Schedule of Events for Annual KOTS
The Ninth Annual Kinzua Outdoor and Travel Show, scheduled for Friday, February 26, 4 to 9pm and Saturday, February 27, 10 am to 6 pm at the Bradford Mall facility in Bradford, PA, offers a wide range of activities and events for everyone to enjoy.
Prior to the official start of the show, individuals who wish to display a trophy mount on “The Bragging Wall” can sign in their large game, small game, or fish starting at 1 pm. Exhibitors representing sporting goods retailers, recreational vehicle dealers, travel and tourism destinations, and more; food court vendors; and other activities will be prepared to welcome the public at 4 pm.
Friday at 5 pm, the children’s activity venue will feature the McKean County Conservation District program, “Down the Drain,” followed from 5:30 pm – 8 pm by LPX Gaming with a wide variety of sport and outdoor-themed video games to entertain youth of all ages.
The Freedom Bike will be unveiled by the Kids and Cancer Committee at 6 pm at the Zippo/Case Museum booth. At 6:30 pm, the Speaker Series will get underway with “Tuna Valley Trail Association: Past, Present, and Future.” The second Speaker Series program of the evening will begin at 7:15 pm, with the topic of “Preserving Wilderness Areas in the Allegheny National Forest.”
Saturday morning, beginning at 10 am, sportsmen are encouraged to submit their legally-obtained white-tailed deer mount heads, antlers with the skull plate intact, or black bears for FREE Pope & Young scoring. Scoring will be available throughout the day until 3 pm.
The Speaker Series continues on Saturday, with “Spring Turkey Hunting, Calling, and Safety” at 11 am. Additional speaker topics throughout the day will be “Gardening in Bradford” at 1 pm, “Wild Game + Fire = Mouth-Watering Meals!” at 2:30 pm, and “Winter Woods Walking/Snowshoeing” at 4 pm.
New to the Kinzua Outdoor and Travel Show this year will be performances of lively, toe-tapping music by The Banjo Man in the main exhibit area on Saturday at 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, and 1:45 pm.
Additional children’s programs, sponsored by American Refining Group and the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, will be offered from 12 noon – 5 pm on Saturday. Topics will include: where oil comes from, what alternative energy and conservation mean, and how we use oil every day. Participants will be able to enjoy many hands-on activities.
Another exciting feature added to this year’s event is an Ice Sculpting Demonstration by “Chef Ray” Patchkofsky, Director of Food and Beverage for the Seneca Allegany Casino and Hotel, from 1 pm – 3pm in the main exhibit area.
Throughout the show attendees can experience the inflatable Slider obstacle course, a casting contest, fly-fishing pond, simulators, games, and more. The event will end at 6 pm on Saturday, and “The Bragging Wall” entries must be signed out by 7 pm.
The Kinzua Outdoor and Travel Show is coordinated by the Bradford Area Chamber of Commerce in McKean County PA, and sponsored by Charlie’s Cycle Center, Shults Toyota-Scion/Edmond Chevrolet, Z&M Ag and Turf, and Zippo/Case Museum. For details, visit www.bradfordchamber.com.
Prior to the official start of the show, individuals who wish to display a trophy mount on “The Bragging Wall” can sign in their large game, small game, or fish starting at 1 pm. Exhibitors representing sporting goods retailers, recreational vehicle dealers, travel and tourism destinations, and more; food court vendors; and other activities will be prepared to welcome the public at 4 pm.
Friday at 5 pm, the children’s activity venue will feature the McKean County Conservation District program, “Down the Drain,” followed from 5:30 pm – 8 pm by LPX Gaming with a wide variety of sport and outdoor-themed video games to entertain youth of all ages.
The Freedom Bike will be unveiled by the Kids and Cancer Committee at 6 pm at the Zippo/Case Museum booth. At 6:30 pm, the Speaker Series will get underway with “Tuna Valley Trail Association: Past, Present, and Future.” The second Speaker Series program of the evening will begin at 7:15 pm, with the topic of “Preserving Wilderness Areas in the Allegheny National Forest.”
Saturday morning, beginning at 10 am, sportsmen are encouraged to submit their legally-obtained white-tailed deer mount heads, antlers with the skull plate intact, or black bears for FREE Pope & Young scoring. Scoring will be available throughout the day until 3 pm.
The Speaker Series continues on Saturday, with “Spring Turkey Hunting, Calling, and Safety” at 11 am. Additional speaker topics throughout the day will be “Gardening in Bradford” at 1 pm, “Wild Game + Fire = Mouth-Watering Meals!” at 2:30 pm, and “Winter Woods Walking/Snowshoeing” at 4 pm.
New to the Kinzua Outdoor and Travel Show this year will be performances of lively, toe-tapping music by The Banjo Man in the main exhibit area on Saturday at 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, and 1:45 pm.
Additional children’s programs, sponsored by American Refining Group and the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, will be offered from 12 noon – 5 pm on Saturday. Topics will include: where oil comes from, what alternative energy and conservation mean, and how we use oil every day. Participants will be able to enjoy many hands-on activities.
Another exciting feature added to this year’s event is an Ice Sculpting Demonstration by “Chef Ray” Patchkofsky, Director of Food and Beverage for the Seneca Allegany Casino and Hotel, from 1 pm – 3pm in the main exhibit area.
Throughout the show attendees can experience the inflatable Slider obstacle course, a casting contest, fly-fishing pond, simulators, games, and more. The event will end at 6 pm on Saturday, and “The Bragging Wall” entries must be signed out by 7 pm.
The Kinzua Outdoor and Travel Show is coordinated by the Bradford Area Chamber of Commerce in McKean County PA, and sponsored by Charlie’s Cycle Center, Shults Toyota-Scion/Edmond Chevrolet, Z&M Ag and Turf, and Zippo/Case Museum. For details, visit www.bradfordchamber.com.
.jpg)
Comments