Blue Springs Sesquicentennial
event schedule
(subject to change)

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 Saturday, August 18th

 Sunday, August 19th
 Time

 Event

 Location

 Time

 Event

 Location
 8 am

CO-ED Softball Tourney

Ball Diamond
 8 am

CO-ED Softball Tourney

 Ball Diamond
 8 am

 Celebration Merchandise
for sale

 Tent
     
 8 am

 Official
Blue Springs Post Office Cancelled Stamp
(Saturday only)

 Tent
     
 8 am

 Flea Market

 Broad Street
 8 am

Flea Market

  Broad Street
 8 - 5 pm

City Memorabilia Display

City Hall
     
 9 - 5 pm

 Nan's Covered Wagon

City Park
near Log Cabin
     
 9 am

 Operation Life Saver
(Union Pacific Railroad)

 Maintenance Building
     
 10 am

 Parade

 Walnut St. to Fireman's Memorial Hall
10 - 11:30

 All Denominations Church Service

 Tent
 10 am

Dale Earnhardt Tribute & Replica Goodwrench #3 Race Car
       
 10 - 5 pm

 Civil War Camp

 near Battlefield
 
 11 - 5 pm

 Log Cabin Open

City Park
     
 11 - 5pm

Car show &
Tractor display

Broad Street
East of "A"
     
 11:30-1:30

 Buffalo Bill Cody

  Tent
11:30-1:30

 Classic Catering BBQ
Bev Acton

 Tent
 11:30 -

 Shuttle service between event locations

 City Park
 11:30

 Shuttle service between event locations
 
 11:30-3 pm

 Kids Games
Moon Bounce

 City Park
 12 Noon

 Historic Blue Springs Presentation
Arnola Zabokrtsky

 Tent
 11:30

 Government Official's Comments

Sesquicentennial
King & Queen

 Tent
     
 12-1:30 pm

Lunch 
Willing Workers
(Free Will Offering)

 United Methodist Church
12 - 2 pm

 Quad/Lawn Mower Tractor Pull

 Cherry St.
       12 - 1 pm

 Golden Age of
Blue Springs
Bus Tour

 pickup at
City Hall
      12 - 

 Operation Life Saver

 Maintenance Bldg
 1 pm

 Old West Theater Group Pageant

 Log Cabin
 12:30

 Blue Springs Cemetery Presentation
Elinor Petersen

 Tent
 1:30 - 3 pm

 Happy D Clown
Moon Walk

 City Park
 1- 1:30 pm

 Kensington Band

 Tent
 1 pm

 Civil War Camp
Artillery Demo

 Battlefield
 1:30 - 3 pm

 Good News Band

 Tent
 1 - 5 pm

Apple Cider Press
Chair Caining
Quilting

  Tent
1:30-2:30

 Golden Age of
Blue Springs
Bus Tour

  pickup at
City Hall
1:30 - 3 pm

 Dulcimer Band
& Display

 Tent
3 - 4:15 pm

Betty Meyer & Janet Sohl

Heart 2 Heart

Through His Eyes

Alan & Connie Parker
 
 2 - 4 pm

 Ice Cream Social
~~
Jimmy Hinz
(keyboard & vocals)

 Fireman's
Memorial Hall
     
 2 - 4 pm

 Victorian Memories

 Church Sanctuary
     
 2 pm

 Civil War Battle

 Battlefield
 1- 2 pm

 Civil War Battle

  Battlefield
 2 - 5 pm

 Blue Springs
Rowdies Band

 
400 E Broad Street
     
       3 - 4 pm

  Golden Age of
Blue Springs
Bus Tour

 pickup at
City Hall
 4 pm


Salsa Tasting Contest

 Tent
 3 pm

 Brothers
of the Brush
Beard Judging

 Maxson
Barber Shop
 4 - 5 pm

  Golden Age of
Blue Springs
Bus Tour

 pickup at
City Hall

 4 pm

 Tree Planting Ceremony
with decendents of first settlers
(tree donated by
Pine Crest Tree Farm)

City Park
 5 - 7 pm

 KUTT Radio
remote broadcast
 

 4 pm



Birthday Cake !

 Methodist
Church
5 -  

Operation Enduring Iraq Freedom Forum
(war veterans)

City Hall
     
 5:30 - 6:30

  Golden Age of
Blue Springs
Bus Tour

  pickup at City Hall
     
5:30 - 8 pm

Van's BBQ Aces
 Pork

  Fireman's
Memorial Hall
     
6:30 pm 

 Vacation Bible School

 Tent
     
 7 - 8 pm

  Golden Age of
Blue Springs
Bus Tour

  pickup at City Hall
     
 7 - 8:30 pm

" Verse 2"
variety music

  Tent
     
 8:30 pm

 Candlelight walk through Civil War Camp

 Battlefield area
     
 8:30-12:30

 Street Dance & Beer Garden
"Escape"

  Fireman's
Memorial Hall