Pandora celebrates two-day Riley Creek Festival Aug. 12-13
PARADE 10 A.M. SATURDAY
AUCTION 3 P.M. SATURDAY
Pandora's Riley Creek Festival is Friday and Saturday, Aug. 12-13. Events on Friday include a car show, outdoor movie, food and carnival games.
Saturday's events include a 10 a.m. parade, breakfast and lunch, chicken barbecue, health fair, performers, punt, pass and kick contest for youth, a 3 p.m. auction an activities for children.
The festival schedule follows:
Friday, Aug. 12
5 to 9 p.m. events
Car Show (Downtown Main St.)
Free Kids Carnival Games (Methodist Church)
Food and Bake Sale (Methodist Church)
Homemade Ice Cream (Stone Parking Lot)
1st National Bank Popcorn & Lemonade (In front of Bank)
Ted's Market - Food (Stone Parking Lot)
Pizzeria - Food at their location
Lunchbox - Food infront of Sara Beth's
Outdoor Movie (Bank parking lot) At dusk
Lemonade Shake-Up (Stone Parking Lot) 5 pm to 9 pm
Saturday, Aug. 13
Free Fasting Cholesterol & Glucose Testing (Health Fair Tent) 7 am to 10 am
Pancake & Sausage Breakfast (Bus Garage) 7 am to 10 am
Health Fair (Health Fair Tent) 10 am to 2 pm
Bridenbaugh School House Tour (Road 6 and M-6) 10 am to 5 pm
National Anthem before Parade (Downtown along Main St.) 10 am
Parade (Downtown along Main St. and N. Jefferson St.) 10 am to 11:30 am
Farmer's Market/Craft Show (West Side of Oval) 11:30 a.m. to ?
Lunch (Bus Garage) 11:30 am to 2 pm
Walking Tacosand Snacks (Along Tennis Courts) 11:30 am to 7 pm
Fresh Squeezed Lemonade (Along Tennis Courts) 11:30 am to 7 pm
Life Flight (Baseball Field) 11:30 am
Homemade Ice Cream (Along Tennis Courts) 11:30 am to 7pm
Chicken Sandwiches & Drinks 11:30 to 7 pm
Root Beer Floats (Along Tennis Courts) 11:30 to 7 pm
Antique Tractor Show (West Side of Oval) 11:30 am to ??
P-G Marching Band (Community Center) 11:30 am to 12 pm
Remote Control Cars (TennisCourt) 11:30 - 1 pm
Inflatable &KidsGames Dunk Tank & Snowcones (Oval at the Park) 12 pm to 5 pm
Center Stage Dance Academy (Community Center) 12:30 pm to 1 pm
Skateboarders (Tennis Court) 1 to 2 pm
BMX Performers (Baseball Diamond) 11 a.m. to 2 pm (15 min. intervals)
Punt, Pass & Kick Competition (P-G Football Field) 1 to 3 pm
Cindy's Tap on Wood (Community Center) 1 pm to 1:30 pm
P-G High School, Jr. High & Midget Cheerleaders (Community Center) 12 pm to 12:30 pm
Coloring Contest (Bus Garage) 1 pm to 3 pm
Auction (Health Fair Tent) 3 pm to 4:30 pm
Barbecue chicken dinner (Bus Garage) 5 pm until chicken is gone
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