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RANDOLPH — Volunteers have been busy the past several days making preparations for next week’s Randolph Community Fair.
This year’s event will run from July 11-13 and will feature many new events including pickleball, clouds of color and foam-filled fun.
The Lied Randolph Public Library Family Fun Night will kick off the celebration on Friday, July 11.
Held in the city park, the Horn T Petting Zoo, along with walking tacos and taverns, will be available starting at 5:30 p.m. The petting zoo will feature a Llama, an alpaca and exotic cattle.
The park fun night will also be the host for a foam party beginning at 6:30 p.m. According to the fair’s Facebook post, the foam party is available for all ages and is expected to last one hour.
“A foam party is when a special machine fills a designated area with lots of bubbly foam. People dance, play, and have fun in the foam, while music is playing,” said the Facebook post.
Saturday will mark the second day of the fair and begins with the livestock show at 8:30 a.m. in the city park.
The Cardinal Kids Learning Center Color Run will begin at 9 a.m. All ages and strollers are welcome, and it’s recommended to wear a white T-shirt, though there are routes without color.
Also new to the celebration, the pickleball tourney will begin at 10 a.m. in the city park.
Saturday evening offers free admission to the city pool from 1-5 p.m., as well as a street dance downtown.
The Fireman’s Omelet breakfast starts Sunday at 8 a.m. until noon at the city auditorium.
The FFA booster car and tractor show will be held downtown, with registration starting at 8 a.m. and awards at 3:30 p.m. A parade will follow to showcase all antique tractors, cars and floats.
St. John’s Lutheran Church will host the Music Therapists with Christian Therapy beginning at 1 p.m. The band will perform country gospel and oldies music.
The fair will end in the city park on Sunday evening, starting at 5 p.m., with the Knights of Columbus Kids Pedal Tractor Pull for ages 4-13. Sponsored by First State Bank, the community BBQ will begin at 6 p.m.
During the BBQ, the community awards will be presented.
The community will also be encouraged to show their support for 4-year-old Lee Drobny. The son of Charlie and Hudsen Drobny and grandson of Assistant Fire Chief Chad and Brandy Winkelbauer, is in an ongoing fight against a cancerous tumor, diagnosed as a Wilms tumor on the family’s GoFundMe page. There will be an auction to shave a fireman’s head, and all proceeds will go to the family.
