The 140th annual Pioneer Days celebration will be held this Thursday through Saturday, July 19-21, in Snowflake.
The event opens on Thursday, July 19, with the play, Jerusalem, A Musical Story of Faith, which will be presented at 5 p.m. at the Snowflake High School Auditorium. Admission is $4 per person and no one under 9 will be admitted.
The Reed and Richardson families will be performing beginning at 7 p.m. at Thursday Night in the Park at the Pioneer Park Band Shell.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday and from 12 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, historic homes will be open for viewing with free admission.
From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and again from 8 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, an arts and crafts festival will be held at Fredrickson Park and will feature food, a kids area and rock climbing wall.
From 12 to 5 p.m. on Friday and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, there will be a boutique and quilt show at the Snowflake Academy Building, located at First South and Second West. Raffle tickets will be available for a beautiful quilt at $1 for one ticket, $5 for six tickets and $20 for 25 tickets. Admission to the show is $2.
A second and third showing of the play, Jerusalem, A Musical Story of Faith, will be presented at 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Admission for this night is $6 per person, with 16 and under $3.
At 7 p.m. on Friday and 3 p.m. on Saturday, the melodrama, The Villain’s Folly or Happiness is More Than Words, will be held at the Social Hall at First North and First West. Tickets are on sale at Shevell’s Bookstore.
The Snowflake Rodeo will be held at 7 o’clock on Friday and Saturday nights at the Taylor Rodeo Grounds. Admission is $5 per persons, with kids 5 and under admitted free. Fireworks displays will follow at 9 p.m. on Friday at Fredrickson Park and the rodeo grounds, and at 9 p.m. on Saturday at the rodeo grounds.
At 9 p.m. a youth dance will be held at the Snowflake Main Street Chapel parking lot. Appropriate dress is required. Admission is $2.
At 9 p.m. a young single adult dance will be held for ages 18 to 30 at the Pioneer Park Chapel. Admission is free.
Saturday starts early with two-mile and 10K races slated at 6 a.m. at Country Club Drive. Participants are asked to arrive 15 minutes early.
The Car Show will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday at Fredrickson Park. Classic cars, motorcycles and big rigs will be on display.
Kids’ foot races will begin at 8 a.m. sharp on Saturday on the front lawn of the Snowflake Main Street Chapel. There is no charge.
The Pioneer Day Parade will begin at 9 a.m. at Ninth South, with the check-in and staging areas set up by the Centennial Stake Center. The parade will travel on Second West. This year’s theme is Happiness Is… Beth and Woody Peterson will be the grand marshals.
The Peterson’s will also be featured at the Pioneer Day Program, which follows the parade at the Main Street Chapel Cultural Hall.
Barbecue will be served beginning at 11 a.m. at the Snowflake Social Hall for $5 per plate.
Following Saturday’s rodeo performance, a youth dance planned at 9 p.m. at the Snowflake Main Street Chapel parking lot. Appropriate dress is required. Admission is $2.
At 9 p.m. a young single adult dance will be held for ages 18 to 30 at the Pioneer Park Chapel. Admission is free.
At 9 p.m. a middle single adult dance for ages 30 to 50 and older will be held at the Stake Center at West Ninth South. A donation of $2 is requested.
