Grundy Center - Chamber of Commerce - Felix Grundy Festival

Schedule for the 23rd Annual Felix Grundy Festival 2010

Enjoy a variety of events
Friday – Sunday, July 9 – 11, 2010.
Check back often for updates!

Thursday, July 8
12:30 p.m. - Felix Grundy / GC Sports Hall of Fame 3 person Best Shot – Town & Country Golf Club – Shot Gun Start, $45 per person, steak dinner to follow. Everyone welcome! Sign up at soon as possible. Contact Rick Briggs at 319-824-3291 or 319-825-5295.

Friday, July 9:
All Day –Self-Guided Tours at the Bethany Bible Garden,315 G Avenue.

12:00 a.m. to 9 p.m. - LeRoy & LuLu, Kingdom Klowns, Courthouse Square

12 p.m. – 9 p.m. - Food Venders, Courthouse Square

2 p.m. to 9 p.m. – Inflatable Rides & Other Fun, Courthouse Square

2 p.m. – 6 p.m. – FREE QuickDraw Caricatures, Courthouse Square. Sponsored by Liberty Bank.

4 p.m. – 8 p.m. – Ice Cream Social, First Presbyterian Church

5 p.m. – 7 p.m. – Sign up for the ECI Open Golf Tournament at Town & Country Golf Club

5 p.m. – Music by Emily Crosley, Courthouse Square

5:15 p.m. – Music by Brandon Sharp and Chris Henley, Courthouse Square

5:30 p.m. – Music by the Chad Ralston Family, Courthouse Square. Sponsored by the Grundy County Memorial Hospital.

6 p.m. – Good Cents Junior Parade, 8^th Street to Courthouse Square

6:30 p.m. – Opening Ceremonies, Courthouse Square

7 p.m. – Higher Power – Bandstand, Courthouse Square. Sponsored by Kruse Christmas Farm.

8 p.m. – 11 p.m. –Teen Dance – United Methodist Church Parking Lot. Sponsored by Kiwanis Club.

8 p.m. – 11 p.m. – Dueling Pianos Entertainment – PianoPalooza. Cost $2.00, under 12 free. Beverage garden open until midnight and Oran Locker will be grilling brats during the event. Sponsored by Titan Machinery & Doll Distribution.

Saturday, July 10:
All Day –Self-Guided Tours at the Bethany Bible Garden, 315 G Avenue

7 a.m. – 3 p.m. BBQ Contest, Community Center Parking Lot. Sponsored by RS Bacon Veneer, GNB Insurance & Investments, Sara Wegmann - Inspired Real Estate, Green Belt Bank & Trust, and Heronimus, Schmidt, Allen & Greiner law office.

7:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. – Community Breakfast and All School Reunion, GCHS Commons. Sponsored by Dollars for Scholars.

7:00 a.m. – 5K Fun Run/Walk GCHS Football Field. Open to all. Race is sponsored by the GC Wellness Committee and The Grundy Family YMCA.

9:00 a.m. Registration for Car & Motorcycle Show, West of Courthouse Square.

10 a.m. – ECI Open Golf Tournament at Town & Country Golf Course, $30 per couple. Contact Mark Eilers at 319-231-4004 for more information.

10 a.m. – 2 p.m. – Car & Motorcycle Show, west of Courthouse Square. Awards ceremony at 1:00 p.m. at the bandstand.

10 a.m. – Noon – YMCA Games, Courthouse Square.

10 a.m. – YMCA Karate Club Demonstration, Courthouse Square

10:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. – Bandstand Entertainment, Courthouse Square
10:30-11:30 a.m. Dean Franzen (“Iowa ’s Premier Comedic
12-12:45 p.m. Inductions into GC Sports Hall of Fame

1 – 3:30 p.m.               Mick Staebell “Iowa’s Favorite Piano Man"                                Sponsored by the Grundy Care Center

             5:30 – 7:00 p.m.          Neil Hewitt – Country Music Performer
           Sponsored by Black Hills Energy.

10 a.m. – 9 p.m. – Inflatable Rides and other fun, Courthouse Square

10 a.m. – 9 p.m. – Food Venders, Courthouse Square

10 a.m. – 4 p.m. – Craft Fair & Business Expo – Courthouse Square

10 a.m. – 1 p.m. , 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. , 5 – 8 p.m. – FREE QuickDraw Caricatures, Courthouse Square .

11 a. m. – 2 p.m. – Family Fair provided by Operation Threshold, Courthouse Square

11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. – 4-H Llama Lovers, Courthouse yard

Noon – 3 p.m. – Smiley Face Train Rides

Noon – 3 p.m. – Loonie Balloonies, Courthouse Square

1 p.m. – “Mater” will be available at the Courthouse Square for photo opportunities with the kids, provided by Hogeland Auto Plaza from Marshalltown

4 p.m. – Grand Parade, sponsored by Grundy National Bank

5 p.m. – 8 p.m.- Water Wars, Sponsored by the Grundy Center Fire Department

5 p.m. – Announce Parade Winners, Bandstand, Courthouse Square

8 p.m. – 11 p.m. – Teen Dance – United Methodist Church parking lot. Sponsored by Kiwanis Club.

8 p.m. – 1 a.m. – PT Grillers Food Concession – Community Center

9 p.m. – 1 a.m. – Dance with the sound of Loose Neutral, sponsored by Iowa Telecom. Cost $2.00, under 12 free.

Sunday, July 12:
9 a.m. - Non-denominational outdoor church service at the Courthouse Square.