Events Schedule
Manitoba Sunflower Festival - July 26th, 27th & 28th 2013
Thursday, July 25th , 2013
8:00am
55+ Men’s Slo-Pitch Softball.(Altona Park)
Friday, July 26th, 2013
8:00am
55+ Men’s Slo-Pitch Softball. (Altona Park)
11:30 - 5pm
Quilt Show, presented by the Heirloom Quilters/ Tea & Sales Room.
(Located at South Park MB. Church -335 6th St. SE)
12:00 – 8:00pm Gallery in the Park features art work throughout the weekend. Feature Artist – Kelly
Ruth and Buffalo Creek Artists. Free admission on festival wknd!
2:00pm
Queen Contestant Speeches (Indoors at the Millennium Exhibition Center)
4 – 8pm
Mennonite Foods at the Rhineland Pioneer Centre.
4:00pm
Needle in a Haystack ( On Main Street under the tent beside Chicken Chef )
5:00pm
Bounc’en Good Times Inflatable’s (Altona Park)
6:00pm
NXW Wrestling – New Experience Wrestling (Altona Park)
6:00 - 7:00pm
Altona Fire Department – family fun Located at Parkside School
6:30pm
Men’s Fastball Tournament ( West Park School )
8:30pm
Crowning of Miss Congeniality and Miss People’s Choice.
Opening Ceremonies (Located on 10th at the Street Dance Stage)
9:00pm
Sunflower Festival Street Dance on 10th Avenue in front of the park entertainment by
“The Fighting Hell Fish”
(Located on 10th at the Street Dance Stage)
Saturday, July 27th, 2013
7:30am
Free Pancake Breakfast.
(Located at the Access Credit Union Parking Lot)
8:30 - 9:45am
Knacksot Ne Runtreis Registration (Crackseed Tour) 169 km Bicycle Race. Contact
Paul Krahn at [email protected] for more information. Race starts at 10:00
through the Parade route.
10:00am
Gigantic Commercial Parade (downtown)
Bantam AAA Baseball (Altona Park)
11am – 7pm
11am - 3pm
11am - 7pm
12 noon
Mennonite Foods (Located at the Rhineland Pioneer Centre)
Farmers’ Market (located on 10th Ave at the Park)
Bounc’en Good Times Inflatable’s (Altona Park)
Frog’s Hollow Petting Zoo (Altona Park)
Horse Show Registration till 1:00pm (located at north side of Pioneer Centre)
12:00 - 6pm
Buskers throughout the park!
11:30 - 5pm
Quilt Show, presented by the Heirloom Quilters/ Tea & Sales Room.
(Located at South Park MB. Church -335 6th St. SE)
In the park
Smackaroos – balloon artists and face painting.
1:00pm
1:00 - 7pm
1:00-4:00pm
NXW Wrestling – New Experience Wrestling (Altona Park)
Prairie Exotics Display (Altona Park)
Splash Zone put on by Manitoba Youth Job Centre. Slime, pie, or water some local
celebrities!
2:00 – 4pm
Altona Panthers Athletic Club Combine Pull (on 10th St. in front of the park).
Competitive event pulling a combine manually. Sponsored by Green Valley Equipment.
Call Gord Sawatzky to register or for information 324-6317 [email protected]
12:00 – 8pm
Gallery in the Park features art work throughout the weekend. Feature Artist - Kelly
Ruth and Buffalo Creek Artists. Free admission on festival wknd!
1:00 – 4:00
Amazing Sunflower Race – Meet in mall in front of Friesen’s Bookstore
For more information or to register please see www.shopaltona.com or call 324-8793
1:30pm
2:00pm
1:30 - 3:00
Gymkhana Horse Show (located at north side of Pioneer Centre)
Queen Pageant Fashion Show (Park Stage )
Free Sunflower Ice Cream served in the Altona Mall by Friesen’s Book Store
“Don’t Miss This Treat”
3:00pm
Kid’s entertainer Chris Funk, the wonderist (Park Stage)
7:30pm
8:00pm
10:00pm
Announcing the winner of the Amazing Sunflower Race at Park Stage
Stage Show in the Park with entertainment by “The Color”
Crowning of the 2013 Manitoba Sunflower Festival Queen (Altona Park Stage)
8pm - 1am
Elk’s Dance (Rhineland Pioneer Centre)
Sunday, July 28th, 2013
9:00am Community Choir Rehearsal (Altona Park Stage)
10:00am Community Worship Service (Altona Park Stage)
12noon Legend's Car Club's 35th Annual Show in the Park.
Bounc’en Good Times Inflatable’s (Altona Park).
Frog’s Hollow Petting Zoo (Altona Park) .
Slo -Pitch Softball Tournament (Altona Park)
11:30 - 5pm
Quilt Show, presented by the Heirloom Quilters/ Tea & Sales Room.
Located at South Park MB. Church -335 6th St. SE)
12:00 - 5pm
Buskers throughout the park!
12:00 – 8pm
Gallery in the Park features art work throughout the weekend
Feature Artist – Kelly Ruth and Buffalo Creek Artists. Free admission on festival wknd!
1:00 - 5pm
Prairie Exotics (Altona Park)
1:30 – 9pm
Free Swimming (Altona Aquatic Centre)
2:00pm-6pm
Sunday afternoon in the Park on Stage
- 2:00 pm
Paul Bergman
- 3:00 pm
Those Guys
- 4:00 pm
Rachel Ashley
- 5:00 pm
Roy & Rosemary
3:00pm
Free Faspa (Altona Park) Watermelon and Rollkuchen served to you - Sponsored by
Town of Altona & RM of Rhineland.
4:30pm Legends Car Show Awards Ceremony in the Park
6:00 - 10pm
Old Time Dance (Pioneer Centre) Music ”Highway 6”
Food available at dance!
JULY 25th, 26th & 27th, 2014
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