schoharie Promotional Assn. Plans Busy 2024

By David Avitabile

SCHOHARIE - It is going to be a busy year in Schoharie thanks to the Schoharie Promotional Association and other local organizations.

At their Community Meeting on January 8, members of the Schoharie Promotional Association announced the events planned for the new year.

Events planned for 2024 include:

* February: 17: Schoharie Fire Department )SFD) Casino Night and Valentine's Couples Dinner at firehouse.

* March: 17: Schoharie Fire Department corned beef and cabbage dinner at fire house; March 23: Schoharie Fire Department Easter Egg hunt at firehouse.

* April: 13: Schoharie Promotion Association (SPA), Lily Park clean-up; April 13-14: Schoharie Colonial Heritage Association (SCHA) spring antiques show at Schoharie school; April 15: SFD fish fry at firehouse; April 20: SPA adopt a highway.

* May: 23: SFD Memorial Day parade and open house at firehouse; May 25: SCHA opening of Palatine House and Schoharie Valley Railroad Museum.

* June: 1: DAR, life in Schoharie before the Revolution; June 8, SFD Covered Bridge luau dinner.

* July: Dates TBA, SCHA Children's Theatre Camps at Depot Lane; July 13, SPA Lily Festival, Lily Park.

* August: Dates TBA< SCHA Children's Theatre Camps at Depot Lane; Friday nights, SPA concerts in the courtyard.

* September: 7, SPA cornhole tournament Fox Creek Park; September 20, SFD cruise-in, downtown Schoharie; September 21, village-wide garage sale day; September 21, SCHA model train show and sale at Depot Lane; September 22, SFD car show and food truck event, downtown Schoharie; September 28 and 29, SCHA fall antiques show at Depot Lane.

* October: SPA fall decorating contest; October 12, SFD Covered Bridge dinner; October 31, downtown trick or treat.

* November: 5: Election Night spaghetti dinner at firehouse; November 15, 16, and 17, SCHA Holiday Craft Bazaar at Depot Lane; November-Christmas season, SPA Light in the park, Fox Creek Park.

* December: SPA Christmas decorating contest; December 7, Christmas at firehouse and downtown; December 7, SCHA, Christmas at the Palatine House: December 7, DAR Christmas at Lasell Hall.