Special to The Sun-Sentinel
On Saturday, May 13, the Oakland Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting the annual Yalo-Ribbon Festival. The festival will be held in downtown Oakland from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. and begins a year of celebrations and activities connected to Oakland’s incorporation 175 years ago.
The event was started after a suggestion that Oakland add yellow ribbons to oak trees in a play off the famous song. And since Oakland is in Yalobusha County, the name Yalo-Ribbon was coined.
As a part of the Yalo-Ribbon Festival, the much-anticipated cake walk begins at 1:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the chamber table during the festival. This year, an even bigger cake walk is planned.
An added treat this year will be a celebration of memories, history and the future of the railroad which comes through Oakland. Activities include a panel, story tellers and music celebrating railroads and trains.
The event brings vendors, food trucks, friends, family and community leaders to-gether to celebrate Oakland.
More information will become available as the festival date nears.
Anyone interested in being a vendor or exhibitor sponsor can email Oakland AreaChamber@gmail.com to learn the details.
