Athens Heritage Festival
Sept. 25th - 27th
Schedule of Events
Thursday, September 25th, 20085:00pm - Carnival Rides, Food Vendors, and Beer Truck Open
7:00pm - Little Miss & Mister, Jr. Miss & Mister Athens Pageant
Friday, September 26th, 2008
5:00pm to 7:00pm - Carnival Rides, Food Vendors, Craft and Flea Market Vendors and Beer Truck Opens
5:00pm to 7:00pm - Fish Fry (Athens Lions Club - walley)
6:30pm - Softball Tournament Begins
7:00pm - Boy Scout Overnight Camp Out Begins (Legion Park)
8:00pm to Midnight - Live Music by "Ransom" (Classic Rock)
Saturday, September 27th, 2008
7:00am to 7:30am - Registration for 1 Mile Fun Run/4 Mile Road Race
7:00am to 11:00am - Boy Scout Pancake & Sausage Breakfast (Legion Park)
8:00am to 11:00am - Farmer's Market (Legion Park)
8:00am - Boy Scout Camping & Skills Demonstration (Legion Park)
8:00am - 1 Mile Fun Run/4 Mile Road Race Begins
8:00am - Softball Tournament Begins
8:00am - Beer Truck Opens
9:00am - Unveiling of Looking For Lincoln Sign
9:00am - Food, Craft, and Flea Market Vendors Open
9:00am - Parade Participants need to be at the High School Registering and Lining Up
10:00am - Parade Begins at Athens High School and Ends at the Community Park
10:00am - Carnival Rides Open
11:00am - Flag Raising Ceremony
11:30am - Children's Games Begin
11:30am - Pies and Cakes in Place for Judging
11:30am to Noon - Bagpipes Performance by Jeff Wiker
11:30am - Taylorville Native American Dance Group (Legion Park)
12:30pm to 1:30pm - Pie and Cake Judging
1:00pm - Final Registration for Almost Anything Goes.
1:30pm to 2:00pm - Cake Walk
2:00pm - Almost Anything Goes Begins
2:00pm to 3:00pm - Athens K-9 Demonstration
3:00pm to 3:30pm - All Starz Tumbling Performance
3:30pm - Free Bingo Begins - Pavillion
4:00pm - Athens Community Football Games Begin
For Dinner - Visit out Cook Shed for Rib Eyes, Butterfly Pork Chops, Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Chips, Candy and Soda, Gatorade/Bottled Water or Visit the Food Vendors.
8:00pm to Midnight - Live Music by "Killin Time" (Country, Rock & Blues)
ATTENTION ALL BAKERS!
ATHENS HERITAGE FESTIVAL PIE AND
CAKE BAKE-OFF!
GET THOSE RECIPES OUT AND ENTER YOUR FAVORITE IN THE PIE AND CAKE BAKE-OFF AT THE FESTIVAL!
PIES AND CAKES ARE TO BE IN PLACE BY 11:30AM ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH. JUDGING WILL TAKE PLACE AT 12:30PM.
LET'S GET SOME GOOD COMPETITION IN THIS EVENT!
2nd Annual ATHENS HERITAGE DAYS
1 MILE FUN RUN/WALK AND 4 MILE ROAD RACE
September 27, 2008
Saturday at 8:00am
For all information and how to obtain an application visit the
"Area News" Section of the website!
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