AMBOY — The 37thAnnual Amboy Depot Days offers something for everyone.
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AMBOY — The 37thAnnual Amboy Depot Days offers something for everyone.
The annual festival kicks off on Thursday night in downtown Amboy with the opening of the food stand and carnival. Thursday night is family night and all rides are $2 for this special night. The Depot Days Little Dancers will take the Main Stage at 6:30 p.m. The Miss, Junior Miss, Little Miss and Little Mister Amboy pageant will begin at 7 p.m. with the crowing of the new Miss Amboy at 8:30 p.m.
On Friday at 8 a.m., the community wide garage sales and the vendor booths downtown open for business. The food stands open at 10 a.m. and the carnival will open at 6 p.m. The carnival special for Friday night is $20 bands for unlimited rides. Featured on the Main Stage is The Siv V and The Human Resources, sponsored by Shell Oil. Sid V and The Human Resources concert is free and they will be performing from 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. The Knights of Columbus is again hosting a beer garden, where Against The Grain will be performing from 9:30 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.
Saturday morning kicks off bright and early at 7 a.m. with the Amboy Fire Department pancake breakfast. After breakfast, at 7:30 a.m., the annual Amboy Education Foundation Depot Days Dash begins. The Amboy Farm Tractor Show will be held in downtown Amboy from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. Also open in downtown Amboy at 8 a.m. will be the vendor booths. The community wide garage sales will open at 8 a.m. The food stands open at 10 a.m. and the KC Beer Garden opens at 11 a.m.
Kids can meet and greet PJ Masks, Catboy, Spiderman and Cinderella at the Pankhurst Memorial Library from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. The carnival opens at noon on Saturday and from noon to 3 p.m., they will offer an arm band special of $20 for unlimited rides. The carnival will be open until 10 p.m. on Saturday.
Whimsey Paint will be offering free face painting in the Depot parking lot from 2 -4 p.m.
The annual Amboy Lions Depot Days parade will step off at 3 p.m. on Saturday.
Eileen Quest will perform music on the Main Stage from 3:30 – 5 p.m.
Teen Turf will host its Donkey Drop from 4-5 p.m.
KSB will sponsor the band Brushville on the Main Stage from 7- 9 p.m. The final act of the evening is live music in the KC Beer Garden from 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Sunday morning begins at 6 a.m. with the opening of registration for the 28thannual Depot Days Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show. The Knights of Columbus will be hosting a pancake breakfast from 6:30 – 10:30 a.m. At 8 a.m., the downtown vendors and community wide garage sales open for business. The food stands open at 10 a.m. Judging for the annual car show begins at 11:30 a.m. At noon, the KC Beer Garden opens and the carnival will offer an arm band special of $20 for unlimited rides from noon to 4 p.m. The Depot Days car show awards will be presented at 3 p.m., followed by the 50/50 raffle winner drawn.
