2018 Black Fly Festival set for Saturday

MILO — The Milo Events Committee invites the public to join in a day of fun and festivities on Saturday, June 2. The theme this year is “Honoring our Hometown First Responders (Fire, Police, EMS & the Military).”

A parade will line up at 9:30 a.m. (near Maine Savings & JSI on Park Street) and will proceed at 10 a.m. toward downtown, ending at the Penquis Valley School. The day will host over 50 vendors at the Veteran’s Memorial Park along the Sebec River from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will feature live DJ music by Jeff Beaulieu from Neptune Entertainment, 1-2:30 p.m. live music by the Mainely Country Band at the gazebo, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. kid’s activities and the Darling’s Ice Cream Truck will be on site from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

For information contact Ricky Bradeen at 943-3994 or miloeventscommittee@gmail.com. For the latest updates, see on Facebook “BlackFlyFestivalMiloMaine”.