Freedom Fest schedule: Friday, July 3
Published 5:00 am Friday, July 3, 2015
Friday, July 3
—Family Day in the park featuring free slides and rides by Baldy’s Games, children’s activity tent, 13 food concessions, musicians, artisans and clowns, Jaycee’s Beer Garden.
—Arts and crafts show along the path, Bandshell Community Park, 1-9 p.m.
—Bingo, presented by Mower County veterans, at the Bandshell Community Park pavilion, 2-9 p.m.
—Kids Power Pedal Pull, Bandshell Community Park, registration at 4:30 p.m.
—Jaycees Street Dance, featuring Rhino (outdoor stage), 8 p.m. to midnight, and JT Thompson (indoor stage) at Torge’s Live, 1701 Fourth St. NW, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
Bandshell stage entertainment, 2-10 p.m.:
Food concessions and Jaycee’s Beer Garden available
•Bridget’s Dance Conservatory, 2-2:30 p.m.
•Jane Taylor Academy of Dance, 2:45-3:15 p.m.
•Miss Sparkler/Mr. Firecracker Pageant, 3:30-5 p.m. on the bandshell stage. Open to girls and boys ages 5 to 8. Registration forms available at the chamber, the YMCA, or online at www.facebook.com/littlemisssparkler or at www.austincoc.com.
•Adam Wayne, 5:15-6:15 p.m.
•Rush Hour, 6:30-8 p.m.
•Austin Community Band, 8:30-10 p.m.
•Fireworks, dusk
Kids activity tent at Bandshell Park
•KSMQ and Habitat for Humanity, 2-4 p.m.
•Mower County 4-H and FFA, 4-6 p.m.
•Painting, other activities, 6-8 p.m.