Bear Lake's delicious
harvest of Raspberries occurs in early August.
The celebration of this harvest brings rodeos,
parades, fireworks and a craft fair. This
annual event is well known as Bear Lake Raspberry
Days. This event attracts people from all over
the world not only for the delicious raspberries and
the festivities but for the beautiful location it is
held in. The Raspberry Days parade is held on
Saturday and people line the main street of Garden
City early to get a spot.
The
parade is filled with floats, marching bands, antique cars, drill teams
and more. The participants in the parade usually have bags and
bags of candy and beads, which is thrown into the crowds as they make
there way down the parade route, so be sure your kids are prepared with
a large bag to collect all the goods.
After the parade the festivities are far from over, held in the Garden
City Park is the craft fair. This fair includes craft booths
filled with hand made goods, kid rides, food and live entertainment.
After the long day of festivities it's time to hit the beaches
of Bear Lake to unwind, take a swim and get ready for the night
time events which include fireworks and a boat parade. The
boat parade begins at Blue Water Beach and heads towards the Bear
Lake State Park Marina. The parade is filled with boats decorated
with lights. The size of this parade depends on many factors, launch
conditions, weather etc. The days activities wrap up with a festive
round of fireworks, best viewed from the Garden City park. You can
obtain a brochure that lists the events, time, dates and more information
from the Bear
Lake Conventions and Visitors Bureau.
The next time your planning a trip to
beautiful Bear Lake try out Raspberry Days which is usually held the
first weekend of August. Enjoy the activities, the raspberries,
and of course the beautiful Caribbean blue lake itself. Oh and you
don't have to wait until Raspberry days to get a famous Raspberry shake
they are available all summer.
