Ottaway Amusement Ride-A-Rama, Craft Vendors on Main Street, Food Court, Beer Garden, Saturday Morning Parade, Live Bands & Much More!
Friday, September 20, 2019:
5 p.m. to 10 p.m. — Information Alley, Midway Main Street Vendors, Festival Food Court, LeVenue Indoor Marketplace,
5 p.m. to 11 p.m. — Xclusive Events Beer Garden Main Street & Meridian. Must be 21, Photo ID required to enter.
6 p.m. to 11 p.m. — Ottawa Amusement Ride-A-Rama
6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. — Rec Commission Open House 217 N. Park
7:30 p.m. — Ladies Who Rock Kickoff Concert Lady and the Tramps
9:00 p.m. — Ladies Who Rock Kickoff Concert Headliner Twist of Fate
Saturday, September 21, 2019:
8:30 a.m. — 58th Annual Fall Festival Parade line up Valley Center Intermediate School, 737 N. Meridian
9 a.m. — Parade Bike & Trike Contest First United Methodist Church, 560 N. Park. Following Parade, children should be picked up from the South parking lot at Life Point Church.
10 a.m. — 58th Fall Festival Parade South on Meridian to Clay
11 a.m. to 10 p.m. — Information Alley, Midway Main Street Vendors, Festival Food Court, LeVenue Indoor Marketplace Vendors
11 a.m. to 10 p.m. — Xclusive Events Beer Garden Main Street & Meridian. Photo ID required. Must be 21 to enter.
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. — Ottaway Amusement Ride-A-Rama Session #1
11:30 a.m. — Washer Tournament Lions Park, off Colby (east of the swimming pool) pre-registration not required
12 p.m. to Dark — Helicopter Rides Veterans Park, $40 per person
12 p.m. to 5 p.m. — Ridgefield Developemnt Open Houses
12 p.m. to 5 p.m. — Recreation Commission Open House
12:30 p.m. — Kids Fishing Derby McLaughlin Park
1 p.m. to 3 p.m. — Rec Commission Open House 217 N. Park
2 p.m. — The Fastest Hook in the Valley Crochet Contest VC Library & Community Center
2 p.m. to 4 p.m. — Kids’ Festival Lions Park, 316 S. Abilene, sponsored by LifePoint Church
2:30 p.m. — Frog and Turtle Races Lions Park, 316 S. Abilene
5 p.m. to 10 p.m. — Ottaway Amusement Ride-A-Rama Session #2
6 p.m. — Sundown Street Dance Southern Voice
6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. — Rec Commission Open House 217 N. Park
7:30 p.m. — Sundown Street Dance Sunshine Trucking
9 p.m. — Sundown Street Dance Headliner Mike Love
Interested in judging our annual parade on Saturday, September 21? Here are a few things you need to know:
Judges should be at the designated Parade Line Up location no later than 9 a.m. for Judging with begin at 9:15 a.m. Only those entries that request to participate in judging will be judged.
Ottaway Amusements will open at 6 p.m. on Friday with a pay one price wristband from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Saturday, they will open at 11 a.m. and have two separate wristband sessions. The first will be from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the second will be from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
We are still looking for entertainers. Bands will be selected by the community this year. The Chamber will be having a contest for the community to pick their favorites. Bands with the most votes will be playing on Friday or Saturday night at this years festival. Performance request deadline has been extended to July 1, 2019.
Valley Center Chamber of Commerce
City of Valley Center
Ottaway Amusements
Atwoods
Waste Management
Decker Electric
The Halstead Bank
Intrust Bank
Traffic Control Systems
Walmart 53rd & Meridian
Baker Funeral Home
Valley Center Lions Club
Edward Jones – Brian Jansen, Debbie Schaeffer, Austin Hubert & Shannon Wolley
American Pest Management
Anne’s Attic
Bartel’s True Value
Bryan’s Heating & Air Conditioning
Emprise Bank
Eden Auto Sales
Hornet Cutting Systems
Johnson Automotive
Professional Engineering Consultants
Porter, Carswell and Raya Chartered, CPAs
Premier Physical Therapy
The Insurance Guys
Joy Thompson, Keller Williams Signature Partners, LLC
Top Dog Realty
Kansas Flavor
Valley Offset Printing
Wine Diva Events
Xclusive Events
Best Western Wichita North Hotel & Suites
Country Kitchen
Thomas D. Harris, Attorney at Law
M & M Insurance Agency
Senator Carolyn McGinn
Pathway Church
Professional Machine & Tool
Valley Center Public Library
Somewhere in the city limits of Valley Center and on public property, a special medallion has been hidden!
Find this medallion!Find the wood medallion and bring it to Ark Valley News, 210 West Main Street, to claim your prize.
The medallion is hidden on public land and under no circumstances will its discovery require the use of a shovel, saw or hammer. Searchers are asked to refrain from intruding on private property and to respect our parks and playgrounds, avoid any damage to trees, shrubbery, buildings and any other public facilities. Under no circumstances will the medallion be hidden behind loved fences or gates.
Fall Festival Brackets are $4 each. If you purchased a bracelet by September 20 and your hunting license is filled out and returned to a sponsor and you are the one who finds the medallion, your $250 cash prize immediately becomes a $500 cash prize! Licenses are available at sponsor locations, or you many clip the one in the link below.
Baker Funeral Home, Boyd Accounting Office, Bryan’s Heating and Air Conditioning, The Ark Valley News, Valley Center Chamber of Commerce, Valley Offset Printing, Valley Center Recreation Commission and Valley Center Public Library
Clues will be available starting Thursday, September 13. Go to the Forms page for the Medallion Hunt flyer and Medallion Hunting License.
