Ayden Collard Festival 2008
August 30, 2008 5:20 pm
The Ayden, NC Collard Festival starts Monday, September 1, 2008! This festival is now over 34 years old and is always held the week after labor day weekend.
The festival is a full week of fun for everyone. It will have lots of food, games, rides, events, parades, vendors, arts and crafts, and live music.
The festival is in downtown Ayden! Here is a complete list of events from the Ayden Collard Festival Website (http://www.aydencollardfestival.com/)
Sunday, August 24, 2008
3:00pm: Tiny, Little, Junior and Young Miss Ayden, NC
Ayden Arts & Recreation Community Center
South Lee Street
Monday, September 1, 2008
7:30pm: Miss Ayden, NC Scholarship Pageant
Ayden Arts & Recreation Community Center
South Lee Street
Collard Queen
Thursday, September 4, 2008
6:00pm: Rides and Vendors open on West Ave.
Family Fun Night (Buy One Ticket Ride All Night Long)
6:00-8:00pm: Men of Faith West Avenue State
8:00-11:30pm: Spare Change - West Avenue Stage
Friday, September 5, 2008
6:00pm: Rides and Vendors open on West Ave.
6:30pm: Shimmy Shakerz Line Dancers (West Ave Stage)
7:00pm: Live Music: Super Grit Cowboy Band - West Avenue Stage
“The South’s Hottest Honky-Tonkers”
Saturday, September 6, 2008
7:00am: 5K Road Race and 1-Mile Fun Walk- Signup Downtown
8:00 am: Ayden Collard Festival Golf Tournament
(Ayden Golf and Country Club)
9:00am: Arts and Crafts Show-Second Street
9:00am: Horseshoe Tournament (Veteran’s Park - 3rd Street)
9:00am: Rides and Vendors - West Avenue
10:00am: Opening Ceremonies (West Avenue Stage)
10:00am: Tennis Tournament (Veteran’s Park - 3rd Street)
10:45am: Collard Festival Parade
12:30pm: Carolina Girls Line Dancing - West Avenue Stage
12:30-5:00pm: Children’s Activities Corner of East Ave and Second Street
1:00pm: Collard Cooking Contest (submit entries all morning long)
1:15pm: Collard Eating Contest (West Avenue Stage)
(Collards provided by Bum’s Restaurant)
2:30pm: Donald Underwood Thompson Band-(West Ave Stage)
3:00pm: Kountry Kickers Line Dancers - near Arts and Crafts
4:00pm: Bingo - Sponsored by Britthaven of Ayden
Charity Drive for Alzheimer’s – Lots of great prizes
(Parking lot behind Ayden Town Hall)
7:00pm: Kountry Kickers Line Dancers - West Avenue Stage
8:00pm-until: The Breeze Band - West Avenue Stage
Sunday, September 7, 2008
8:00am: Ayden Collard Festival Golf Tournament
(Ayden Golf and Country Club)
4:00-6:00pm: Gospel Worship Fest
Ayden Arts & Recreation Community Center
Get out and enjoy a full week of fun at the Ayden Collard Festival!
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