Entries in the Parker Days parade in 2023 included the Thunderbirds 4-H club and the Prairie View Marching Band. (Journal file photo)
Update: Parker Day organizers have announced that Cole Fired, a classic rock band led by , Cole Holler, will perform on Saturday evening instead of a DJ. The band has already perfomed a La Cygne's Blast in the Park and the Linn County Fair as well as other venues this yea.
PARKER – “Sweet Freedom” is the theme for Parker Days 2024, which runs this weekend from Friday evening through Sunday morning.
The event kicks off on Friday evening with a fish fry at the Mason’s lodge just east of town on Woodward St.
Saturday, Sept. 21, is the main day of the celebration that includes a parade, a quilt show, kids games, rides, inflatables, a community dinner, a raffle drawing and a DJ entertainment.
One of the rides and a slide are set up for Parker Day on Saturday, Sept. 21. (Roger Sims / Linn County Journal)
Here is the schedule of Saturday’s events:
8 – 10 a.m. – Vendor set-up
11 a.m. – Main Parade, register at Parker Elementary School by 10:15 a.m. to be eligible for judging.
Noon – Baby contest, 0 to 24 months, register at Heritage Park shelter house by 11:45 a.m.
Noon to 4 p.m. – Quilt show at the Parker Historical Society Museum
Noon to 4 p.m. – Free rides and inflatables open
1 p.m. – Horseshoe pitching tournament
2 p.m. – Kids games
3 p.m. – Frozen t-shirt contest at shelter house
5 p.m. – Community dinner (free-will donation)
6 p.m. – Dinner entertainment
7:15 p.m. – Parker Days Royalty, grand prize and Parker Days quilt drawing
8 to 10 p.m. – Cole Fired band
Tickets for the raffle are $1 each or six for $5. The first grand prize is $500; second prize is $250; third prize is $100; and fourth prize is the Parker Days quilt.
Sign up for the parade begins at 9 a.m., and to eligible for prizes, entries must be registered by 10:15 a.m.
Cole Holler, lead guitarist and vocalist for Cole Fired, will take the stage on Saturday night at Parker Days. (Journal file photo)
Best overall entry receives $50; best float, $25 for first place and $20 for second place; best band, $25 for first place and $20 for second place; best motorized entry, $25 for first, $20 for second; and best animal, $25 for first and $20 for second; and finally an honorable mention receives $25.
The final event of the weekend is the Kids Fishing Derby on Sunday, Sept. 22, at Parker Lake. That event runs from 4 to 5:30 p.m.
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