St Patrick's Carnival 2011
A Bedford tradition for over 35 years!










Directions
Remember...FREE shuttle service from all three parking areas. Shuttle runs about every 10-15 min.
At St. Patrick's School, Bedford Village, NY
From 684: Exit 4, take 172 East (a left from the north, a right from the south) to the Shell station. Go right at the Shell station till you see the Carnival. Best bet is to make a right at street just before the grounds, about 1/2 mile to Bedford town park. There is free shuttle service from the park.
From Rt 22 from the south (Greenwich, Banksville etc). See above and continue straight on 22 past the Shell station.
From Rt 22 from the north (Katonah, Cross River etc). Take 22 into Bedford Village. As you enter the Village look for the parking signs and take the free shuttle. There is parking at Bedford elementary school (right on street just after the theater), in front of St. Pat's Church (pass the village green) and at the town park (right on street after the Carnival grounds...1/2 mile)
From CT via either 104 or 137: Take 172 south into Bedford Village. Bear right at the green. Parking is in front of St. Patrick's Church (pass the village green) and at the town park (right on street after the Carnival grounds...1/2 mile)

There is NO midway admission!!!

Come and eat with us.
We have chicken fingers, hot dogs, hamburgers, peppers and onion wedges, pizza, chili, soda, coffee, tea, cotton candy, fried dough, curly fries and more.
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A short, unofficial history of the St. Patrick's Carnival.
No one can place the exact year the Carnival began but most of the "old timers" feel that it began in 1976.
We know that Ann Cook and Pat Nigey (Pat is not a parishioner) were the first co-chairs. Both George Genovese and Charlie George, along with Ann have worked every carnival since.
The carnival began as a fund raiser for the school. The first year saw some games on the front lawn and a few attractions.
Sometime in the first 9 years the carnival became a general parish fund raiser. It remains a general fund raiser to this day.
We estimate that over the first 30 years the various committees have handed the Pastors checks for about $1,000,000.
There have only been a few chairs for the Carnival.
Ann and Pat began it all.
Then Peter Carton took over.
When Peter moved Chuck and Patti Mangi along with Ann and Bob Neilso co-chaired for a few years.
The Mangi's then were sole chairs until Bill Kelly served for two years followed by Bob Frangella for four years.
Clearly, the chair of the carnival is not a trivial task that someone takes for a single season. No one has ever done that.
Further, virtually all of the past chairs are still involved to various extents.
Ann is "assistant VP for personnel".
Bill comes back as a 50/50 man.
Chuck Mangi served as field manager and Patti as head cashier in the food tent (until they moved in 2004)
But that only talks about the overall chairs.
To open on any given night there are about 60-75 volunteers on site.
Two "newbies" in 2004 working in the food tent were surprised to learn that there is an "inside kitchen" where 5-7 workers, often in two shifts, work from mid afternoon on weekdays and from before 10 AM on weekends.
The food tent will use 15-20 workers on a busy day.
We man ten games each needing 2 workers.
Want to buy tickets? Add 6 more to cover both of the ticket booths.
There is visible and under cover security at all times. No numbers but we'll say "more than enough".
The office staff (phones, personnel assignments, last minute signs etc.) is usually about 6.
And the few who get the least credit are those hearty souls who come in late and pick up all of the garbage.
Interested in how we are organized?
Here is a rough breakdown.
The Carnival Chairperson in in charge.
Reporting to that person are:
Field Manager, responsible for moment to moment operations.
Food Manager, owns both the inside kitchen and the food tent.
    Food Manager has reporting to her:
        Inside Kitchen manager.
        Food Tent manager.
Security Manager.
Raffle Chair.
Personnel. Susan Quatrocci. Note: this is one of the least appreciated jobs. Everyone wants "their"    booth, wants to come early and go home early etc.
Clean uP. Rob Ryser
Sponsors. Rob Ryser and ??
Vendor Relations (Rides, games, garbage bins, fried dough, sound systems). ??

In 2004 there were 20 rides and 19 other attractions.
More....