Shows & Festivals
Grandstand entertainment Aug. 1
ABATE Freedom Rally, Motorcycle
$7 adults • $5 kids
Aug. 2
R&R Total Destruction Promotions
Rob Baker Figure 8, Tuff Truck, Drags 7:30pm
Woodbury Co. Royalty Contest
$7 adults • $5 kids
Aug. 3
Grand River Rodeo 7:30pm
Aug. 1 • 7pm
Bill Reilly Talent Search
$7 adults • $5 kids
Aug. 4
Outlaw Tractor Pull 7pm
Aug. 5
Demo Derby 6pm
Aug. 2 & 4 • 7pm
$8 adults • $5 kids
Salute Our Troops Past & Present
$10 adults • $5 kids
Aug. 3 • 7pm
Daily Gate Fee
Adults: $4 • Kids 5-11: $1 Kids under 5: Free
B & R Chainsaw Sculptures
in MoVille, iowa
on our Free stage
Daily • Old Town
Free Admission
hypnotists • muSiC & mORE!
Come to the Fair... Thursday- Kids Day 11 & under Stay for the Fun! Friday - Senior Citizens Day 65 & older 4-H Livestock Shows & Exhibits Veterans and Active Duty Personnel Open Class Exhibits & Antique Tractor Show Visit us online for the complete list & guidelines www.woodburycountyfair.com
hot it’s
• Beer Garden • Place to Watch Big Game • Best Non-Historic Fourth Street Bar • Place to go Dancing • Place to Find a Hottie
Sioux Falls Arena, 1201 North West Ave. Sioux Falls, S.D. Featuring Five Finger Death rally. 515-295-7201, abateiowa.org Punch, Engage, Killswitch and July 6 much more. All ages welcome. 4 Schaller Popcorn Days, Various p.m. tresspassamerica.com locations, Schaller, Iowa. Carnival July 18 – July 21 rides and games, two parades, Osceola County Fairs, Osceola barbecue cookoff, car show, crafts, County Fairgrounds, Sibley, Iowa. food, live entertainment. 712-275July 18 – July 22 4742. Cedar County Fair, Cedar County July 7 Fairgrounds, Hartington, Neb. Great Southern Bank’s Saturday This year’s line-up includes in the Park Festival, Grandview Diamond Rio, Trailer Choir, the Park. This year’s lineup includes Rodeo and the Races. cedarWilco, Chris Robinson and the countyfair.net/ Brotherhood and others to be July 20 – July 22 announced. Park & Ride the Shuttle from Tyson Events Center. No Pets. Creek Fest, Cherokee, 2 miles north and 2 miles west of No Coolers, food, or beverages Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa. Lovers allowed. saturdayinthepark.com/ of the outdoors are invited Cherokee Street Dance, East Main to attend Creek Fest 2012 in Street, Cherokee, Iowa. Music by Cherokee, Iowa. Featuring campThe Dweebs. 8 p.m.-midnight. ing, live music, food, swimming, 712-225-6414, www.cherokeeiowavolleyball, nature walk and more. chamber.com 515-231-0285, creekfestcheroJuly 11 – July 15 kee.com Monona County Fair, Monona July 21 – July 26 County Fairgrounds, Onawa, Dickinson County Fair, Dickinson Iowa. Monona County Fair. www. County Fairgrounds, 1602 15th mononacofair.com Street, Spirit Lake, Iowa. Please July 12 – July 15 check our 4-H newsletters and our Cherokee County Fair, Cherokee county website for specific check-in County Fairgrounds, 200 Linden times and details. www.extension@ St. Cherokee, Iowa. iastate. edu/dickinson Buena Vista County Fair, Buena O’Brien County Fair, O’Brien County Vista Fairgrounds, Alta, Iowa. Fairgrounds, Primghar, Iowa. Buena Vista County Fair. www. July 22 – July 26 buenavistacountyfair.com Lyon County Fair, Lyon County July 13 – July 15 Fairgrounds, S. 5th Ave. and Tama 32nd Annual Wayne Chicken St. Rock Rapids, Iowa. www.lyoncountyfair.org/ Show, City-wide, Wayne, Neb. ”Egg”citing activities for all! July 25 – July 30 National Cluck-Off, World’s Westfair, 22984 U. S. Hwy. 6, Council Largest Chicken Dance, chilBluffs, Iowa. 4-H competitions, middren’s games, omelet feed, way rides, automotive events and a fireworks and live entertainKansas City BBQ contest. 712-332ment. 402-375-2240, info@ 3400. www.westfairevents.com wayneworks.org. www.chickenJuly 26 – July 29 show.com Wayne County Fair, Fairgrounds, July 13 West on Hwy 35, Wayne, Neb. 94.1 Rockfest, Downtown Admission: $10/day or $25 adult Aberdeen Central Park, 1st season pass. 402-369-3283, www. & Kline St. Averdeen, S.D. thewaynecountyfair.com Featuring Hollywood Undead, 146th Annual Winnebago Trapt, Eve to Adam, Candlelight Homecoming Celebration, Red and In This Moment. An All Veterans Memorial Park, US Hwy ages event. 5:30 p.m. 75, Winnebago, Neb. The Winnebago July 16 – July 19 Veterans Pow Wow is open to the Sioux County Fair, Sioux public. $5. 402-878-3222, www.winCounty Fairgrounds, 1232 7th nebagotribe.com St NE, Sioux Center, Iowa. Sioux July 28 – Aug. 1 County Fair in Sioux Center, Dixon County Fair, Dixon County Iowa. Fairgrounds, Concord, Neb. July 15 – July 22 Dixon County Fair. 402-355Dakota-Thurston County 2686. dixoncountyfair.com/ Fair, Dakota-Thurston County July 29 Fairgrounds, South Sioux City. IGL Antique Wooden Boat Featuring a parade, rodeo Classic, Preservation Plaza, events, tractor pulls, live animal Arnolds Park Amusement Park, displays, a carnival and much 37 Lake St., Arnolds Park, Iowa. more. 402-698-2578. www. Located at the public docks next dakotathurstonfaironline.com to the state pier. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. July 5
Joe Dirt MotoCross Races 7pm
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Happy Hour
Sat-Thurs: 3pm-6pm Friday: 3pm-8pm
Firehouse Bar 1211 5th St. • Sioux City, IA
Block off Historic Fourth Street • Open 7 Days A Week 12 | Summer Guide 2012 | 05.24.2012 | www.siouxland.net
July 17
Tresspass America Festival,
Aug. 1 – Aug. 5
Woodbury County Fair, County
Fairgrounds, Fair Street, Moville, Iowa. Featuring, tractor pulls, food, rodeo, motorcross, entertainment and even more food! $4 for adults. www.woodburycountyfair.com Aug. 4 – Aug. 5 Nifty 50s Celebration, Downtown, Ponca, Neb. BBQ, concert, mud run, car show, children’s activities, talent show, street dance and more. 402-755-4285, www.visitponca. com Aug. 4
4th Annual Neihardt Beer Fest, Country Pub, 409 Main St.
Bancroft, Neb. Craft and micro brews, food, fun and music to benefit the Neihardt Historic Site. 6:30-9 p.m. $20. 402-648-3388, www.neihardtcenter.org Aug. 5
47th Annual Neihardt Day,
Neihardt Historic Site, 306 W. Elm St, Bancroft, Neb. Celebration of the life and work of Nebraska’s Poet Laureate. Readings, presentations and exhibits. noon-4 p.m. 402-648-3388, www.neihardtcenter.org Aug. 9 – Aug. 11 Clay County (S. D. ) Fair, Clay County Fairgrounds, Cherry & High streets, Vermillion, S.D. Live music, crafts, horse rides, demolition derby, ATV races, food vendors and more! Takes place at the Clay County Fairgrounds at Cherry & High Streets in Vermillion. This event is wheelchair accessible. 605-624-5571. www.claycountyfair. net/ Aug. 9 – Aug. 19 Iowa State Fair, Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, Iowa. If you have a love for any sort of food on a stick, this is the fair for you. Also includes many touring acts (including Janet Jackson), auto races, animals and rides. The best state fair in the state. 800-5453247. www.iowastatefair.org Aug. 10 – Aug. 12 Kool-Aid Days, Multiple locations in Hastings, Neb. The most refreshing festival happening this summer, celebrating the birthplace of the famous soft drink. www.koolaiddays.com Aug. 11 – Aug. 12 Sweet Corn Festival, Lauritzen Gardens, 100 Bancroft St. Omaha. Celebrate all things (Nebraska) sweet corn. The event will feature a corn maze and many tastings of corn and corn products. www. lauritzengardens.org Aug. 11 Maha Music Festival, Stinson Park, 67th and Center Streets, Omaha. Featuring Desparecidos, Garbage, Josh Rouse, Icky Blossoms and many more musicians. www.mahamusicfestival.com