Ankeny Summerfest going on this weekend and I just heard about Dumont's sandbaggin days and the Byron, IL turkey testicle festival. What are some other town celebration names and anything they are known for. My college buddies and I like to get together and hit up a few new ones every year.
Town Celebration names
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Solon Beef Days, (next weekend)
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Oh, and how could one forget Le Claire, Iowa and Port Byron, IL's "Tugfest"
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Port Byron Tug Fest
A tug of war across the Mississippi River.
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Port Byron Tug Fest
A tug of war across the Mississippi River.
Fort Dodge Frontier Days. Haven't been there for a while and probably with good reason.
In Highmore, SD, we have Old Settler Days.
In Highmore, SD, we have Old Settler Days.
Really? I lived there for two years in college and I can honestly say that I didn't know they even had one.
Is Ames still doing the festival for the stinky trees on main street? Can't remember what kind of trees, it was named after them.
It's a catholic church on the NW side, so depending on where you were...might not have heard of it, but it is kind of a big deal.
St Jude's Church, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
I was on the SW side at Kirkwood for two years but I stayed in town and worked during the summer instead of going home so I'm surprised I never heard of it.
Muscatine used to have Great River Days. I don't know if they still do or not. That's where Peter Noone of Herman's Hermits swallowed a bug in mid-song.
Burlington has Steamboat Days.
Mt. Pleasant, of course, has the Old Thresher's Reunion the 5 days up to, and including, Labor Day. But's it's really pretty much over by Monday.
Burlington has Steamboat Days.
Mt. Pleasant, of course, has the Old Thresher's Reunion the 5 days up to, and including, Labor Day. But's it's really pretty much over by Monday.
I work with a few KCC students (from eastern IA small towns) who live in the apt complexes near Kirkwood, and are pretty clueless about anything beyond a mile from school.
All this talk of real sweet corn festivals and no mention of Adel?
Stanhope has watermelon days.
Stanhope has watermelon days.
Sweet Corn Fest is a pretty big deal in CR. However, up here it's the My Waterloo Days and it's awesome. Kind of a lame name, but then again, the city is named after being built around a river.
If you go with my waterloo days you can through in Strugis Falls or whatever the name of the celebration is.
St. Judes Sweet Corn Festival was always a highlight of the end of the summer, nothing like eating burgers, sweet corn and pie on a nice night.
