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Over 150 pounds of fresh morel mushrooms sold out in one day during Richmond's 28th Annual Mushroom Festival. The event was enjoyed by large crowds both days as people got caught up in the excitement of a hometown fair and the crowning of a winner in the large morel mushroom contest.
The festival isn't all about mushrooms, however. There's over 120 tempting food and craft booths, carnival, parade, live music, sanctioned BBQ cook-off, youth tractor pull, talent contest, 5K fun run, fine art show, Mr. and Miss Mushroom contest, and more activities sprawling through the historic district during the two-day event.
The Annual Mushroom Festival is held the first weekend of May and we strive to make it the biggest and the best event possible each year. A calendar of events is posted below for the 2009 Mushroom Festival.
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Join us for the following activitues during the 29th Annual Mushroom Festival:
Thursday, April 30
Evans Midland Empire Carnival "Wristband Night," downtown, Franklin St., 6-10 pm
Friday, May 1
Sunshine Art, sponsored by Signs & Wonders, Ray County Library Community Room, 9 a.m. - 5:30 pm
Fine Arts Show, sponsored by RCCAA, United Methodist Church Community Room, 9 a.m. - 6 pm
Craft and Fine Arts Fair, Downtown Square and West Main St., 9 a.m. - 6 pm
Evans Midland Empire Carnival, Downtown, Franklin St., 6-11 pm
3-on-3 Basketball Tournament, sponsored by Richmond Recreation Dept., City Hall Gym, 6 pm
Christian Music Concert, Grandstand on Square (Farris Theatre, if rain), 6:30-9 pm
Little Miss & Mister Mushroom, sponsored by Main Street Floral and The Daily News, 7 pm
State Championship Bar-B-Q Cook-Off, sponsored by Shirkey Nursing & Richmond Merchants, 5 pm
Beer Garden featuring rock band Teacher’z Pet on Ultimate Tailgate Stage, sponsored by Orrick Farm Service, Richmond Hills Shopping Center parking lot, 702 Wollard Blvd., 7 pm
Saturday, May 2
5K “FuNgus” Run, sponsored by RHS Cross County Team, begins near Grandstand, 8 am
State Championship Bar-B-Q Cook-Off, sponsored by Shirkey Nursing & Richmond Merchants, 8am-2 pm
Pedal Tractor Pull, sponsored by Richmond Farm and Lawn, in front of Grandstand, 8:30-10 am
Sunshine Art, sponsored by Signs & Wonders, Library Community Room, 9 am–5:30 pm
3-on-3 Basketball Tournament, sponsored by Richmond Recreation Dept., City Hall Gym, 9 am
Skateboard Contest, sponsored by International Sports Evangelists, Cevie Due Skate Park, 9 am-1pm
OVER 100 Vendors! Craft and Fine Arts Fair, Downtown Square and West Main St., 9 am-6 pm
Fine Arts Show, sponsored by RCCAA, Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 9 am-5 pm
Pet Adoption, sponsored by Ray County Humane Society, southeast Courthouse lawn, 9 am-6 pm
Motorcycle Show, sponsored by Ray County Coalition & Dale’s Cycle Gear, Ray County Library, 9 am-4 pm
Car Show, sponsored by Hard Time Ridders, Ray County Library parking lot, 10 am-2 pm
Farm Friends, sponsored by Richmond R-XVI FFA, northeast Courthouse lawn, 9 am-4 pm
MoChip Child Identification Service, sponsored by Masonic Lodges, City Hall chambers, 9:30 am-3 pm
Children’s Games, sponsored by The State Bank, west side of Courthouse, 10-11:30 am
Celebrity Dunk Tank, proceeds to benefit Fireworks Celebration in July, in front of US Bank, 10 am-5 pm
Shapes Dance and Acro Studio, front of Grandstand, 10:30-11 am
Karate, front of Grandstand, 11-11:15 am
Camp Kinnard Basketball, front of Grandstand, 11:15-11:30 am
Bluegrass Band Liberty Highway, sponsored by Curves of Richmond, Grandstand, 11:30 am-12:30 pm
Largest Morel Contest, sponsored by The Daily News, Grandstand, 12:30-1 pm
Parade, Grand Marshal and Miss Missouri Lacey Fitzgerald, 1 pm
Talent Show, sponsored by Richmond Merchants, Grandstand, 2:30-4:30 pm
Evans Midland Empire Carnival, Downtown, Franklin St., 2:30-11 pm
Mud Run, sponsored by Ray County Fair Board, Ray County Fairgrounds, 4 pm
For more information, call 816-776-6916. |
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