From left, Sam Salemme, Jamestown Fire Department deputy chief; Mike Haines, IBEW Local 106; Dave Painter, Ahlstrom Schaeffer Electric Corp; Julia Ciesla-Hanley, city recreation coordinator; Sam Teresi, Jamestown mayor; John Williams, city parks manager; Becky Robbins, Jamestown Board of Public Utilities communications coordinator; and John Bauer, city Parks, Recreation & Conservation Commission; at Bergman Park where the 40th Annual Greater Jamestown Labor Day Festival will be held Sept. 1 P-J photo by Dennis Phillips

Activities for the annual festival to celebrate the city’s labor force have been announced.

On Thursday, the city Labor Day Festival Committee detailed the plans for the 40th Annual Greater Jamestown Labor Day Festival to be held Sunday, Sept. 1, from noon until 9 p.m. at Bergman Park.

All the money raised is used to directly fund festival activities and support the host of nonprofit community service agencies who participate. Committee organizers are recommending that festival participants get to the park early enough to reserve a prime location on the lawn in front of the main stage in order to be in the middle of the fireworks extravaganza by Pyrotecnico Fireworks, which will start when the final band finishes its performance around 8:30 p.m.

“Get to Bergman Park early Sunday, Sept. 1,” said Sam Teresi, Jamestown mayor. “Pick your spot on the lawn in front of the main stage. Get some food. Visit the vendors and crafters. Take the kids to play some games. Then enjoy the biggest fireworks display the region has to offer. The only way is to be right in the middle of all the action.”

The live music begins at noon and will be featured on two stages. The lineup includes Uptown Fever; Smokin’ 45; Two For Flinching; and We Speak Canadian. The second stage performers include Jamestown Harmony Express; Pearl City Jazz; Take 2; and Cindy Haight & The Loves.

The George Ritzer Labor Award will be presented at 4 p.m. by Jamestown Area Central Labor Council AFL-CIO. David B. Arthur Chapter 865-Vietnam Veterans will be conducting the opening ceremony for the award.

The Food Court opens at noon with all profits from the concessions benefiting nonprofit organizations in the Greater Jamestown Area.

All organizations will be selling Pepsi products. In addition, there will be a wine and beer dining tent sponsored by Game Time Sports Bar & Grill for attendees 21 and older.

Southern Tier Wrestling returns to the Labor Day Fest with “Bergman Brawl 3” from 1-3 p.m. This will be a free event.

Chautauqua Striders will hold the annual Dan Feather Memorial 5k Run/Walk at 9:30 a.m. with registration starting at 8 a.m.

The arts and crafts fair starts at 11 a.m. and will feature vendors from Western New York and Pennsylvania. All vendors are required to sell hand-made items.

Free Pepsi Bingo games will take place in the main pavilion starting at noon. Free children’s carnival games including a bounce house by Eventz by Scott will start at 2 p.m. Sun-Dance-Kids Farm will have a petting farm from 2-6 p.m. as well.

The event, as it takes place on city property, is a tobacco-free event by law. All tobacco products including chewing tobacco and e-cigarettes, are prohibited. The use of private fireworks and sparklers are prohibited in the city of Jamestown and, thus, the Labor Day Festival. Pet owners are advised to leave their pets at home for both their safety and the safety of others.

Sponsors of the Labor Day Festival include the city of Jamestown, Media One Group, Ahlstrom Schaeffer Electric Corp, Pepsi of Jamestown, IBEW Local 106, and Jamestown Area Central Labor Council AFL-CIO.

Parking is $5. For more details on the festival’s events, visit jamestownny.net or call the Parks Department at 483-7523.