Buttons for this year's Fulton Street Fair, "Meet Me At The Fair," will go on sale next week, according to Tara Morts, chief graphic designer at Fulton Graphics.
This 13th annual fair will be centered around Fulton's Brick District on June 17 and 18. Registration fees collected from various events will be donated to community organizations, according to Morts.
"For example, the tug-of-war, those registration fees are going to Central Missouri Honor Flight," she said, adding this organization takes America's war veterans to Washington, D.C. to visit memorials dedicated to honor their service and sacrifices. "I think it takes $1,400, $1,500 to send one veteran."
The 2016 buttons sport a graphic of fireworks and a picture of CJ, the festival's mascot mule. Morts said buttons will be $2 each and sold at Callaway Bank, Central Bank, Callaway Chamber of Commerce events and through street fair committee members. Each button entitles the bearer to a free ice cream at June 17th's ice cream social at the Callaway County Courthouse, a discount at the beer garden and entrance into an area full of children's activities.
"I'll update the Fulton Street Fair Facebook page when we add locations," Morts said about button sales.
Each button is backed with a unique number. The bearer of the button will be eligible for daily drawings, which start June 12 and end June 18. Prizes include gift cards, rounds of golf, furniture, bicycles and cash.
Morts said the grand marshals of June 18th's parade have not yet been named. Most of the traditional events are back, including the live mule auction, the Callaway Cup race and the carnival. New this year will be the lift off of five hot air balloons from Memorial Park on Friday between 7 and 9 p.m. Brick skidding, which shows off the stacking skills of burly brick workers, will be highlighted throughout the festival. The mule derby, a fierce competition between several local teams, also will return.
Schedule of events
Plans are firming up for the 2016 Fulton Street Fair, "Meet Me At The Fair," with a full range of activities on June 17 and 18 in and near Fulton's downtown Brick District.
Among the activities is the carnival, at the corner of Seventh and Court streets. It will open at 4 p.m. on Friday and noon on Saturday. The festival's beer garden will open at 4 p.m. on both days at Fifth and Court streets.
Arts and crafts and food vendors will be open from 3-9 p.m. Friday and from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday.
Other popular events:
Friday
3:30 p.m.: Ice cream social, the lawn of the Callaway County Courthouse. The event is free with a street fair button, or 50 cents without.
4:30, 5:30 and 6:30 p.m.: Brick skidding demonstrations at Fifth and Court streets.
5-6 p.m.: Live mule auction, Fourth and Court streets.
6 p.m.: COF Washer's Tourney, Memorial Park .
6-7 p.m.: Callaway Cup mule derby, at Fifth and Court streets.
6-10:30 p.m.: Live music on two stages.
8 p.m.: Beks' "Hit The Crik" crawdad-eating contest, Fifth Street stage.
8:30-10:30 p.m.: Hot Air Balloon Glow, Memorial Park.
11 p.m.: Friday's a wrap.
Saturday
7:30 a.m.: 5k and Kids Mile events start.
9 a.m.-noon: Farmers Market, Fifth and Court streets.
10 a.m.-1 p.m.: Kiddie Corral at Seventh and Court streets.
At Memorial Park, Touch a Truck will offer kids and adults a chance to get up close to vehicles such as fire trucks, ambulances, police and race cars, tractors and more. That event is 10 a.m.-1 p.m. A tug-a-war also will start at the park at 11 a.m.
1-4 p.m.: Car show at Fifth and Court streets.
2-4 p.m.: Miss Callaway Pageant on the Fifth Street stage.
1-10:30 p.m.: Live music on two stages.
5 p.m.: The Grand Parade through downtown.
10 p.m.: Fireworks display at Memorial Park.
11 p.m.: The 2016 Fulton Street Fair closes.
For more information, go to: fultonstreetfair.com.