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Poultry Days Festival
“Poultrystock” is
2013 Festival Theme
See below for stories and
photos from Poultry Days 2012
On June 14th-16th, the 62nd annual Poultry Days Festival returns to the
village of Versailles. This year’s theme is “Poultrystock: Three Days
of Friends, Music and Chicken.” The Poultry Days Festival has always
been famous for the delicious BBQ chicken, served all weekend.
The 2013 festival will include old favorites and new activities for the
whole family.
Poultry Days features two parades, the Grand Parade at 11am on Saturday
and the Antique Car & Tractor Parade at 2:30pm on Sunday. New
for 2013 will be the Tour de Versailles cycling events including a
62-mile Gran Fondo, 31-mile “Half” Fondo and a 10-mile Family Fun Ride
on Sunday. The Darke County Photography Show joins the festival
this year, and the 5K run/walk will take a new route as it becomes part
of the Wayne Healthcare “Darke County Challenge.” Another new
addition is the 1st Mister and Miss FitChallenge to be held
Friday. Also, the “FIRST” (For Inspiration and Recognition of
Science and Technology) group will sponsor a Robot show on Saturday at
5:30 on the north parking lot of the Board of Education building.
Back by popular demand are the Adult Tricycle races and a new Cornhole
Tournament. Others activities include free kiddie tractor pulls,
a 2-on-2 basketball tournament, flower show, vendor area, cake &
egg contests and the Miss Chick & The Little Miss Poultry Day
contests. Bingo, tractor displays, pony rides, and carnival games
and rides will be festival favorites. During the festival, the
village will host the 32nd Annual Ultimate Frisbee Tournament, the
third largest in the US. This year, international teams from the
United States and Canada will be playing on festival grounds before
competing in the World Games. Past Miss Chicks will be conducting
“Chicks for Veterans” to raise money for wounded veterans.
In Poultrystock fashion, the social tent is being enlarged to host a
record of 10 musical groups! The social tent will also offer an
expanded adult beverage selection to include Bud Light, Yuengling,
Bacardi Raz, Versailles Winery Wine, lemonade drinks, and a new
selection of craft beers including; Bass, Stella Artois, Bud Black
Crown and LandShark.
2013 VERSAILLES
POULTRY DAYS SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Wednesday, June 12
4:00 – 8:00 p.m.... Art & Photography Show Registration –
Multi-Purpose Building
Thursday, June 13
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.... Art & Photography Show Registration
– Multi-Purpose Building
4:00 – 8:00 p.m.... Commercial and Craft Tent Set-Up
Friday, June 14
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.... Flower Show Registration
12:00 p.m.... Miss Chick Contest (Personal Interviews)
12:00 – 2:00 p.m.... Commercial and Craft Tent Set-Up (Only if
Necessary)
12:00 – 8:00 p.m.... Friends of the Library Book Sale – Worch
Memorial Library
1:00 p.m.... Flower Show Judging (Open Class) - Bus Driver
Meeting Room
3:00 – 8:00 p.m.... Art & Photography Show - Multi-Purpose
Building
3:00 – 8:00 p.m.... Flower Show - Bus Driver Meeting Room
3:00 – 11:00 p.m.... Food, Concessions, Rides and Carnival Booths
in Operation
3:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.... Social Tent in Operation
3:30 – 8:00 p.m.... Drive & Walk-Thru Barbecue Chicken (or
sell out)
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.... On the Radar – Social Tent
4:00 – 9:00 p.m.... Craft and Commercial Exhibit Tents – North
Parking Lot
5:00 – 7:30 p.m.... Almost Empty – Social Tent
5:30 p.m.... Mister & Miss SuperFit Challenge – Instructions
– Old High School Track
6:00 p.m. ... Mister & Miss SuperFit Challenge - Event Begins
– Old High School Track
6:30 p.m.... Little Miss Poultry Days Contest - Old HS Gym
7:00 – 11:00 p.m.... K of C Bingo - Back of Building
8:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.... Nashville Crush – Social Tent
Saturday, June 15
6:30 – 7:30 a.m.... 5K Run/Walk & 1-Mile Fun Run Packet
pickup & Registration – New High School
7:45 a.m.... 1-Mile Fun Run – New High School
8:00 a.m.... 5K Run/Walk Race (Awards at 9:15 a.m.) – New High
School
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.... Egg & Cake Registration –
Multi-Purpose Building
9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.... Ultimate Frisbee Tournament – Heritage
Park
9:00 a.m.... Ultimate Frisbee – Team Canada –vs- 2012 Champion -
H.S. Track
9:30 a.m.... Veterans Ceremony – Fountain Square
9:45 a.m.... Egg & Cake Judging – Multi-Purpose Building
10:45 a.m.... Ultimate Frisbee – 2012 Champion –vs- 2011 Champion
– H.S. Track
11:00 a.m.... Grand Parade
11:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.... Drive & Walk-Thru Barbecue Chicken
(or sell out)
12:00 – 8:00 p.m.... Art, Photo, Cake & Eggs Shows –
Multi-Purpose Building
12:00 – 8:00 p.m.... Friends of the Library Book Sale – Worch
Memorial Library
12:00 – 8:00 p.m.... Flower Show – Bus Driver Meeting Room
12:00 – 10:00 p.m.... Craft and Commercial Exhibit Tents - North
Parking Lot
12:00 – 11:00 p.m.... Food, Concessions, Rides and Carnival
Booths in Operation
12:00 – 11:30 p.m. ... Social Tent in Operation
12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.... TRSS Drum Corp – Social Tent
12:30 p.m.... Ultimate Frisbee – Team USA –vs- 2012 Champion –
H.S. Track
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.... Adult Tricycle Races Registration – Driveway
to the Vendor Area
1:00 – 11:00 p.m.... K of C Bingo – Back of Building
1:30 – 4:30 p.m.... Higgins Madewell – Social Tent
2:00 p.m.... Opening Ceremony and Flag Raising – Front of Old
High School
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.... Miss Chick Contest – Finals & Crowning –
Old High School Gym
2:00 p.m.... Wood Carving Show (2pm, 4pm, 6pm, 8pm)
2:15 p.m.... Ultimate Frisbee – Team Canada –vs- 2011 Champion –
H.S. Track
2:30 p.m.... Adult Tricycle Races – Driveway to the Vendor Area
4:00 p.m.... Ultimate Frisbee - Team USA –vs- Chicken Fingers –
H.S. Track
5:00 – 8:00 p.m.... Pocket Change – Social Tent
6:30 p.m.... Ultimate Frisbee – Team USA –vs- Team Canada –
Heritage Park
6:30 – 7:30 p.m.... Egg & Cake Show - Awards...
8:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.... Bushwack – Social Tent
Sunday, June 16
6:30 - 8:45 a.m.... Tour de Versailles – Registration 62 Mile
& 31 Mile – New High School
9:00 a.m.... Tour de Versailles - Start 62 Mile Fondo
9:15 a.m.... Tour de Versailles - Start 31 Mile Half Fondo
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.... Tour de Versailles – Registration 10 Mile
Family Fun Ride – New High School
9:00 a.m.... Annual Poultry Days Golf Scramble –Stillwater Valley
Golf Course
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.... Ultimate Frisbee Tournament – Heritage
Park
9:30 a.m.... Refreshments for Church in the Park
10:00 a.m.... Tour de Versailles - Start 10 Mile Family Fun Ride
– New High School
10:00 a.m.... Church in the Park – Tent in Park North of the Pool
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.... 2 on 2 Basketball Tournament –
Registration at the New High School
11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.... Drive & Walk-Thru Barbecue Chicken
(or sell out)
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.... Corn Hole Tournament –Registration/Sign-In –
Front of Old High School
12:00 – 4:00 p.m.... Art & Photography Show (Pick-Up from
4:00-5:00 p.m.)
12:00 – 4:00 p.m. ... Friends of the Library Book Sale – Worch
Memorial Library
12:00 – 6:00 p.m.... Flower Show – Bus Driver Meeting Room
12:00 – 6:00 p.m.... Craft and Commercial Exhibit Tents – North
Parking Lot
12:00 – 10:00 p.m.... Food, Concessions, Rides and Carnival
Booths in Operation
12:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. ... Social Tent in Operation
12:30 p.m.... Kiddie Tractor Pull Registration – Driveway to the
Vendor Area
12:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.... Art and Photography Show – Multi
Purpose Room
1:00 – 10:00 p.m.... K of C Bingo – Back of Building
1:00 p.m.... 2 on 2 Basketball Tournament – New High School
(registration 11:00 am – 12:30pm)
1:00 p.m.... Wood Carving Show (1pm, 3pm, 5pm, 7pm)
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.... Mark Cantwil – Social Tent
1:30 p.m.... Corn Hole Tournament – Front Lawn of Old High School
1:30 p.m.... Kiddie Tractor Pull - Driveway to the Vendor Area
2:30 p.m.... Antique Car & Tractor Parade
3:00 – 4:00 p.m.... Art & Photography Work Pick-Up –
Multi-Purpose Room
3:30 – 6:00 p.m.... 8 Ball – Social Tent
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.... Ultimate Frisbee Division Championships &
Awards – Heritage Park
6:00 p.m.... Flower Show – Entry Pick Up Deadline
6:30 – 10:30 p.m.... Karma’s Pawn – Social Tent
For more information and forms, access the festival website at www.versaillespoultrydays.com.
Versailles Poultry
Days 2012, stories and photos
Annual Festival logs 60,000 Visitors over the Weekend, click here
Versailles Poultry Days Festival, click here
Miss Chick Contestants in order of appearance, click here
Versailles Poultry Days Grand Parade, Set 2, click here
Iwo Jima awesome highlight of Grand Parade, click here
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