Events Schedule

Friday, August 1st 

5:00 Food Trucks – Walnut St

6:00 Anita Fire Department’s Bags Tournament Registration

        Bags Tournament – Anita Fire Station

• Food and Drinks

6:00 Kids Parade (Lineup at Food Pantry at 5:30)

Following the Parade

        Sesquicentennial Opening Ceremony - Bandshell

• National Anthem – vocalist Jody Rudolph

• Crowning Little Miss & Mr. Whaletown – Town & Country

• Anita’s Origin Story – SEQ Committee President Ann Thelen

• Anita’s Creed 

• Crowning of Sesquicentennial Governor & Lady Anita

• Present Grand Marshals of parade

• Recognize Sponsors & Donors - Class Challenge Winner 

6:30 Scavenger Hunt Registration/7:00 Start

6:45 150th Birthday Cake/Ice Cream Social – Community Center

• Anita’s 1975 Centennial/Other Home Movies-Community Center 

7:30-9:30 Kids Glow Foam Party/Adult High Striker (Strongman)–Walnut St 

8:00 Anita Native Jo Kelloway Littleton and the Chuggaluggers - Bandshell

Saturday, August 2nd 

  9:00 Sesquicentennial Family History Museum open – City Hall

           SEQ Merchandise Shop open – Anita Economic Development 

  9:30 Parade Lineup at CAM High School

10:30 Whaletown Parade “Small Town Pride Since 1875” 

     Presented by Town & Country 

11:30 Following the Parade

• Food Trucks – Walnut St

• Drinks & Beer Garden – Anita Fire Station

• Cooling Center/free water – Community Center

Entertainment until 4:00

• Kids Fun Zone – Community Center parking lot

• Face Painting – Bandshell Park

• Anita’s 1975 Centennial/Other Home Movies-Community Center 

• Car/Tractor/Motorcycle Show – Main Street

• Military Veteran’s Display – American Legion Hall

• Chris Karns Anita Collection – next to BKK

• Downtown History Walk

• Quilt Show/Centennial Dolls (opens at noon)– Methodist Church

• Stager’s Candy Window – Market on Main

• Water Balloon Fights, Photo Op Stations 

• Anita Municipal Utilities Tour

12:00 Dance Atlantic - Bandshell

12:00-3:00 Axe Throwing – Ironside Axe Company (sign up/fee) – Walnut St

1:00 & 3:00 Veteran’s 2014 Honor Flight Slideshow – American Legion Hall

1:00 Pickleball Tourney - Tennis/Pickleball Courts 

1:00-4:00 Herb Waddell's Gasoline Station Museum - 700 Hillcrest Drive

2:00 Community Photo with drone (start to gather at 1:45) – Main St/Walnut St intersection

Following the photo

 Sesquicentennial Program – Bandshell

• Stories of Sesquicentennial Governor & Lady Anita

• Longest Beard, Longest Hair, Best Mustache contests

• Baby Races

2:30 Musician Sara Selders - Bandshell

4:30 Anita Firemen’s Steakfry – Anita Fire Station

5:00 Musician Aiden Flathers – Bandshell

7:00 Sesquicentennial Quilt Auction/Prize Drawings - Bandshell

8:00 Anita Native Brooke Turner and the Rock’n D Boys – Bandshell

Sunday, August 3rd 

7:30 Registration for 5K Fun Run/Walk - Lake Anita State Park

8:00 "The Anita 150" - 5K Fun Run/Walk – Lake Anita State Park

8:00-11:30 Pancake Breakfast by Chris Cakes - Community Center

10:00 All Denominations Community Church – Bandshell

11:00 Accordian duo Squeezy Peas - Bandshell

1:00 Horseshoe Pitching Presentation/Contest – Lake Anita State Park

• Concessions by Friends of Lake Anita