42nd annual

Girard Festival DAYS

July 23rd - 25th, 2010

 


Don't miss the watermelon seed spitting contest!



Friday night in the beer tent
from 9 pm to 1 am
Hoosier Daddies

&

Saturday in the beer tent
from 9 pm to 1 am
Roxschool


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

New for 2009
is a Kettle corn vendor
and
PONY RIDES!!!


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.

Mark your calendar! We'll all gather Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 24th, 25th and 26th, 2009 in the city park. Don't miss out on the food, fun and entertainment! Thank you for supporting all those involved in the annual celebration.


4TH ANNUAL COED VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT!!

Held on Saturday, July 25, 2009 on two grass courts located just west of the firehouse (one block north of square). This is a competitive event, minimum 3 females/coed, round robin style. Starts at 9:00 a.m. and wraps up around 6 pm.  For more information contact Mary Ryan at 627-2240 or 313-0264.


Spirit & Truth Ministries

 

On The Main Stage
beginning at 6:30 pm
Friday July 25th, 2009

Prairie
Sound
Quartet


On The Main Stage
7 pm until 9 pm
Saturday July 26th, 2009

CITIZEN OF THE YEAR AWARD

A brief ceremony
held at 8:00 pm
following  the
Queen contestant
introduction

Little Miss
&
Mister Pageant


Saturday July 25th, 2009
6 pm to 7 pm

Pageant and Show
Sunday, July 27th • 7:30 p.m.

The Co-Chairpersons for the
Girard Festival Days Association
are
Deb Burnett and Juanita Rule. 
For more information
regarding booth space rental,
entertainment, scheduling, etc.,
please contact Debra Burnett at
217-627-3441

TALENT SHOW

Sunday, July 26th, 2009
from 5 pm to 7 pm

Planning for the event typically begins in January of each year, meeting on the first Monday night of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the municipal building. The association consists of representative members of all groups, organizations, associations, etc, that participate in the Festival Days celebration, and who have an interest in drawing visitors to the event.




The Citizen of the Year presentation is held on the Saturday night
during Festival Days at approximately 8:00 pm


Girard's Citizen of the Year is selected from nominations received city-wide each July.

2009 Jim Matuska
2008 Debra Burnett
2007 Elvin 'Peanut' & Darlene Weller
2006 Marge Bouldin
2005 Karl and Jean Ball
2004 Karen Sutton
2003 John and Jeanette Earley
2002 Roy Doll
2001 Jim and Dawn Cherry
2000 Sally Jessen
1999 Niki Weller and Debbie Talbert
1998 Dominic and Betty Garbin
1997 Darrell & Don Jessen
1996 Marilyn Patrick
1995 Nathan Jones
1994 John Matuska
1993 Dave Fitzgerald
1992 Becky Prose
1991 Fred Clevenger
1990 Lois Tipton
1989 Sam Molen
1988 Mary Crawford
1987 Howerton & Nettie Tipton
1986 Jim Pitchford
1985 Ralph Gregory
1984 Hazel Barnes
1983 Robert Deck
1982 George Kemp
1981 Elmer Dadisman
1980 Phil Cherry
1979 Mildred Jackson & Fern Cook
1978 Virgil M. Knox
1977 Dr. T. R. McKemie
1976 Leonard & Eula Prose
1975 Georgia Donalson
1974 Ethel Weddle
1973 M. C. Shutt
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