It's a wonderful small town festival where friends and family meet to share in the food, fun, entertainment, and atmosphere


Many local organizations will be there with assorted goodies to raise revenue and awareness; including the Methodist Men, Boy Scouts, Sports Boosters, Chamber of Commerce, Girard Fire Dept., Pleasant Hill Village, Music Boosters and more. Evening hours feature live entertainment on the main stage in the city park and in the beer tent on Friday and Saturday nights. Sunday evening is our famous "Miss Girard Pageant and Show" where we choose a young lady to represent the City of Girard for the next year, and we feature several groups of school age children singing and dancing, as well as other local talent. There are plenty of activities for children including rides, Kiwanis games, a watermelon seed spitting contest and a pedal tractor pull.

Friday July 29^th

8am Girard Township Library Book Fair, Quilt and Craft show.

5pm-Midnight Girard Volunteer Firemen Fish Fry and Beer Garden

6pm-7pm Little Miss and Mister Girard Pageant

6pm-9pm North Mac Key Club and Girard Community Charity Children’s Games

6pm-10pm Girard Cub Scout rides and games

7pm-9pm Concert144^th Army Band

9pm-1am Music in beer garden 10-55

Saturday July 30^th

Volleyball tournament sign up 217-313-0264

8am Township Library book fair, quilt and Craft show

9am-11am Children’s Crafts

9am- noon Central Illinois Community Blood Center Blood Drive call 217-241-7541 to sign up, walk-ins welcome.

10am Kiwanis of Northern Macoupin Kids Races

Noon-Midnight   Girard Volunteer Firemen Fish Fry and beer garden

4:30pm North Mac Cheerleaders demonstration

5pm-6pm Watermelon eating contest

6pm-8pm Talent Show

6pm-9pm North Mac Key Club and Girard Community charity children’s games

6pm-10pm Girard Cub Scout children’s rides and games

7pm cake walk

8pm  Introductions of Queen Contestants and presentation of the Citizen of the year award

9pm-1am music in the beer garden- Dirt Road

Sunday July 31^st

11:30 Lift-a-thon North Mac Gym (north side of square)

Noon-11pm Girard Volunteer Firemen Fish fry and beer garden

1pm-5pm Girard Township Library Book Fair, quilt and craft show

4pm-7pm North Mac Key Club and Girard Community charity children’s games

5pm-7pm Program to honor veterans

5pm-8pm Girard Cub Scout rides and games

6pm Chamber of Commerce Cake Walk

7pm  Teen Citizen Award

7:30pm Miss Girard Queen Pageant,50/50 drawing and Sports booster prize drawing