GEORGETOWN, DE - The Delmarva Chicken Festival, an annual celebration honoring the bird that made the Delmarva Peninsula famous, will be held June 7, 8 and 9 in Salisbury, Maryland. With features ranging from hot fried chicken to hot air balloons, the festivities will be held in and around the spacious Wicomico Youth and Civic Center on Glen Avenue. Expected to draw some 20,000 to 30,000 visitors, the 37th Chicken Festival is returning after a one year absence from the scene. For the first time since its in ception in 1948, the Festival was canceled last year to protect Delmarva’s multi-million dollar broiler industry from the threat of avian influenza, a disease which had reached epidemic levels in poultry producing areas surrounding the Peninsula. With the 1985 Festival back on schedule, general chairman CHECK THESE ADVANTAGES | IN LIQUID SUSPENSION FERTILIZER | With our liquid blending plant we can offer a custom mixed liquid fertilizer for your specific crop need. 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Entertainment will feature a military band concert, The Sweet Adelines, Jimmy Charles at the organ and the Astrotones. A carnival with rides and games for all ages will remain in action until 10 p.m. Food, and plenty of it, will be a major attraction throughout the three-day weekend. Delmarva’s Giant fry Pan filled with Mazola corn oil, will turn out mouth watering fried chicken as it has for the past 35 years. Other food treats will include We carry a complete line of most major brands of Alfalfa Seed Find Out How Competitive Our Fertilizer Prices Can Be Ph. 717-397-0035 barbecued chicken, chicken franks, french fried potatoes, ice cream, baked goods and more. Saturday, June 8, will kick off at 10 a.m. with the Chicken Festival Parade. With Ronald McDonald as grand marshal, the parade will begin on Beaglin Park Drive and end at the Civic Center. 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