WEDNESDAY, JULY 3
2013 BLOOMING PRAIRIE FOURTH
Blooming’s Fourth of July maintains old-fashioned feel By Matt Peterson matt.peterson@austindailyherald.com
Head north of the Mower County border for one of the biggest little Fourth of July events in Blooming Prairie. This year, the town has cut its celebration from three days to two, but it is still aiming high with plenty of events jampacked in that window. The popular celebration, which some say is like a big class reunion on the first day and a bash for out-of-towners on the second day, will again be held on July 3 and 4. The old-fashioned event is Blooming Prairie’s biggest celebration of the year. As usual, tons of fun in the park will be available for all ages. But this year’s events offer a change of pace with pony rides, a magician, art and music
late into the evening on Wednesday with “The Blue Ringers.” Blooming Prairie’s big-time parade will kick off at 2:30 p.m. Sunday and last for nearly two hours. Guests will know when the parade starts as a convoy of classic cars from the 1:30 p.m. car show will stroll through the streets, signaling the beginning to the celebration. Once again, the popular drumline Stix of Fury will be in town before the parade. The parade is then followed by four musical performances, with dueling pianos and live bands late into the night, and it all ends in fireworks at 10 p.m. For a complete list of events, go to bloomingprairie.com and click on “4th of July Celebration,” where there is a downloadable poster.
FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 2013
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•Antique Tractor Show, 9 to 4 p.m., High School. •Pedal Tractor Pull, 4 p.m., City Park. •Concessions, 4 to 9 p.m., City Park. •SKM horse rides, 4 to 8 p.m., Victory field. •BPRA moonwalk, 4 to 9 p.m., City Park. •Fire-Up Blooming
Prairie, 6:30 p.m., City Park. •Magic show, 7 p.m., City Park. •Teen dance, 8 p.m. to 11:45 p.m., Servicemenʼs Club, $5. •J&H Street Dance; 8 p.m. to midnight; Downtown; $5, ages 21 and over.
•Concessions, all day, City Park. •Trolly rides, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., from City Park to Victory Field, free with Chamber button. •BP Lions Club breakfast, 7:30 to 11 a.m., Prairie Manor. •Awesome Blossom run/walk, 7 a.m., Prairie Manor •Fire Department open house, 9-11 a.m., Fire Hall. •Sweet Rides car show, 8 a.m. to noon, Victory Field. •Hole-in-one miniature golf, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., City Park. •Frog Bog game, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., City Park. •BPRA Moonwalk, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., City Park. •Fine Arts Craft Fair, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., City Park. •Beer Garden, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., City Park, ages 21 and older. •Open Doubles Horseshoe Tournament, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., City Park. •Tractor Pull, 9 a.m., west of Victory Field. •Antique Tractor Show, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., High School.
•BP Boys and Girls Club kids races, 10 a.m., Victory Field. •SKM horse rides, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Victory Field. Just For Kix performances; noon; Judges Stand, City Park. •Lavernʼs Concertina, 1 to 2 p.m., Prairie Manor. •Stix of Fury performance, 1:30 p.m., City Park. •Rolling Car Show, 1:30 p.m., parade route. Parade, 2:30-4 p.m. •Su Fu Du live performance, after parade, City Park. •Bean Bag Toss Tournament, 4:30 to 9:30 p.m., south end of Beer Garden. •Entertainment by Mischief and Mayhem, 5:307:30 p.m., City Park. •Laverneʼs Concertina, 68:30 p.m., Servicemenʼs Club. •Entertainment by “Lethal Chemistry,” 7:308:30 p.m., Victory Field. •Entertainment by Arrows By Dawn, 8:30-9:30 p.m., Victory Field •Fireworks, 10 p.m., Victory Field.
THURSDAY, JULY 4
Fireworks ignite for Blooming Prairie’s celebration last year. Herald file photos
Tim Andrews and Patrick Zak of Arrows At Dawn perform at Victory Field in Blooming Prairie before the fireworks last year.
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