In this newspaper archive photo from August 14, 2021, a guest at the Belgrade August Fest Car, Tractor and Truck show takes a picture of a classic car on display in downtown Belgrade.
The Belgrade Commercial Club and the business community of the city and rural areas invite everyone to the annual August Fest celebration, which kicks off on Thursday, August 8 with a community celebration in the park on south Highway 71.
On the evening of August 8, a petting zoo at the city park runs from 5 to 8 p.m., and a meal by Queen Bee's will be served from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the park shelter ($9/plate pulled pork BBQ and meal or $7/plate hot dog and meal). Music will be played that night by Custom Made Band from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in a concert that's sponsored by the Belgrade Co-op.
Activities continue on Friday with a pickleball tournament (1 p.m. at the high school), a mini art show at the Belgrade library (2 to 6 p.m.), the Belgrade Fire and Rescue chicken dinner and Kensington Bank ice cream social at the VFW (4:30 - 7:30 p.m.), sand volleyball at the city park (5:30 p.m.) and a Belgrade Lions Club bean bag tournament in downtown Belgrade (5:30 p.m.).
For the pickleball tournament, please contact Superintendent Patrick Walsh (320-583-2972) to get this event off the ground in successful fashion to get your team signed up in advance.
The sand volleyball tournament is sponsored by the B-B-E Blaze Junior Olympics volleyball program.
Friday night concludes with a free street dance featuring Dee Jay Sounds at the V.F.W. (8 p.m. to midnight).
Saturday for August Fest features a lengthy list of activities starting with the B-B-E Scouts BSA Troop No. 667 waffle feed from 8 a.m. to noon by the Post Office on main street. The full scope of Saturday's activities will be previewed in the August 1 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper.
August Fest activities officially conclude with a community worship service on Sunday, August 11 at 11 a.m. at the city park. A meal will follow (free will donation) and all are welcome.
Belgrade August Fest grand parade is August 10
The grand parade for August Fest in Belgrade will be on Saturday, August 10 at 4 p.m. To enter your unit, please contact Pam Rosenau at 320-444-7544.
To view the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper's photo gallery from the Belgrade August Fest grand parade of 2023, click here: https://shorturl.at/q1JtA.
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