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Winner Winner
Chicken Dinner
Versailles will celebrate the 67th annual Poultry Days festival June
8th-10th with a theme of “Poultry Going Platinum” which recognizes the
sale of the One Millionth Dinner. The purchaser of this very
special dinner will receive gifts including a voucher towards a trip
for two to Las Vegas sponsored by Zechar Bailey and a one-year supply
of delicious Mike-Sells potato chips. Last year the festival set
a new all-time record of 27,620 and this year the board plans to have
at least 28,500 dinners on the grounds. Sales begin at 3:30
Friday, 11:30 Saturday and 11:00 Sunday. The festival will also
offer your favorite festival foods.
Jim and Diana Subler have been selected as Honorary Grand Parade
Marshals which will held at 11:00am on Saturday. The festival
will also offer the Antique Car parade which will be held at 2:30 on
Sunday. By popular demand the antique car display will remain on
South Center Street and will begin at 10:00am. Due to street
construction the Antique Car Parade will follow the same route as the
Grand Parade. Pre-registration is required for the Grand Parade
while registration for the Antique Car Parade and Display will begin at
10:00am at the corner of S. West and Virginia Streets. The festival
will also offer an Antique Tractor display on the grounds.
The board continues to improve the festival and additional changes have
been made to provide the variety festival goers expect. This year
the Social Tent takes things to another level with TEN live musical
acts representing several musical styles. From Saw Creek (Friday) and
the MicStand Band’s country, to Empty Tank (Sunday) and Eight Ball’s
rock, to solo acoustic, and the “under the streetlight” music of the
‘60s and ‘70s of the Quintessentials (Saturday). This year Tricky
Dick & The Cover-Ups (Friday) will be traveling from Cleveland to
perform. Tricky Dick is one of the top party bands in the state
and brings their own style of high energy rock funk.
Versailles was the first in the area to shut down the highway and have
a party and the tradition continues with the largest festival in the
area. The Social Tent holds over 2,000 people with plenty of
seating outside the tent for those who want to enjoy the
sunshine. NEW for this year we will offer a “video wall” which
will allow festival goers to watch the bands while outside of the
tent. The Winery at Versailles will be back providing a wide
selection, and new for this year frozen slushies to cool you off.
The Social Tent is sponsored by MillerCoors which along with The Winery
and Anheuser-Busch will provide over 35 beverage choices. NEW for
this year locally brewed craft beer will be available from Moeller Brew
Barn of Maria Stein.
Poultry Days offers plenty of activities for the whole family and a
great value for a weekend of family fun. All day ride wrist bands
are available for the entire weekend. Other activities include an
Art and Photography Show, a Cornhole Tournament, carnival rides, games,
FREE Kiddie Tractor Pulls, flower show, K of C Bingo, Pony Rides,
displays, cake & egg decorating contest, Rage and Rocko the Safety
Dogs, Bear Hollow Wood Carvers, Worch Library Talent Show and the
famous Miss Chick and Little Miss Poultry Days pageants. YOLO has
organized the largest 5k Run/Walk in the county for Saturday with
registration extending to the morning of the event. The festival
will also host over 70 vendors. Browse the merchandise and find a
unique Father’s Day gift.
To showcase Agriculture, the Versailles FFA is excited to offer an
Agriculture Awareness and Promotion Tent on Saturday and Sunday.
Activities inside the tent will include: hands-on crafts related to
agriculture, milking cow simulator, petting zoo, tractor simulator,
hatching of eggs, and free promotional materials.
The granddaddy of Ultimate Frisbee tournaments returns to Versailles
with over 2,000 players from through the county. This tournament
is on The Ultimate Bucket List, Top Field Tournaments in the
World. The other locations are Bangkok, Thailand; Budapest,
Hungary; Fuji City, Japan; Waimanalo, Hawaii; Grenoble, France;
Redmond, WA, Croatia; Medellin, Columbia; Dallas, TX, Amsterdam and the
World Games. Not bad for a little hometown festival!
Experience the best of a community festival in Versailles. Come
early for your spot to watch a parade and don’t miss your chance to
taste the delicious World-Famous chicken because we plan to sale
out! For details and the full festival schedule go to
www.versaillespoultrydays.com.
Photo of the 2018 Festival Chairmen. Front: Alex Luthman, 1st Chair,
Jeff Lyme 2018 Festival Chairman and Luke Subler, 2nd Chair.
Back: Brent Pepple, 3rd Chair and Dereck Smith, 4th Chair.
For a list of Poultry Days 2018 events click here
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