There is a full day of events and activities on Saturday at the Bell Tower Festival in Jefferson.
The day starts with the Jefferson Firemen’s breakfast at the fire station from 6 to 10am. Then the carnival rides, vendor booths and Bell Tower tours all begin at 9am. Greene County Chamber Tourism and Events Coordinator Angie Pedersen reminds everyone where you can get the ride tickets.
“You can get the wristbands at the ticket booth. You could’ve saved five bucks if you bought them at the Chamber before but if you didn’t still get up there and ride those rides.”
The Ding-Dong-Dash kicks off at 8am from the Greene County Community Center, along with a display from the National Model Railroad Association at the Masonic Lodge in Jefferson opens at 8am.
Other morning activities include the motorcycle poker run, registrations for the motorcycle show at the People’s Trust and Savings Bank parking lot and registrations for the Show and Shine Car Show at the corner of State and Vine streets, followed by the parade from 11am to 12:30pm. The Jefferson VFW and American Legion will host a spaghetti fundraiser meal from 11:30am to 2pm.
Several afternoon activities will also take place around the square. There will be a chainsaw artist demonstration at the intersection of Wilson Avenue and Harrison Street, an antique tractor show in the Home State Bank parking lot, the museum will be open, a jaws of life demonstration on the southeast corner of the square, a spelling bee at the community center and a trivia contest at Jefferson City Hall.
The plaza stage entertainment includes acts from Rhythm Room Dancers, Elite Tumblers, Town and Country Band, a magician, Prairie Blue Creative Art Dancers and the Bill Riley Talent Show.
Evening activities are a free movie in the high school parking lot, PopROCKS to perform in the beverage garden and another performance by the History Boy Theatre Company of “Gutenberg: The Musical”.
Raccoon Valley Radio’s Big Red Radio will be broadcasting live from the southwest corner of the square from 9am to 6pm.
For more information, click the link below.
Belltowerfestival.org