The 33rd annual Coon Creek Country Days continues to Sunday, Aug. 7, at Bruce Ream Park, 368 Terwilliger Ave., three blocks west of State Street in downtown Hampshire. Festival hours are: 6 to midnight Friday, noon to midnight Saturday, and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. In addition to food and drink vendors, there also will be a craft fair, petting zoo, pony rides, raffles, nightly entertainment and a free corn boil. Visit hcccd.com for festival maps.
FRIDAY, AUG. 5
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.: Whiskey Romance, country band playing latest hits, favorites and original songs
6 to 11 p.m.: Craft/vendor fair
6 to 11 p.m.: Carnival with unlimited rides for $25 per person
6 p.m. to midnight: Randy’s Beer Garden
9 p.m. to midnight: Rumor Hazit performs
SATURDAY, AUG. 6
1 to 5 p.m.: Petting zoo and free pony rides
1 to 11 p.m.: Craft/vendor fair
1 to 11 p.m.: Carnival with unlimited rides from 1 to 5 p.m. for $25 per person
1 p.m. to midnight: Randy’s Beer Garden
1:30 to 3:30 p.m.: Gary Nelson Band performs
2:30 to 4:30 p.m.: Q 98.5 FM broadcasting live with giveaways
4 to 5 p.m.: The Nine Spot
5:30 to 8:30 p.m.: Young Guns performs
7 p.m.: Announcement of Earl C. Engel Award winner
9:15 p.m.: Mad Bombers Fireworks Show; rain date Sunday
9:30 p.m. to midnight: Modern Day Romeos, a high-energy party band, performs
SUNDAY, AUG. 7
7 to 7:45 a.m.: Day-of race registration fee until Aug. 5 is $25-$30 or $15-$20 for age 12 and under; fee is $30-$35 day of
7 to 11 a.m.: Hampshire Lions Club pancake breakfast
8 a.m.: 26th annual Coon Creek Classic 10K race at Hampshire Middle School, 560 S. State St.
8:05 a.m.: Coon Creek Classic 2K run
Noon: Hampshire Coon Creek Days Parade, with reviewing stand on State Street; bring a donation for Burlington-Hampshire Area Food Pantry. It will start on Warner to Washington, turning on State, then to Terwilliger and end at Bruce Ream Park.
1 p.m.: Annual Corn Boil on a 1914 Minneapolis steam engine
1 to 5 p.m.: Petting zoo and free pony rides
1 to 5 p.m.: Craft/vendor fair
1 to 5 p.m.: Randy’s Beer Garden
1 to 5 p.m.: Carnival with unlimited rides for $25 per person
1:30 to 4 p.m.: Peaches Beach Party performs
4 p.m.: Raffle basket winners announced
