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Event Schedule |
Monday, APRIL 28th
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11:30 AM |
Rains Co. Chamber of Commerce Executive Scholarship Walk; For more information, call the Chamber @ 903-473-3919 |
FRIDAY, MAY 2nd
| TIME | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 1:00 PM | 4th & 6th Grade Butterfly Release | Emory City Park |
| 5:00 - 8:00 PM | Kid Activities | Fair Grounds |
| 5:30 - 7:00 PM | Taste of Rains County & Silent Auction | Fair Grounds Exhibit Hall |
| 7:00 PM | Rains Jr. High Essay Winners, Essay Reading | Fair Grounds Pavilion/Stage |
| 5:30 - 8:00 PM | Founders Day Hospitality Booth | Fair Grounds 4H Booth |
| 6:00 - 8:15 PM | Founders Day Cutest Baby Contest / Wee Miss Founders Day | Fair Grounds Pavilion/Stage |
| following baby pageant | Jason McDonald, Singer | Fair Grounds Pavilion/Stage |
SATURDAY, MAY 3rd
| TIME | EVENT | LOCATION |
| All Day | Kid Activities | Fair Grounds |
| All Day | Vendors & Exhibits | Fair Grounds - Exhibit Hall |
| All Day | Founders Day Hospitality Booth | Fair Grounds - 4H Booth |
| All Day | RISD Art Exhibit | Fair Grounds - Exhibit Hall |
| 7:30 - 9:30 AM | Lions Club Pancake Breakfast | Fair Grounds - Boy Scout Booth |
| 10:00 AM | Celebration of Cententarians | Green Acres Nursing Home |
| 10:00 - 12:00 | "Celebration of Black Cinema" Part 1 | The A.C. McMillian African American Museum |
| 10:00 - 3:00 | Stewart Blood Bank | Fair Grounds |
| 10:00 - 5:00 | Piecemakers Quilt Show and Silent Auction | Fair Grounds - Exhibit Hall |
| 10:30 AM | Founders Day Parade | Hwy 19 to Courthouse Annex |
| 11:00 AM | "Forever Ford" Model A and T-Bird Show | Fair Grounds |
| 11:00 AM | Antique Tractor /Buggy Show | Fair Grounds |
| 11:30 AM | Kite Flying Contest | Fair Grounds |
| 11:00 - 2:00 PM | Emory Volunteer Fire Dept. Lunch | Fair Grounds Pavilion |
| 12:00 - 12:30 PM | Performance by Brin Beaver, singer | Fair Grounds Stage |
| 12:30 - 1:30 PM | Performance by Billy Jo Ferguson, singer | Fair Grounds Stage |
| 1:00 - 3:00 PM | "Nearest to the Pin" (Golf) Contest | Fair Grounds |
| 1:30 - 1:50 | Performance by Pat Kirsch, comedian | Fair Grounds Stage |
| 1:50 - 2:20 | Performance by Makayla Gaby, fiddle player | Fair Grounds Stage |
| 2:00 - 4:00 | "Celebration of Black Cinema" Part 2 | The A.C. McMillian African American Museum |
| 2:20 - 3:10 | Saved by Grace, gospel choir | Fair Grounds Stage |
| 3:10 - 3:30 | Karen McKnight, "Patsy Cline singer" | Fair Grounds Stage |
| 3:30 - 4:30 | The Over the Hill Gang Band | Fair Grounds Stage |
| 4:00 PM | Pedal Tractor Pull | Emory City Park |
| 4:45 PM | Fire Dept. Duck Shoo-ing Contest | Emory City Park |
| 5:00 PM | Duck Race | Emory City Park |
| 5:00 - 7:00 PM | Chuck Wagon Stew Dinner | Emory Park Pavilion |
| 6:00 - 7:30 PM | County Wide Gospel Concert | Emory Park Pavilion |
| TBD | Greased Pig Contest |
Stage performances throughout the day --- will be added to schedule as confirmed!