
2nd Weekend in June
2025 Dolgeville Violet Festival Canceled
Unfortunately, it has come to a point where we have to cancel the 2025 Dolgeville Violet Festival. There are several aspects that have led to this decision, which has stemmed from construction on Dolgeville’s Main Street and lack of volunteers. There have been several discussions about the possibility of temporarily moving the festival to a different location. However, every possibility has led to more possible issues. We intend to continue our efforts and will be moving forward with fundraising, in hopes that we will be back in 2026 once construction has finished.
As I mentioned, the Dolgeville Violet Festival is lacking volunteers. We have at least three positions that needed to be filled and I have had no responses. With that being said, moving an event this size would not be possible with the current number of volunteers we have. I encourage anyone who would like to see the festival continue in 2026 to reach out and see how you can volunteer with the festival. If you are unable to make meetings we have an e-mail list where we send our meeting notes.
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UPDATE 2/10/25
We have had several people now reach out about volunteering. Currently we are still in need of a group to be in charge of set up and clean up. We can always use more floater volunteers. These volunteers are not only needed the weekend of the festival, but for fundraisers throughout the year as well.
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Dolgeville Violet Festival President
Crystal Napier
Trivia Night
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The Dolgeville Violet Festival Committee hosts fundraisers for the festival year round. With the festival now costing close to 40,000 dollars per year, it is important for us to continue fundraising leading up to the 2026 Dolgeville Violet Festival. We look forward to our first ever Trivia Night, and hope to make this a regular event. So come up with a creative name and join us February 28th!

Our Team
President
Crystal Napier
315-527-9585
Vice President
Sally Madison
315-429-9530
Treasurer
Marilyn Williams
315-429-9884
Secretary
Donald Hall
dolgevilleparades@yahoo.com
Parade
Crystal Napier & Donald Hall 315-527-9585
dolgevilleparades@yahoo.com
Vendors Info, Crafters, Flea Market, Food & Horticulture Marilyn Williams
315-429-9884
Entertainment
Chloe
Run for the Violets 5K and Kids Fun Run
Laura George
315-868-1406
laurasg7541@hotmail.com
Garage Sales
Sally Madison
315-429-9530
Corporate Sponsors
Ruth Jaikin
315-429-8271
Booklet Advertising
Brittney Hanna
315-717-7752
Princess & Little Mister Pageant
Taylor Goodman
315-867-4928
taylormykel33@gmail.com
Flower Show
Nancy Strobel
315-429-9002,
Cathy Hearn
315-429-9497
Poetry Contest & Chair
Joan Lein
315-429-8274
Mailing Address
Dolgeville Violet Festival
PO Box 83
Dolgeville, NY 13329
ABOUT US

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 Village Hall. Anyone interested in volunteering is encouraged to attend.
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