2009 Day on the Glen in Dublin
Day on the Glen is an annual extravaganza that draws in folks from all over the Tri-Valley. While not as big of an event as the legendary St. Patrick’s Day festival, Day on the Glen is a special thank you from the City of Dublin for the residents, organizations, and businesses of the Tri-Valley.
This year’s event will be held on September 19th and 20th from 10am to 5pm at the magnificent Emerald Glen Park. The theme for the 2009 event is “Animal Adventure” and will provide kids a chance to get up close and personal with “fun, furry, and even feathered creatures”. There will be something for everybody at Day on the Glen this year:
- Entertainment: Live music and demonstrations from acts like 80′s Rock Replica (headbands optional), Cotton Candy Express, Zumba and various art demonstrations.
- Under 12: Carnival attractions (not like the ones in Rio de Janeiro), jumpers, rides, petting zoo, roaming entertainment.
- Teens: Skateboard competition
- Sports: Annual 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament and Dublin City Tennis Tournament
- Vendors: 27 non-profits (lots of school and place of worship booths) and 19 commercial vendors (including Pleasanton’s Data Rescue Center and Super Franks).
Day on the Glen is always free to attend and there is plenty of parking. Please mark your calendars for this year’s event at Emerald Glen Park.
9:19 PM on September 12th, 2009
What happened to the grass volleyball tournament? I think this would be the first year without it.
9:41 AM on September 14th, 2009
Hi Anonymous – Dublin decided to not run any outdoor volleyball tournaments in 2009 and instead is conducting a tennis tournament in its place for the Day on the Glen Festival.
Volleyball attendance had been dwindling in the past two years and the outdoor tournaments were drawing a very small overall percentage of Dublin residents.
On the flip side, Dublin’s tennis programming is growing. With the addition of four new courts coming online in 2010 at the new Fallon Sports Park, we will probably see Dublin offering more tennis tournaments in the future to service the needs of residents.
Thx, John Z.
7:21 AM on September 20th, 2009
Day on the Glen Disappointing
I was underwhelmed by the day on the Glen festival this year. The festival seems to be geared toward families with small children (which is great) but my two kids 10-12 unanimously said they don’t want to go back as there was nothing to see or do. 30 minutes walkthrough and we were back home.
How do you get involved with the organizing committee to help bring in some activities?
Some ideas
Sponsored 3 on 3 basketball tournament – Club Sport or Similar could sponsor this.
Where was Dublin Little League Booth, Tri-Valley Football, Cheer booths….they should have been there signing up kids.
Schedule Musical events (blues, jazz, country, rock at predetermined times to bring in people)
More vendor booths ( I appreciate the community organizations, but there has to be something other that community churches, karate schools, chiropractors and private schools out there)
Taste of Dublin food to supplement the carnival food. This could bring in people by itself. There have got to be restaurants interested. Because of our diversity it seems we could really get a “world” food court going with American, Italian, Indian, Thai, Japanese, Greek etc.
Wine and Beer Tasting – We got spectacular wineries here in the valley along with a lot of boutique wineries.
This festival could be so much more.
9:38 AM on September 20th, 2009
Totally agree with you. Part of the reason why the festival is as big as last couple of years is a reflection of the current economic environment.
1:37 PM on September 20th, 2009
In tough economic times people stay home. This is a great opportunity to grow the local events….good inexpensive fun.
9:18 AM on October 20th, 2009
Do you know who the teacher or dance company for the zumba was?