Frankfort Hot Dog Festival

Frankfort Hot Dog Festival

Saturday, Jul 27, 2024 at 8:00am

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Schedule:

8:00 am - COACH Kids Breakfast (Prairie Creek Park Event Center) Come enjoy a delicious breakfast of biscuits & gravy, pancakes, fresh fruit & a drink for $8 and support local youth mentoring. Additional to traditional community-based mentoring, CK facilitates school-based mentoring and the new high school student self-referring Friends for Life program. Every dollar donated goes to mentoring youth in Clinton County.

8:30 am - COACH Kids Corn hole Registration (Prairie Creek Park) Splash Pad - (Praire Creek Park) - open Hot Dog Doubles Tennis Tournament - Deadline to enter: Wednesday, July 24th. Jonelle Smith Tennis Courts at Frankfort High School in Frankfort, IN.

9:00 am - Wabash Valley Artists Society Exhibition - 9:00-5:00, Hubbard Gallery

9:30 am - BMX Wonder Wheels Stunt Show (E Wasington) you can expect the biggest jaw dropping tricks imaginable. The non-stop action will keep your group riveted. The emcee will announce all the action while the stunt team executes thrilling feats to an energizing soundtrack. The ramp used is the larger 5' x 8' x 24' box jump. This allows for bigger stunts and for multiple riders to be performing simultaneously.

COACH Kids Cornhole Tournament (Prairie Creek Park) Pre Entry is encouraged but not required. Teams may enter day of tournament. Entry fee is due at tournament registration. Tournament will follow rules observed at www.playcornhole.org/rules/shtml. Tournament will be double elimination bracket. This is for fundraising purposes, not professional achievements.

"Over the Top Tours" Street Vault - (W Clinton St) Frankfort Hot Dog Festival and Richey's Hometown. Live music, great food, and some high vaultage!

10:00 am - Doxie Derby Dachshund Race Registrations (N Courthouse Lawn) please bring your copy of up-to-date vaccines. All dogs must be leashed or crated if not competing. All handlers are expected to clean up after their dogs.

Doxie Ninja Warrior (N Courthouse Lawn) Join us for the 1st annual Doxie agility course. Doxies of all sizes can compete in this fun daring mini agility course.

DockDogs- registration & practice - DockDogs® born in 2000 to create a nationally recognized competitive sport based on rules and precedents in Track and Field competitions. Much of DockDogs® Big Air Dog competitions' popularity comes from having national standards and objective measures that allow people to train competitively and have objective feedback on their progress. Also, our open competitions allow 'anyone with a dog and toy' to participate in the sport and have a chance at national recognition.

11:00 am - Family Fun Zone opens (W Clinton St) Bungee trampoline, water ball walking, zippyland pets, trackless train, bounces, combos, games, slides and obstacle courses. Something fun for everyone in the family.

Pickleball Free Play - (Columbia St) - Want to try Pickleball, stop by the WeCare/CORE Pickleball Courts and give it a try. You just might find a new activity that you and your family love.

Prancing Ponies & Petting Zoo (S Columbia) An Agri-Tourism business serving central, IN. Providing Pony Rides and hands on farm animals for birthday parties, corporate events, company picnics and more!

DockDogs Big Air Wave No 4 (W Washington) Big Air is a 'long jump for dogs'. The dog, which may be placed anywhere on the 40′dock, runs, and jumps into the water after a throw toy (provided by the handler) is tossed. The distance is judged from the end of the dock to where the tail set of the dog breaks the water's surface.

15th Annual Doxie Derby (N Courthouse Lawn) Come one come all - dachshunds of all ages and sizes are welcome to participate. Nothing is more fun
than watching cute doxies racing and trying to figure out where the finish line is. Classes: Puppy, Adult, Senior, Costume and Over all.

Doxie Ninja Warrior Contest (N Courthouse Lawn) join us for a fun contest to see who has the 2024 Mini Ninja Warrior and the 2024 Full Size Ninja Warrior Dachshund! Watch at our Ninja's navigate the Ninja course. Facing alligators, fire, bridges and many other agility suprises.

Artist Alley (between Arni's & Ellis) Come and show us your artistic skills and have your work displayed in Ellis Artist Alley for all the world to see.

12:00 pm - BMX Wonder Wheels Stunt Show (E Washington) you can expect the biggest jaw dropping tricks imaginable. The non-stop action will keep your group riveted.
The emcee will announce all the action while the stunt team executes thrilling feats to an energizing soundtrack. The ramp used is the larger 5' x 8' x 24' box jump. This allows for bigger stunts and for multiple riders to be performing simultaneously.

1:00 pm – DockDogs Big Air Wave No 5 (W Washington) Big Air is a 'long jump for dogs'. The dog, which may be placed anywhere on the 40′ dock, runs and jumps into the water after a throw toy (provided by the handler) is tossed. The distance is judged from the end of the dock to where the tail set of the dog breaks the water's surface.

The Recovery Community Choir (Veterans Park)

STEM Adventures: Solar Powered S'mores Oven (Library) The Edge (Teen Department), Kids, Tween and Teens are invited to learn about solar energy in the most delicious way. Each participant will make their own solar-powered oven to take home! Registration opens July 1, 2024.

Hoosier Storytellers (Library) Theatre, All Ages, The Hot Dog Hall of Fame (HDHOF) returns to the library for the third year! Members of the HDHOF will be interviewed and inducted at the Frankfort High School later that afternoon.

1:30 pm - BMX Wonder Wheels Stunt Show (E Washington) you can expect the biggest jaw dropping tricks imaginable. The non-stop action will keep your group riveted. The emcee will announce all the action while the stunt team executes thrilling feats to an energizing soundtrack. The ramp used is the larger 5' x 8' x 24' box jump. This allows for bigger stunts and for multiple riders to be performing simultaneously.

1:45 pm - Faith Family Praise Team (Veterana Park)

2:00 pm - Clinton County Youth Theatre (Clinton St Stage) Performing

Wizarding Family Fun Day (Library) Second story of the Library, All Ages, come join the fun! We will have a sotrytime, arts and crafts, an escape room and more, centered around the world of wizarding! This is a free event, so come have fun with your whole family.

3:00 pm - DockDogs Big Air Wave No 6 (W Washington) Big Air is a 'long jump for dogs'. The dog, which may be placed anywhere on the 40 dock, runs and jumps into the water after a throw toy (provided by the handler) is tossed. The distance is judged from the end of the dock to where the tail set of the dog breaks the water's surface.

Gathering Point Worship Team (Veterans Park)

3:30 pm Karate Demonstrations (The Farmers Bank Performance Center Stage) Frank Harness KARATE USA students will demonstrate the art of Shorei Goju Ryu, empty hand techniques and weapons. Kyoshi Harness is an 8th degree Blackbelt with over 45 years of experience in the Martial Arts. He opened his dojo (school) in March 1993 in Frankfort. Kyoshi says "We aren't just training black belts but future leaders in our community. Making America stronger one black belt at a time".

4:15 pm - Eclectic Worship Ensemble (Veterans Park)

5:00 pm - DockDogs Speed Retrieve (W Washington St) Speed Retrieve is a 'timed event'. At the far end of the pool a bumper toy is suspended 2' above the water with a starting indicator light above it. The dog is then placed at the 20' white starting mark on the dock, when the light turns green the handler releases the dog, the time clock stops when the dog has pulled the toy from the Speed Retrieve bracket.

Karate Demonstrations (The Farmers Bank Performance Center Stage) Frank Harness KARATE USA students will demonstrate the art of Shorei Goju Ryu, empty hand techniques and weapons. Kyoshi Harness is an 8th degree Blackbelt with over 45 years of experience in the Martial Arts. He opened his dojo (school) in March 1993 in Frankfort. Kyoshi says "We aren't just training black belts but future leaders in our community. Making America stronger one black belt at a time".

5:30 pm Frankfort Nazarene Worship Band (Veterans Park)

Hot Dog Eating Contest (The Farmers Bank Performance Center Stage) Contestants will compete in the 6th Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest sponsored in part by NHK Seating. Grand prize is $500 to the contestant who eats the most hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes.

6:00 pm - "A Rock ‘n' Roll Tribute – From Elvis to the Beatles featuring The Neverly Brothers" (The Farmers Bank Performance Center Stage) The Neverly Brothers concerts take you on a musical guided VIRTUAL TOUR of the birth, near death and resurrection of rock n' roll rock n roll - from 1955 to 1965. You'll learn rock history and be thoroughly entertained with their chronological song sequence, stories behind the music and vintage wardrobe changes. Their energetic stage show consists of show-stopping renditions of early hits by Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, The Beatles, Rolling Stones, and more!

7:00 pm - DockDogs - Big Air Finals (W Washington St)

Cade Thompson - (Veterans Park) Red Street Records artist, Cade Thompson, is an energetic and soulful Contemporary Christian music artist with a sound that appeals to believers and mainstream pop audiences alike. Cade's effortless style promotes his personal musical influences, which draws heavily from the church. Cade has an admirable ability to transform his thoughts and faith into a powerful collection of melodies and lyrics that inspire people of all ages to step into all that God has for them.

8:15 pm - AGT's Golden Buzzer - Singing Janitor Richard Goodall - (The Farmers Bank Performance Center Stage) The audition began with the 55-year-old from Indiana telling judges Heidi, Simon Cowell, Sofia Vergara and Howie Mandel about his life-long dreams of becoming a singer. In order to make money, he took a janitorial job at an elementary school, seeing himself as 'not a fancy person.' When his students heard him singing in the school halls, they encouraged him to try out for NBC's reality TV show because he's 'got talent.' And the rest is history.

8:30 pm - Matt Maher (Veterans Park) Since his major-label debut in 2008, Matt Maher has become a staple in the artistic and songwriting community. A nine-time-GRAMMY® nominee and three-time-GMA Dove Award® winner, he has garnered multiple radio successes, writing and recording songs such as his Top 5 CCLI song 'Lord, I Need You' and the chart-topping radio singles 'Because He Lives (Amen)' and 'Alive & Breathing.' Along with other hits such as 'Hold Us Together,' 'Christ Is Risen,' 'All The People Said Amen,' and 'Your Grace Is Enough,' Maher has written or co-written six No. 1 radio singles.

Penning numerous songs recorded by Crowder, Hillsong, Casting Crowns, Chris Tomlin, We Are Messengers, Chris Renzema, Mack Brock, Brandon Lake and Passion, he's had multiple titles on the CCLI chart's Top 500 list. With career album sales of more than 600,000 units to date, Maher was awarded RIAA Platinum® certification for 'Lord, I Need You' and RIAA Gold® certification for 'Hold Us Together,' 'All The People Said Amen,' and 'Because He Lives (Amen)'. He's released ten studio albums, including his 2017 GRAMMY-nominated album Echoes, and his first Christmas album and children's book, both titled The Advent of Christmas.

Maher, an official Steinway Artist, has been headlining his own tours and performing at major Catholic and Evangelical events since 2004, including multiple World Youth Day festivals, most recently in Rio De Janeiro presided by Pope Francis. He has also participated in the industry's biggest tours and festivals, such as Worship Night In America with Chris Tomlin, Compassion Live's The Road Show and Tobymac's Hits Deep. Maher has also toured with MercyMe, Chris Tomlin, and Casting Crowns.

8:45 pm – Frankfort Senior High School Band (The Farmers Bank Perforance Center Stage) Led by
band director Jason Hutton

9:00 pm – Hotel California "A Salute to the Eagles" (The Farmers Bank Performance Center Stage) A spirited blend of originality and the pursuit of excellence have taken Hotel California 'A Salute to the Eagles' to a level of recognition normally reserved for Gold and Platinum recording artists. By respectfully and accurately reproducing the Grammy award winning sounds of our generation's Greatest American Songbook, this legendary Southern California group, has become the most successful and longest running show of its kind.

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