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Summer Moon Festival July 17 through 20, 2008 Downtown Wapakoneta Ohio |
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Join Wapakoneta at The
Summer Moon Festival and celebrate our heritage with quality entertainment. The
Summer Moon Festival is organized by the Festival Committee of the Wapakoneta
Chamber of Commerce with participation of the Armstrong Air & Space
Museum. The 2008 festival will be held July 17-20 in downtown Wapakoneta
along the Auglaize River. AND at the Armstrong Museum celebrating
the 39th anniversity of the first man to walk on the Moon - Wapakoneta
native, Neil Armstrong.
Scheduled Events ALL EVENTS ON FESTIVAL GROUNDS UNLESS NOTED
Thursday
July 17(downtown) RIDES! Games, Food, Music, 4-11 PM BBQ Chicken Dinner, 4:30-6:30PM
Chamber Business After Hours, 5-7 PM. door prizes,
Bed Races, 7:00 PM, $300 prize money for charity click here for Bed Races rules and entry form Chez Cheese, 7:30-11 PM, entertainment tent - FREE
Friday July 18 (downtown) RIDES! Games, food, music, 4-12 PM Car Show sponsored by AUG-MER Shrine Club (click here for info)
Corn Hole Tournament, 7PM, Festival entertainment tent,
'Chair-ity'Auction Pre-view, 6-8 PM, Downtown Parkway sponsored by WASS Not-So-Newlywed Game, 7 PM, entertainment tent Midnight Special , 8-12 PM, entertainment tent - FREE Air Guitar Competion, at the 9 PM break
Saturday July 20 (downtown) YMCA Bike Ride, 7-8 AM registration,leaving from YMCA, 419-739-9622 Run To The Moon, 8 AM-registration, 9 AM-start, leaving from Armstrong Museum Farmer’s
Market, 8-1:00 on Auglaize St. R/C Remote Control Car FUN RUN, 9-4:00, Perry St-downtown, sponsored by
Fishing Derby, 9 AM, Belcher Park, 12 & under, bring pole Chili Cook Off, 11 am-2 pm, sponsored by the Gardens, Entertainment tent Beer Tent open, noon -midnight Poker Run, Bikes out at 1, return at 4, sponsored by American Legion Riders Police
Dog Demo & Bike Rodeo, 2 PM, bring bike Weiner Dog Races, 4 PM, registration at 3:30 entertainment tent Fire Safety Demonstration, 6-8 PM Not-so-Newlywed Game, 7:00 Guitar Hero Contest, 5-8:00 PM Indoorfins, 8:00-12 PM, entertainment tent- FREE Best Legs Contest, at 9:00 break
Sunday July 22 Volley Ball Tournament, 9 AM at American Legion, contact Ralph 419-738-5024, $60 fee Armstrong Museum Events Thursday, July 17(at Armstrong Museum) Lightning
Bug Theater showing Star Wars, outdoors, bring blankets,
chairs Friday, July 18(at Armstrong Museum) Chair-ity Auction Preview Party, 6-9 PM, free admission to museum for preview Music at the Moon concert by Lima Concert Band, 7-8 PM Commemorative First Day Covers for sale at Armstrong Museum Saturday, July 19(at Armstrong Museum) Race to the Moon, 5 K Run, 8 AM; race begins at 9 Space Rides & games, 10AM to 4PM Mars Society, 10 AM-5 PM Amateur Radio Club, 10- 5 Moon Pie Eating Contest, 11:30-noon Moon Buggy Rides, noon 1880's Baseball Game by the Ohio Historical Society Muffins, 1-3 PM Chair-ity Auction, 3 PM, chairs on display at 11 AM Sunday July 20, (at Armstrong Museum) Mars Society, 12-5 PM Space Rides & Games, noon - 5 PM Moon Rock Hunt, ages 3-6, 1-2 PM Rocket Demonstration, 1-3 PM Rocket Building for Kids, noon-5 PM
last updated April 25, 2008 |
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