It all starts on Tuesday, July 14 at 5:00pm in Hampton Iowa for the HACC Opening Fair Parade. The parade officially opens the 150th Franklin County Fair, which takes place July 14 – 19, 2009, (www.franklincountyfair.com).
Anyone interested in participating in the parade is encouraged to get creative and have fun with it. This is a great way to promote your business, organization and/or church. And the best part is there is no entry fee. No pre-registration is necessary. Line up will begin at 4:00 pm at the Hampton Dumont High School parking lot. Please enter on the WEST side of the high school. 4-H Groups, ball teams, etc should line up at Trinity Lutheran Church parking lot.
Entries will be judged with Grand Champion (1st Place) winning $100 of Chamber Bucks, Reserve Grand Champion (2nd Place) winning $50 Chamber Bucks and the Pride of Franklin County (3rd Place) winning $25 Chamber Bucks. Entries will be judged at 4:30 and awarded approximately at 4:45 prior to the start of the parade.
Franklin County Tourism will sponsor the great Diz and Dot the Franklin County Clowns. The will be roaming the parade route giving out awards to the most enthusiastic parade watcher. and ready because everyone is a potential winner.
The parade will leave the east side of the high school parking lot and proceed downtown Hampton beginning at 5:00 pm. If you should have fair parade questions, please contact the Hampton Area Chamber of Commerce at 456-5668.
(picture is from 2006 Fair Parade, no kidding)
Hampton Today made possible by sponsors like:
Michelle Hartman – Tupperware –641-373-8880 Denise Passehl – Watkins – 641-579-6227 Franklin County Farmers Market 641-456-4811 Make a Splash Foundation jhobson@leslieklinelucas.com Patrick Palmer – The Computer Guy – 641-420-1234 Seven Stars Restaurant – 641-456-5378 Debra Brown – Melaleuca - 641-458-1114
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