Looking for things to do this summer in Marcellus?
Looking for something special to do with your grandchildren or an end of summer trip for the family before school starts?
The Town of Marcellus is offering a trip to “Hidden Valley Animal Adventure” on Wednesday Aug. 31.
We will be departing from the municipal parking lot behind St. Francis Xavier Church at 7:30 a.m. and returning at approximately 6:15 p.m.
The fee for this trip is $70/adult and $40/child (8 to 12 years old) and includes lunch, transportation and admission to the Hidden Valley Animal Adventure. Spend the day traveling to Varysburg, NY where we will ride a tractor pulled trolley and interact with unique animals.
Each person will be given a cup of grain to feed to the animals throughout their park visit.
This guided tour will inform you of fun facts about the animals you’re seeing.
You will see bison, water buffalo, elk, zebras, camels and many more! We’ll eat lunch indoors at the Lodge dining room with Chef Paul preparing our meals. On the way home we will stop at Kutter’s Cheese and Saunders Amish Market. This is a family oriented trip to make special memories that will last a lifetime. Don’t miss out on this wild animal safari with animals you don’t usually see in local zoos.
June 30 kicks off the start of our summer sensations concert series at Marcellus Park begins with Marcellus Bluegrass Artists.
Upcoming concerts include Donna Colton & The Trouble Makers on July 7, Holy Smoke CNY on July 14, and Thunder Canyon on July 21.
Other bands such as Letizia, Tangled Roots and Joe Whiting are scheduled to play during the summer as well.
Concerts that get cancelled due to inclement weather will be rescheduled for the following Monday.
All concerts are on Thursday nights from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Annex Pavilion.
They are free and appropriate for the whole family.
The Friends of Marcellus Park will have food and beverages available for purchase.
There is a full concert listing available on our new website at Marcellusny.com.
Tennis Camp is offered in two sessions, July 11 to 14 and Aug. 1 to 4. The camp is instructed by Ryan Thayer who is the Marcellus Varsity Tennis Coach.
This camp costs $50/session. Grades one to four have camp from 9 to 10 a.m., while students entering grades five through eight will attend camp at 10 to 11 a.m.
Older campers entering grades none to 12 will attend form 11 to noon.
Tennis camp will be at the Marcellus Park Tennis Courts. This camp will focus on refining strokes and footwork, serving, returning, volleying and strategy. Please remember to bring your own racket.
Redhouse Musical Theater Camp is putting on Disney’s “The Jungle Book Kids!” in our month long children’s summer camp.
Starting on July 5 to 28 with a special rehearsal on Friday, July 29, this drama and music camp will completely immerse students in the exciting work of theatre and the building blocks of performance.
They will perform the full-length production of Disney’s The Jungle Book Kids on the Driver Middle School stage Friday, July 29 at 7 p.m. This camp will keep your fourth through 12th grader busy all summer long for $140/camper!
For four days during August from 10 to 4 p.m., you can sign your fourth to sixth grader up for the Amberations’ Summer Odyssey Camp.
For $190/camper, your children can explore Amberations’, a 50 acre area in Marietta with woods, fields, trails, streams, and wildlife as well as a small family of farm animals! Children will participate in fun and safe outdoor activities such as hiking, animal visits, fort building, games, gardening, boat building and sand sculpting under the guidance of professional staff. This camp runs from Aug. 1 to 4.
Don’t forget to being a bag lunch, water bottle, sunscreen and wear comfortable shoes for hiking and water shoes/old sneakers for water exploration.
The Morning Playground Summer Recreation Program is filling up quickly!
For only $80/child this program is from July 5 to 29 from 9 to noon. Children entering grades one to three go to the KCH Elementary School while children entering grades four to six go to the Driver Middle School.
All groups will have the opportunity to play outside games, play in the gym, and participate in arts & crafts activities. Please wear comfortable clothing and sunscreen every day. Also, don’t forget to bring a snack and water bottle! For those not old enough to attend the Morning Playground Program, we are also offering a weeklong Kindergarten program for children entering kindergarten this fall.
The camp runs from July 25 to 29 from 9 to noon for only $55 per child. Please don’t hesitate to come into the town hall and register your child for any summer camps because availability is limited!
We have teamed up with Elite Personal Fitness in Township 5, Camillus to offer fitness classes for athletes and adults.
There is an Athletic Performance program designed to train athletes to be more competitive in their sport and building their strength.
This class runs from June 1 to Aug. 31 for athletes ages 12 to college.
We are also offering a Personal Group Fitness program designed for losing body fat and gaining muscle. If you mention this ad, adults can try out their Personal Group Fitness Program for 21 days for only $21! Call the Parks and Recreation Department for more information.
Visit our website for more information on all our programs at Marcellusny.com. We also provide immediate updates on our public Facebook and Twitter accounts. The Town of Marcellus Parks and Recreation Department office is located at 24 E. Main St. in Marcellus and we can be reached by phone at 673-3269 ext. 2 or by email at[email protected].
