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The 2008 Events Schedule

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Friday, September 26

 

4:00pm -2008 Festival Begins!
  -Pumpkin Sales Open (South end of Hickman Ave.)
  -PumpkinFest Merchandise (Information Booth)
  -Carnival Midway Opens (South Lot)
  -Food Vendors Open (lining Hickman Ave.)
  -Whack Attack Opens (Center Lot)
  -Twisted Raffle Begins (inside Sportscenter)
  -Motorcycle Cruise In Begins (North Lot)
  -Children's Games Open (Center Lot)
  -Pumpkin Painting Opens (Center Lot)
  -Pumpkin Walk Opens (Center Lot)
  -Children's Scavenger Hunt (All Day. Information Booth)
  -Mission Park Opens (inside Sportscenter)
   
5:00pm -DiscFunktn'l Groove (97X Main Stage)
            -70s and 80s dance band
   
7:30pm -The Velvet Bombers (97X Main Stage)
            -American rock n soul, classic hits
   
8:00pm -Children's Scavenger Hunt Drawing (Information Booth)
   
9:00pm -Festival Closes for the Evening
   
   

Saturday, September 27

 

9:00am -Pumpkin Sales Open (South end of Hickman Ave.)
  -Sign-Ins for Scrapheap Challenge (Senior Div.)
                      (North Lot)
   
9:30am -7th Annual Scrapheap Challenge Begins (Senior Div.)
                      (North Lot)
   
11:00am -Burns Middle School Choir performance
                      (Sportscenter Indoor Stage)
                     
12:00pm -Festival Opens for the Day
  -PumpkinFest Merchandise (Information Booth)
  -Carnival Midway Opens (South Lot)
  -Food Vendors Open (lining Hickman Ave.)
  -Whack Attack Opens (Center Lot)
  -Twisted Raffle Begins (inside Sportscenter)
  -Children's Games Open (Center Lot)
  -Pumpkin Painting Opens (Center Lot)
  -Pumpkin Walk Opens (Center Lot)
  -Children's Scavenger Hunt (All Day. Information Booth)
  -Mission Park Opens (inside Sportscenter)
  -Sundown Band (97X Main Stage)
            -country, classic rock
   
1:30pm -Ladderball Competition (Children's Div.)
            (Moreland Park ball diamond)
   
2:15pm -Ladderball Competition (Single's Div.)
            (Moreland Park ball diamond)
   
2:30pm -Insulated (97X Main Stage)
            -classic rock
   
3:00pm -Ladderball Competition (Team Div.)
            (Moreland Park ball diamond)
   
3:30pm -Sign-Ins for Scrapheap Challenge (Junior Div.)
                      (North Lot)
   
4:00am -7th Annual Scrapheap Challenge (Junior Div.)
                      (North Lot)
   
5:00pm -Airline Blonde (97X Main Stage)
            -60s, 70s, and 80s dance
   
7:30pm -Alpha Q  (97X Main Stage)
            -progressive classic rock
   
8:00pm -Children's Scavenger Hunt Drawing (Information Booth)
   
9:00pm -Festival Closes for the Evening
   
   

Sunday, September 28

 

12:00pm -Festival Opens for the Day
  -Pumpkin Sales Open (South end of Hickman Ave.)
  -PumpkinFest Merchandise (Information Booth)
  -Carnival Midway Opens (South Lot)
  -Food Vendors Open (lining Hickman Ave.)
  -Whack Attack Opens (Center Lot)
  -Twisted Raffle Begins (inside Sportscenter)
  -Children's Games Open (Center Lot)
  -Pumpkin Painting Opens (Center Lot)
  -Pumpkin Walk Opens (Center Lot)
  -Children's Scavenger Hunt (All Day. Information Booth)
  -Mission Park Opens (inside Sportscenter)
  -Bake Off Entries Begin (inside Sportscenter)
   
1:00pm -Classic Car Cruise-In Begins (North Lot)
   
1:30pm -Bake Off Judging Begins (inside Sportscenter)
  -Relic Bluegrass (97X Main Stage)
            -bluegrass, acoustic, folk
   
3:30pm -Bake Off Awards (inside Sportscenter)
  -Wildman (97X Main Stage)
            -country, folk-rock, acoustic
   
4:00pm -Drawing for Twisted Raffle (inside Sportscenter)
   
5:00pm -Children's Scavenger Hunt Drawing (Information Booth)
   
6:00pm -Festival Closes for the Year