First Annual Banana Festival

Planned events at the Banana Fest include an assortment of foods have been donated and prepared for us such as the Banana Cream Pie and Banana Bread from Collegetown Bagels, Sabana Banana and Banana Chutney from the Moosewood Restaurant, as well as Bananas Foster and Banana Iced-Tea from the Downtown Ithaca Alliance. YES workers will be supplying Banana Milkshakes, Smoothies, Frozen Chocolate-Covered Bananas, Fried Plantains, Thai Fried Bananas and Banana Splits.

There will be a Bounce House as well as a bunch of games to be played for all ages including slingshot monkeys, spinning bananas, and a water balloon toss. A prize booth will be available for gamers who accumulate a fair amount of tokens which you can win by playing at any of the game booths.  We will also have a banana cream pie eating competition with a grand prize, local youth performers, Nate the Great the juggler and balloon creations by Cayuga Twister.

The Banana Fest is free and open to the public. If you would like to sample banana foods or play any of the carnival games, tickets are one dollar and are good for one sample or one game. All proceeds will benefit the YES program and help enable area youth to gain meaningful job experience. Bring the entire family to Eat, Drink and Go Bananas at the Banana Festival on August 13th from Noon to 5 on the Ithaca Commons.