Three-day Ossian Fest begins Aug. 5

Ossian Fest returns with three fun-filled days of festivities starting Thursday, Aug. 5. The 2021 theme is “Golden Books Come to Ossian.” 

Ossian Fest returns with three fun-filled days of festivities starting Thursday, Aug. 5. The 2021 theme is “Golden Books Come to Ossian.” 
On Thursday, Aug. 5, catch the New Minowa Players Young People’s Production of William Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the pavilion.
Bring neon shirts and glow sticks to the glow-in-the-dark 5K and 1K (for kids 12 and under) Walk/Run Friday, Aug. 6. Registration is at 6 p.m. with the race beginning at 7 p.m. The race begins and ends at the pavilion.
Start the day with breakfast served from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 7 at the Wild Woods Event Center. 
In time for lunch, the Barnyard BBQ food truck and the Moo Mobile open at 11 a.m. Later, catch Zane’s Lemonade, Cookie and Popcorn stand at 4 p.m. (with proceeds given to Ossian Hospice), and at 5 p.m. Smokin’ Monkee BBQ food truck and Winneshiek County Beef Producers will serve supper. 
At noon Saturday, the firemen’s water ball games will begin on Mary Street (register at 11 a.m.). From noon to 2 p.m., the Ossian Lumber Company, KVIK/KNEI Great Giveaway will be broadcast live with a Treager Grill demo and food sampling. 
Kids’ crafts and activities will begin at 12:30 p.m., at Carey’s Park. Kids can make greeting cards for nursing home residents; create inspirational notes and drawings for Meals on Wheels recipients; or make paintings and drawings for children in hospitals/residential settings. Reading and relaxing is also welcome at the park.
The kids’ pedal tractor pull begins at 1:30 p.m., with registration one hour prior at Carey’s Park. Also at the park will be a balloon artist, face painting and kids’ inflatables beginning at 1:30 p.m.
Rounding off Saturday’s activities are the 2 p.m. Car Show & Shine on Main Street (register at noon), the popular 7 p.m. Grand Parade, and musicians “Lonesome Road” at the pavilion at 8 p.m.

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