SEPTEMBER 9th & 10th 2011
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Picture of Elk City Free Fair of 1929 |
Once a year the town of Elk City has a fair where young and old alike show their talents in growing flowers, vegetables, crafts, needlework, quilts, paintings, canning, grains etc.
Clubs and churches get together and build floats and booths, all leading up to the Old Settlers Day festivities.
There is a Prince and Princess coronation for 5 year olds and a Senior Girls Queen of the fair. Parade, Kids' Races, Volleyball Tournament, Medallion Hunt, Basketball Tournament, Horseshoe Pitching, Bingo, Wayne Johnson Memorial Car Show,
Pie Auctions, Talent Shows, a Free Bean Feed, Parade and all kinds of activities for young and old.
It's a lot of fun and all are welcome.
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 9th, 2011
9:00 a.m. Booths and Exhibits:
All entries in by Noon Friday. Place Community Building.
12:00 p.m. Judging of booths and exhibits.
5:30 p.m.
Concession stand at the ballfield.
5:00 - 9:00 p.m. Annual Wayne Johnson Memorial Car Show, at the ball field, judging at 9 p.m.
Other evening events Friday the 9th at the ballfield are:
- Queen Crowning
- Pie Auction
- Door Prizes
- Cake Walk
- Game Booths
- Farm Bureau Kids Tractor Pull
- Karaoke at 9 p.m.
Wayne Johnson Memorial Car Show -
September 9th at the Ballfield on Franklin Street.
Registration fee is $10.00 (must be 16 yrs and older to participate)
Registration from 3 pm to 5:30 pm
Classes
1900 to 1960 stock
1961 - 1979 stock
1900-1948 street rod
1960-1973 muscle car
1949-1972 modified car
Truck Classes
Original pick up
Modified pick up
Model T class
Special Awards & Classes
Best Paint
Best in Show
Peoples Choice
Best Club Partidipation
Unifinished class - must be in primer or no interior
Power of the Past Display all day Friday and Saturday at the ball field
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 2011
7:00-9:00 a.m. Breakfast served at the First Christian Church -
Biscuits and Gravy$2.00
10:00 a.m. Parade - entries welcome
11:30a.m. Kids Races at the Ball Field;
- • Pre-Kindergarten & Kindergarten Tri-cycle Race - bring your own trike
- • Stick horse or broom race bring your own horse
RACES FOR ALL AGES:
- •Sack Races
- •Foot Races
- • 3 legged Race
- •Land Ski Race
- •Turtle Races -
Kids bring your own turtles NO WATER TURTLES.
- •Find Money in Straw pile.
- •Game Booths
12:00 Noon
LUNCH SERVED - Food Stand at Ballfield
- • Medallion Hunt at ball field-Instructions and clues will be posted
- • Free Throw Shoot
1:00 p.m.
- •VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT - entry $1.00 per person. Coed 3 men 3 woment 16 & up, no subs.
- • Horseshoe Pitching Contest
- • Kids inflatable entertainment games, paint ball
- • B-B-Q Cookoff Contest
- • Free Watermellon Feed - sponsored by Montgomery County Farm Bureau
3:00 p.m.
- •Hememade Salsa Contest
5:00p.m. FREE BEAN FEED - Bring your own table service
5:30p.m.MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT - Independence Orchestra
6:30p.m. TALENT CONTEST
- Youth thru 14 years
- Adult 15 and over
8:00
PONY PULL
- music by Retro Rockerz
