Howard County's first Festival of the season! June 9, 2012 is a day to spend in Chester, Iowa.
It's Old Settlers Day!
Something for everyone! Food, Music, FREE Ice Cream, Tractor Pulls, Crafts, Kid's Activities, PARADE, Dance, Cash Drawings, and much more!
Rain or Shine we will be celebrating so plan to spend the day in Chester.
This is Howard County's second Festival of the summer.
Fun for the entire family! Food, Music, Comedy Show, Demonstrations, PARADE, Farmers Market, BBQ Competition, 5K Run/Walk, Games, Museums, Helicopter Rides, brought back by popular demand Live Concert by Boogie & the Yo-Yo'z, Fireworks, Contests, and so much more!!
It all takes place this July 21-22, 2011. Come on out all two days of great fun, friends, and celebration!
For more information go to elmaia.com and learn more about Old Roundhouse Trail Days, BRIDGE (sponsoring organization for Trail Days and many more community activities, and the city of Elma).
Howard County's third Festival of the summer is in Lourdes, Iowa!
It is the 14th Annual Steeple Day Sunday, July 29, 2012.
Spend a great day in Lourdes: breakfast, Polka Mass, softball and bean bag tournaments, tractor pulls, auctions, raffles, food, chainsaw art, kids games, bingo, Moo Mobile, country store and meet and greet family, friends, and neighbors alike!
August 3-5, 2012 is the fourth Festival in Howard County.
Come to Riceville, Iowa and celebrate Wapsi Days!
Spend two days of great Food, Music, BBQ Competition, Dancing, 5K Run, PARADE, Kid's Games, FREE Watermelon, Lucky Duck Float, Car Show, Bean Bag Tournament, Live Music, and much more!
Make Riceville, Iowa your destination this first weekend in August and enjoy the Festival!
Howard County's fifth Festival of the Summer!
Come out and celebrate Sweet Corn Days in Lime Springs August 10-12, 2012.
FREE sweetcorn and watermelon until its gone.
Don't miss the the ever popular Lime Springs Talent Contest. We've got the Howard County BBQ Competition at 1:00pm on Saturday, live music on Saturday evening, the PARADE at 1:00pm on Sunday, softball all weekend long, and buy your tickets to get in on the cash prizes to be drawn on Sunday night (need not be present to win).
There is something for everyone in Lime Springs this summer!
It's the 34th Annual Czech Days!
Come on out to Protivin August 17, 18, 19 for Howard County's sixth festival of the summer.
Take in volleyball, softball, bean bag tournaments or get a team and participate!
Try our homemade Kolaches, Rohlikies, Chicken Noodle Soup, Creamed Chicken dinners, and of course, we've got Ribeye sandwiches, BBQ Pork sandwiches, and Bratwursts.
We've got Bingo and the Calk Walk, games for young and old, the Howard County BBQ Competition, Moo Mobile, Southeast Area Tractor Pull, Raffles, Beer Garden in Main Tent and Ball Park, and live Music, Dancing, Polka Mass, and the Czech Choir. Definitely something for Everyone!
Howard County's final and seventh Festival of the season.
Come out to Cresco and celebrate the Norman Borlaug Harvest Fest September 14, 15, 16.
We've got tours to the Borlaug Farm, Hospital Auxiliary Quilt Auction, Cruise to Cresco, Gravel Grinder Duathlon, PARADE, great food, live music by the Goat Ropers and El Caminos , games for kids, Howard County BBQ Competition, crafts, flea market, Farmers Market, and so much more!
