Cream Cheese Festival Sept. 16 in Lowville

It's that time of year again to celebrate everything Cream Cheese!!

The annual Cream Cheese Festival is set for 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 16 in downtown Lowville, Lewis County.

Here are some of the events scheduled during this salute to cream cheese:

Games, including cream cheese Twister from 1 to 2 p.m., a cream cheese eating contest from 2 to 3 p.m., cream cheese Plinko from 4 to 5 p.m.and a cream cheese toss from 5 to 6 p.m.. There also is a mini tractor pull from 3 to 4 p.m. and all day, a cream cheese mural painting contest will be held.

The big cheesecake at a previous Cream Cheese Festival in Lowville

There also is a recipe contest and a children's discovery park filled with activities such as a zipline, rock climbing, a huge slide and a bounce house.

Bands that will be performing during the day include the Nelson Brothers Band, Doc Yukon, Mark Mason, No Vacancy, Under Cover, Shawn Corbett, Kickstand, Adapter and Gabriel Shepherd.

And remember -- the festival is home of the World's Largest Cheesecake!!

For more information, go to http://creamcheesefestival.com/index.php this link or go to the festival's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/LowvilleCreamCheeseFestival/