The Dolgeville Violet Festival is not just a one time event during the summer, but a year round effort by the residents of Dolgeville. The Violet Festival preserves the historical aspects of the Village of Dolgeville through the use of innovative, artistic, and educational displays throughout the year. There is an emphasis on the communities’ rich horticultural history, which culminates with the annual Dolgeville Violet Festival the 2nd Friday, Saturday and Sunday of June each year. The Festival draws more than 75 vendors, 80 organizations that participate in the parade, and over 10,000 people to the Village during the three-day event. Violet Festival Committee meetings are held the second Wednesday of each month at the Dolgeville Fire House. Anyone interested in volunteering is encouraged to attend.

Alfred Dolge Returns in June 2012

A living history street production of the lifetime during the 1870’s is planned for next year’s Violet Festival featuring Alfred Dolge, Anna Dolge and Wm Armstrong with the support cast of the residents of Dolgeville.

We are looking for: people whose family ancestry could have interacted with Dolge, people who would like to be actors, people who like local history, people who have ideas on the characters (bankers, laundry women, peddlers, paperboys), logistics, staging, costuming, music etc., people who have period articles to use as props such as prams, tandem bicycles, wooden scooters, wood hoop and sticks, horse and buggies, people who like a challenge and to have fun. For more information please call 315-429-9530 or 315-429-9871.