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Calendar of Hoedown Events
* Button Required for Admissions ($8.00 in Advance
and $10.00 at Gate) |
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Day |
Event |
Time |
Details |
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July 29 |
Kiddie Parade
"Patriotic
Theme" |
3:00 p.m. |
MapleStreet |
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July 29 |
Craft/Flea Market
and Magic Show |
All Day |
City Park |
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July 29 |
|
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Beer Barn Opens |
|
4:00 p.m. |
*Fest Grounds
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July 29 |
State Qualifying
Kiddie Pedal Tractor Pull
www.kidpowerpedalpulls.com |
4:30 p.m. |
City Park |
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July 29 |
Softball Tourney |
6:00 p.m. |
New City Ball Park Field and
High School
Athletic Field |
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July 29 |
Bingo |
6:00 p.m. |
City Park |
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July 29 |
Garden Tractor Pull |
7:00 p.m. |
*Fest Grounds |
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July 29 |
Hoedown Queen Coronation |
7:30 p.m. |
Elementary School |
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July 29 |
Trouble Shooter
www.troubleshooterband.com |
9:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m. |
*Fest Grounds |
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July 29 |
Fireworks |
10:00 p.m. |
Look to the
Sky
North of Fest Grounds |
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July 30 |
Pancake Breakfast
(Sponsored by Lions Club) |
7:00 a.m. |
Community Center |
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July 30 |
Softball Tournament |
8:00 a.m. |
High School
Athletic Field |
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July 30 |
|
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Houston High
All-School Reunion
Also featuring HHS memorabilia, refreshments,
school tours, and the infamous 1966 Bus for people to autograph |
|
9:00 a.m.
to
4:00 p.m. |
“Skifton” Building Cedar St. |
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July 30 |
Noon Walk, Run, Ride or Roll for
Camp
Winnebago
Information and pledge forms available
at
www.campwinnebago.org |
9:00 a.m. |
The
Nature Center |
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July 30 |
Hospitality Center & Baby
Changing/Breastfeeding Station |
9:30 a.m. -
4:30 p.m. |
The
Nature Center |
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July 30 |
Model Train Expo and Swap Meet
Open to Public - no button required
but would appreciate
non-perishable donations for the Houston Food Shelf (not a requirement to get in) |
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
High School Gym |
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July 30 |
Musbakken 500/Soap Box Derby |
10:00 a.m. |
Grant Street |
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July 30 |
Tractor Pull |
10:00 a.m. |
*Fest
Grounds |
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July 30 |
Craft/ Flea Market
and Magic
Show |
All Day |
City Park |
|
July 30 |
Lions Club Mini Golf |
10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
City Park |
|
July 30 |
|
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2011 All School Reunion
Distinguished Alumni Awards |
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11:00 a.m. |
“Skifton” Building Cedar St. |
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July 30 |
Helicopter Rides
$30 per ride
Sponsored by
Houston American Legion
Alternate Weather Date - Sunday |
Med Link helicopter will be arriving around 1:00 p.m. |
Trailhead Park (near the Nature Center) |
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July 30 |
Beer Barn Opens |
11:00 a.m. |
*Fest
Grounds
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July 30 |
Pork Meal |
11:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. |
City Park |
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July 30 |
Horseshoe Tourney |
Noon |
City Park |
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July 30 |
Bingo |
Noon |
City Park |
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July 30 |
"The Zoomobile"
presented by The
Minnesota Zoo |
1:00
p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
Elementary School |
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July 30 |
Ministerial Ice Cream Social |
6:00 p.m. |
City Park |
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July 30 |
Community Band Concert |
6:00 p.m. |
City Park |
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July 30 |
Modified Tractor Pull |
7:00 p.m. |
*Fest
Grounds |
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July 30 |
Trip to the Houston
Sign on the Bluff |
7:00 p.m. |
Meet @ the NatureCenter |
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July 30 |

Dance
Almost Everyone
|
4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
*Fest
Grounds |
|
July 30 |

Dance
The Freezers
www.thefreezersrock.com |
9:00 p.m.
- 1:00 a.m. |
*Fest
Grounds |
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July
31 |
Pancake Breakfast
(Sponsored by Lions Club) |
7:00 a.m. |
Community Center |
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July 31 |
Cowboy Church Service
(Looney Valley Lutheran Church) |
9:00 |
Nature Center Bandshell |
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July 31 |
Softball Tourney |
8:00 a.m. |
High School
Athletic Field |
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July 31 |
Antique Car Display |
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
High School Parking Lot
Elm Street |
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July 31 |
Antique Tractor Display |
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Jackson St. between Elm and Spruce Streets |
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July 31 |
Hospitality Center & Baby
Changing/Breastfeeding Station |
9:30 a.m. -
4:30 p.m. |
The Nature Center |
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July 31 |
Model Train Expo and Swap Meet
Open to Public - no button required
but would appreciate
non-perishable donations for the Houston Food Shelf (not a requirement to get in) |
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
High School Gym |
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July 31 |
Craft/Flea Market and Magic Show |
All Day |
City Park |
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July 31 |
Boy Scouts' Chicken "Q" |
10:30 a.m. |
City Park |
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July 31 |

GRANDE PARADE |
Noon |
Cedar Street |
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July 31 |
Pie/Ice Cream Social |
Noon |
Community Center |
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July 31 |
|
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Beer Barn Opens |
|
1:00 p.m. |
*Fest Grounds |
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July 31 |
Horseshoe Tourney |
1:00 p.m. |
City Park |
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July 31 |
Kaptain Kirby
Train
Rides
(Free) |
1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. |
City
Park |
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July 31 |
Mini-Golf
(Lions Club) |
1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
City Park Area |
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July 31 |
Musical Jamboree |
1:30 p.m. |
City Park |
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July 31 |
Bingo |
1:30 p.m. |
City Park |
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July 31 |
32nd Annual MN State Horse
Pull Championships |
1:30 p.m. |
*Fest Grounds |
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July 31 |
|
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"Firemen's Water War"
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2:00 p.m. |
Maple St. |
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July 31 |
|
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Dance -
Stumpwater
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2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
*Fest Grounds |
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July 31 |

Old Time Dance -
Top Notchmen
|
4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
*Community Center
*Button or
$8.00 at door |
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July 31 |

Dance -
Time
Machine
www.timemachinelive.com |
8:00 p.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
*Fest Grounds |