{"id":35658,"date":"2022-09-19T09:43:50","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T13:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/?p=35658"},"modified":"2022-09-19T09:43:50","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T13:43:50","slug":"queensbury-wizardfest-at-ridge-jenkinsville-park-to-feature-quadball-broomstick-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2022\/09\/queensbury-wizardfest-at-ridge-jenkinsville-park-to-feature-quadball-broomstick-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Queensbury WizardFest At Ridge\/Jenkinsville Park To Feature \u2018Quadball\u2019 Broomstick Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_35659\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35659\" style=\"width: 936px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2022\/09\/queensbury-wizard-fest-h.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"936\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2022\/09\/queensbury-wizard-fest-h.jpg 936w, https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2022\/09\/queensbury-wizard-fest-h-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2022\/09\/queensbury-wizard-fest-h-768x517.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35659\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The inaugural Queensbury Wizard Fest will be held in Queensbury and include games like Quidditch, also known as Quadball, based on the broomstick game from \u2018Harry Potter\/ movies.<br \/>Courtesy Queensbury Roundtable<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The inaugural Queensbury Wizard Fest will be held on Sunday, Sept. 18, at Ridge\/Jenkinsville Park in Queensbury that will include games like Quidditch, also known as Quadball, based on the broomstick sport from the \u201cHarry Potter\u201d books and movies.<\/p>\n<p>It will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>College teams will participate in Quidditch, including those from the University of Rochester, Cornell University, Vassar College, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Volunteers from the Rochester Institute of Technology\/Syracuse University mixed team will offer a \u201ckidditch clinic\u201d for kids of all ages to learn how to play the game.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The event will feature actual Quidditch Quadball games, entertainment, vendors with wizard wares, food vendors and more. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s2\"><!--more--><\/span><\/span>To learn more about Quidditch visit youtu.be\/BKSoi96X6fA.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The event is the brainchild of the Queensbury Roundtable (a group of Queensbury business owners and Queensbury officials) and the Lake George Regional Convention &amp; Visitors Bureau with the goal of positively impacting a slower tourism weekend in the fall season. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The inaugural Queensbury Wizard Fest will be held on Sunday, Sept. 18, at Ridge\/Jenkinsville Park in Queensbury that will include games like Quidditch, also known as Quadball, based on the broomstick sport from the \u201cHarry Potter\u201d books and movies. 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