Monterey Days Festival This Weekend

  
 
The 16th annual Monterey Days Festival is coming up this weekend, with a number of events planned beginning Friday, entertaining guests through Monday, Sept. 2. On Friday, the craft and food booths open, and the Mister and Miss Monterey Days Pageant will take place at 6 p.m. At 8:30 p.m., open mic karaoke will be hosted by Ruff Kutt Entertainment.

Saturday, the events really kick into action beginning at 8 a.m. with a Knights of Columbus pancake and sausage breakfast to start off the full day of events. Town-wide yard sales will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., with craft and food booths opening at 9 a.m., the same time as the MRZ Mobile Reptile Zoo opens with free admission. A library book and DVD sale will take place in the library parking lot at 9 a.m. as well.

A number of other events are planned Saturday as well, including a tractor pull, karaoke contest, mini excavating rodeo, parade, kiss the pug contest, hillbilly cart run, and other features.

On Sunday, the festival features turtle and frog races, a potato sack race, tractor square dancing, entertainment by Quentin Flagg, Sentimental Journey, an ice cream social and an auction, as well as many other events as well.

The festival wraps up Monday, Sept. 2, ending with a three-on-three basketball tournament with registration beginning at noon. A car show and cornhole tournament will also take place beginning at 9 a.m.

For a full schedule, click here.