Historically the weekend after Labor Day is reserved for the Wasco Rose Festival, a long-standing event featuring various community-led organizations coming together to celebrate the city.
- The Wasco Rose Festival is an amalgamation of events put together by the community, for the community. Events like the Wasco Rose Festival, the Parade, the ‘Stop and Smell the Roses’ reception, and a pancake breakfast will all return for another year.
- 23ABC spoke with several members affiliated with the festival and its various events who noted the times and the festival have changed, but there’s a sense of tradition and community resolve that comes alive when the festival fires up.
- Details on the festival and the related events can be found on the Wasco Rose Festival Facebook Page .
BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:
If you’re heading north on Highway 43 into Wasco, you pass by this sign on my left shoulder and you probably don’t give it much thought, well now is the time to give it some thought. We’re almost to the weekend after Labor Day. I’m Sam Hoyle, your Wasco neighborhood reporter. Though the festival may look a little bit different than it was decades ago, when this sign was put up, that doesn’t mean the people putting it together are any less passionate.