FIRE & FARM EXPO

Sun Oct 06 2024 at 09:30 am to 03:00 pm UTC-05:00

St. Meinrad Community Center | Saint Meinrad

St.Meinrad Volunteer Fire Department
Publisher/HostSt.Meinrad Volunteer Fire Department
FIRE & FARM EXPO
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Come join us for a great day of fun for the whole family! Our FIRE & FARM EXPO is in its 25th year and is growing with new activities and demonstrations for all ages. Along with all the fire trucks and tractors, new this year is a 40' Fun Run inflatable Obstacle Course for kids and an Archery demonstration by North Spencer Archery Club. All of the activities and demonstrations are FREE!
FOOD & SWEETS:
Beginning at 9:30 am, we will have grilled pork chop and grilled BBQ chicken dinners for purchase. Burgers, drinks, homemade baked desserts, Ice Cream from Windmill Chill, cotton candy, kettle corn, and sorghum are all available for purchase as well. Enjoy indoor dining in the community center, outdoors in the park or carry out is available as well.
SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS:
The Early Days Antique Club puts on a fantastic farm show! Enjoy seeing how things were done in the early days of farming. They have many eras of farm equipment and are excited to demonstrate how things were done back in the day. The Tractor and Farm Equipment Show is open to everyone...bring your own tractor and farm equipment to enter, beginning Saturday afternoon or on Sunday morning. Judges will award winners with plaques. This year's featured tractor is John Deere. No entry fee.
All of St. Meinrad Volunteer Fire Dept fire trucks and equipment will be on display all day. Come meet all of our Firefighters! Photo ops and Q & A with the kids are welcome!
RAFFLE tickets are available for CASH prizes as well as a HALF POT drawing. Tickets may be purchased in advance of the event at Superior Ag in St. Meinrad, Vaal's Furniture & Appliance and Spencer County Bank in St. Meinrad. Silent Auction items will be available for bid from many generous businesses in the tri-state area in the community center on the day of the event.
9:30 Dr. Popper Balloon Artist
9:30 Archery Demonstration (ballfield)
9:30 Inflatable Fun Run Obstacle course open
9:30 Kids pedal tractor course and farming activities open
10:00 Archery Demonstration (ballfield)
10:30 Kids Straw Dig
11:00 Stat Flight helicopter lands (ballfield, weather permitting)
11:00 Sweetwater Band (shelter house in park)
11:30 Kids Tractor Pull competition by HHHS FFA (trophies awarded)
1:00 Kids Straw Dig
1:30 Tractor Parade on 2nd Street
2:00 Antique Tractor Show judging (plaques awarded)
2:00 Silent Auction closes
2:30 Raffle and Half Pot Drawing
All times are Central Time Zone. All proceeds for the day support the St. Meinrad Volunteer Fire Dept. Your generosity assists in purchasing new equipment and to maintain our fire trucks. Our department has 32 Firefighters, 4 of them are Emergency Medical Technicians and 21 are Emergency Medical Responders. We cover 81 square miles in Harrison Township in Spencer County and part of Clark Township in Perry County. We count on your financial support to assist our volunteer fire and medical safety efforts. Thank you!
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St. Meinrad Community Center, 13150 E 1950 N, St Meinrad, IN 47577, United States,Saint Meinrad, Indiana

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