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For Your Spot With St. Luke's At The Great Granville Picnic Held August 15th!
The Great Granville Picnic is set to return on August 15, 2026, as part of a celebration that honors America’s 250th birthday and the Granville Community Foundations 55th Anniversary. This event, which has been a deeply rooted tradition in Granville since the 1880’s, aims to strengthen community bonds and foster genuine connections. The picnic will take place on West Broadway, fronting the Eisner Center, with picnic tables set up in long lines. The Granville Community Foundation is leading the revival of this iconic event, partnering with 18 local organizations to bring activities, support, and entertainment to the gathering. Attendees can enjoy live music, games, friendly contests, and a variety of food options, including curated picnic baskets and the opportunity to bring their own treats. The event is free and open to the public.
St. Luke’s has reserved and purchased 5 tables for the picnic with the themed period of the 1920s. Each table seats 8 people.
Table Decorating Contest
Guest judges will select the best decorated tables for prizes beginning at 4:30 pm. St. Luke’s themed period is the 1920’s.
Food Options
You can bring your own picnic basket or order your picnic menu ahead of time from one of the participating restaurants and they will have it ready for you to pick-up that day! (*See under St. Luke’s Participation)
Music/ Games
Live music all day!
Old Time Lawn Games – Croquet & Jump roping. Kids Art Area, Veterans Gathering Tents honoring our veterans and Revolutionary Soldiers Displays.
Bake-Off Contest
Get your ideas ready! Bring your Apple Pie, Patriotic Cake, or Patriotic Cookies to the Bake-Off tables. Two Baking Divisions: Kids Division ~Ages 17 & under and Adult Division ~ Ages 18 + Judging begins at 4:30 pm.
Schedule of Events
4 pm
Arrive to decorate for the table contest
Veterans Gathering Tents (Honoring our Veterans)
Revolutionary Soldiers Display
Old Time Games
4 pm – 5:30 pm | Live Music: Common Thread(local Country/Rock/Pop Band)
4:30 pm
Judging begins for table decoration and Bake-Off contest
Kids Art Area
5:30 pm | Programs at the Stage
Posting of Colors, Star Spangled Banner, Pledge of Allegiance
Fife & Drum Bugle Corps
Winners announced for the Baking Contest & Table decorations
6 pm – 8:30 pm | Main Concert: Mandatory Fun (338th Army Reserve Band)
St. Luke’s Participation
St. Luke’s will have 40 available seats ~ 5 tables that each seat 8. You can sign up as an individual or sign up for a table/ group.
There is no cost for you only your food purchases.
~If you decide to reserve a table for a group, please designate a person to plan for your food and someone to set the table decorations if desired.
~If you are at a table that has individual seating, the decorations will be provided if desired, and you will be responsible for bringing your own food.
*Food that you can order and pick up:
Elm’s Pizza, 113 E. Elm Street
Harvest Pizzeria, 454 S. Main Street
Station, 425 S. Main Street
Day Y Noche, 134 East Broad Street
Palumbo’s, 937 River Road
Seven 4 Zero, 470 S. Main Street, next to Ross Market
How Do I Sign-Up?
Please email the office at office@stlukesgranville.org and talk to Dagny Gelormo, Parish Administrator. She is the coordinator and will help you with questions, ordering food, other. Once you sign up and the seats are filled, a seating assignment will be sent out.
The location of St. Luke’s tables is on Broadway, near the intersection of Plum St./ Broadway. (See the map here.)
Parking: You can park at the church and walk down to the location. If you would like to bring your food and drop it off at the Parish House, we will arrange for someone to bring it down to your table.
Please let the office know if you would like to be in the table decoration contest or the baking contest.
Remember the theme for the 5 tables is the 1920’s.
Speakeasy, Great Gatsby, Prohibition, Flappers, Ziegfeld Follies, Women gaining the right to Vote, the Jazz Age, Louis Armstrong, Einstein, Tesla and Karl Steinmentz! Decorate your table or dress in period costume.
For more information on the Granville Picnic, go to the Granville Recreation District website:
www.granvillerec.org