The event has a few preliminary activities in the week leading up to the festival, such as a family-friendly "Chalk the Walk" event on Wednesday and a "Show and Shine" car show the first Monday of July, but the majority of festival activities take place Friday through Saturday evening and end with a Knights of Columbus community breakfast on Sunday morning and a euchre tournament by the American Legion Sunday afternoon. Some annual features of the festival include a kid's pedal tractor pull & ball games, a ribeye steak sandwich meal in the park with additional entertainment, food trucks & beverage garden, operating late into the night with a fireworks display at 10 :00 p.m. Saturday activities begin with a 5k walk/run, community breakfast, 11:00 a.m. parade, and then a full day & evening of fun in the Elma City Park. Saturday including food trucks & beverage garden which should offer more food options.. Live music will be on the stage at night (charge at the gate), volleyball, show & shine car event, inflatable bounce house & other kid's activities fill the afternoon & evening.

Schedule Of Events:

7:30AM - 5k/10k STARTS Lylah's Marsh to Elma
8-10AM - Regional Health Hydration Station Sk Crossing
8-10AM - Pancake Breakfast Knights of Columbus
BAM-8PM - Trailhead Visitors Center OPEN
9AM-3PM - Craft & Vendor Market West End of Pars
11AM - PARADE
11AM-10PM - Food Trucks in the PARK
12-3PM - South Concession Stand hosted by the Riceville Wrestling Club
Noon - GONE Moo Mobile
Neon - GONE
Battfield Concession: Pulled Pork Meal Deal
Proceeds for ECC Playground Resurfacing Project
Noon-3PM - Show & Shine Car Show
Noon-4PM - School House & Depot Museums Open
Noon-4PM - Kids Inflatables
12:30-12AM - Beverage Garden Open
1-Done
Finish Adults Kickball Tournament
1-3PM - Tim's Mobile Music Park
1-3PM - Foam Cannons
1-4PM - Kids Face Painting
3-5PM - Kids Firefighter Experience
Flatland Ridge 8-11 PM