Big Weekend of Fun! HalloWeekends 15, PointFest and Boat Show Return to Cedar Point

SANDUSKY, Ohio, Sept. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cedar Point will offer a wide array of family entertainment this week when three popular special events return to the Sandusky, Ohio, amusement park/resort.

HalloWeekends

On Friday, HalloWeekends, Cedar Point's fall festival of fun and frights, will return for its 15th season.  For seven weekends, HalloWeekends will provide an unmatched mix of rides and roller coasters, haunted houses and fright zones, live shows and special attractions such as the Monster Midway Invasion Celebration parade that will feature four new floats.

This year HalloWeekends will also add two new fright zones (Screamworks along the Frontier Trail and Blood on the Bayou that will lead guests along the lagoon) and two new shows (The Edge of Madness – Six Feet Under in the Red Slaughter Saloon and Dr. Cleaver in the Clink in The Palace Theatre).  

For an additional fee, the new Zombie Tour will provide front-of-the-line privileges at the park's four haunted houses and the Blood on the Bayou and CornStalkers fright zones.  Visit cedarpoint.com for all of the details.

HalloWeekends at Cedar Point will be held Friday nights, Saturdays and Sundays, Sept. 16 through Oct. 30.  Cedar Point will be open 6 p.m. to midnight on Friday nights (only a portion of the park is open); noon to midnight on Saturdays; and noon to 9 p.m. Sundays.  (On Sunday, Oct. 9, the park will be open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.)

PointFest

Presenting some of today's most popular Christian artists, PointFest will return to Cedar Point for its third year on Saturday, Sept. 17.  It will feature nearly six hours of music and entertainment.  

Headlining this year's show will be Skillet whose performance will be highlighted by a lively pyrotechnics show and Christian music icon TobyMac, who returns for his second appearance at PointFest.  Other entertainers include Manic Drive, Disciple and comedian Bone Hampton.  

The concert will begin at approximately 5 p.m. with performances continuing until 11 p.m.  The event will be held in the Soak City parking lot.  

North American In-Water Boat Show

For the 39th consecutive year, the Cedar Point Marina will host The North American In-Water Boat Show from Wednesday through Sunday, Sept. 14-18.  

The largest in-water boat show on the Great Lakes, the Cedar Point Boat Show will feature many of the newest power and sail boats, equipment and accessories.  A 69-foot-long Marquis 690, displayed by SkipperBud's, is this year's Queen of the Fleet.  Visitors will also be able to enjoy the Boats Under $15,000 and Boats $15,000-$25,000 pavilions, the Brokerage Pier and the Demo Dock and Sail Pier.  

Admission to Cedar Point is not required.

For more information about these events, please log onto to cedarpoint.com or call Cedar Point's General Information Line at 419.627.2350.

SOURCE Cedar Point