June 20-22, 2024
Schedule Updated as Information is Received
Thursday, June 20
6:00 pm – Moore’s Greater Shows Carnival opens
6:30 pm – Kids Bike Races - on Railroad Street in front of pool
7:00 pm - Mullet Contest - Sponsored by The Hair Shop
7:30 pm – Kids pedal pull on Railroad Street in front of pool; registration at 7 pm
8:00 pm – Beer Garden Opens (must be 21 to enter)
Friday, June 21
6:00 pm – Moore’s Greater Shows Carnival opens
6:30 pm - Golf Cart Poker Run ~ hosted by Brush Art
7:00 pm - History & Variety Show at Downs Depot lawn
7:30 pm - Evan Card Magician at Whiteway Stage
7:30 pm - Bingo - City Pool Shelter - Sponsored by Lakeside FCCLA
8:00 pm – Beer Garden Opens (must be 21 to enter)
9:00 pm - DoC Live in Beer Garden
Saturday, June 22
7:00 am – Downs Junior Chamber Fun Run - Reg. at 6:30 a.m. at Beer Garden
9:00 am - Celebration Car Show Registration - Kansas Street
9:00 am - Downs 2-Person Golf Tournament at Downs Golf Club ~ Event flyer
register with Cory Beougher 785-545-6043 or Heather Hancock - 785-454-1237
9:00 am - Vendors open at Railroad Park ~ Open ’til 2 pm
9:00 am - Horseshoe Tournament - next to City Pool Shelter
10:00 am - Downs High School Alumni Reunion - Memorial Hall; meal starts at noon
with program and open house following - Register online - register due June 8
10:00 am - 4th annual Art in the Park - hosted by Rose Valley Methodist Church
10:00 am-5:00 pm - Downs Depot open ~ archives open for viewing
1:00 pm - Free Swim at Downs City Pool; pool closes at 5 p.m.
6:00 pm - Moore’s Great Shows Carnival opens
7:00 pm - Downs Lions Club Parade ~ Registration open at 5:30 pm at St. Mary’s Church
8:00 pm - Beer Garden Opens (must be 21 to enter)
9:00 pm - Rockin’ Redemption Live in Beer Garden
Thank you to these sponsors of the 2024 Downs Celebration!
Gold Tier: McFadden Charitable Trust • Osborne County Comm Foundation • Sarver Charitable Trust • Boxum Insurance • Corner Drug & Gift • Downs Care & Rehab • First National Bank and Trust – Phillipsburg, Smith County Bank – Smith Center, Solomon Valley Bank – Beloit - Members FDIC • Nex-Tech • Outdoor Obessions • Schoen’s Auto Repair, LLC • State Bank of Downs • The Brush Group • L&M Liquor • KDNS/KZDY Radio • Nex-Tech • City of Downs
Purple Tier: Great Plains Manufacturing • Bob’s Inc. • Osborne Industries Inc. • Calico Hill Creative • Cunningham Fiber • Downs News & Times • Downs Super Foods • Farmers and Merchants Bank • Goheen & Slavic CPAs • Miller Hardware • Osborne County Memorial Hospital • Prairie Land Electric Cooperative, Inc. • Remus Plumbing & HVAC • Schoen Funeral Home & Monuments • Sims Fertilizer & Chemical Co. • The Hair Shop • R&R Refuse
Silver Tier: Alta Convenience • The Peoples Bank • Double H Enterprises, LLC • Dental Designs of Solomon Valley • Farmway Credit Union • Fouts Insurance Agency Inc. • Guaranty State Bank & Trust Co. • Lost Traditions Barber Shop • Roberta A. Schlaefli Trust • Rolling Hills Electric Cooperative • Solomon Valley Vision • Grass Creek Designs • Alta Convenience • Schoen’S Signs & Graphics