Woodsboro Days loses 5K run,
 gains music events

(9/20) Following a blowout return last year after a forced cancellation in 2021 due to the pandemic, the organizers of Woodsboro Days are sticking with the new two-day festival format in spite of the decision of the Woodsboro Historical Society to cancel their 5K road run, which has served as the kick off event for the festival in years past.

The decision was a setback to plans to expand the festival to a full two days. Burgess Heath Barnes said that he explored options to move the music festival portion of Woodsboro Days to Saturday to coincide with the yard sales that would be taking place all over town, but unfortunately all the bands were already locked into other arrangements that Saturday, as were all the food trucks, so the town has no other option but to continue with the two-day format—for this year, at least.

In explaining the decision to cancel the 5K, Woodsboro Historical Society President Joes Rensberger said: "We had a wonderful run for exactly 10 years and after much discussion within the membership, a majority of members wished to focus more directly on mission-directed community activities; events for the community that more closely align with historic understanding and preservation.

"For example, we hosted the Dahl Drenning civil war lecture this past spring and then recently held an antiques appraisal. Instead of recognizing our community sponsors at just Woodsboro Days, we are going to start recognizing and thanking them year ‘round. The hope is that this change in event programming will continue to be well received and well attended by the community."

With the 5K now off the program, Saturday will be devoted to town-wide yard sales, which draws in people from far and wide seeking not only bargains, but unrecognized treasures. Rain or shine, Woodsboro Lutheran will host its annual indoor/outdoor community yard sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The church is also accepting donated items, not including televisions or large items, which can be dropped off at the social hall. When not browsing endless yard sales, visitors can drop by the Woodsboro Evangelical Lutheran Church for their traditional home cooked food options.

For the second year in a row, Sunday will feature, music, food, more music, moonshine, more music, food, and yes, even more music from noon to sunset in Woodsboro Park.

Unlike last year, the bands will not have to compete with the sound of generators at the music pavilion, as power lines have finally been run to the pavilion, thereby eliminating the past need for portable generators to provide power. The power lines were laid as part of a Project Open Space grant awarded to the Town earlier this year for upgrades to the amenities in the park.

Burgess Heath Barnes acts as planner and organizer of the annual event each year and continually aims to keep the community activities going for years to come. "I welcome everyone to come out and enjoy a nice fall day in the beautiful historic Town of Woodsboro," Barnes said.

For more details about the Woodsboro Days e-mail Barnes at hbarnes@woodsboro.org or calling 301-401-7164.