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73rd Annual Poultry Days festival

Arts and Entertainment

June 12, 2024

From: Versailles Poultry Days

The Versailles Poultry Days’ Board of Directors and the Village of Versailles welcome you to the 73rd annual Poultry Days festival June 14-16th. Always the 2nd full weekend in June! Poultry Days is an annual community festival which began in 1952 to celebrate the area’s history as a leading poultry-producer. Arrive early to enjoy one of our World-Famous chicken dinners. Since 1952 this village of less than 3,000 people has sold 1,174,285 of these delicious dinners.

The 2024 festival theme is “Poultry of the Caribbean”. The festival is always packed with many activities for people of all ages to enjoy. The Grand Parade will be at 11am. on Saturday and the Antique Car Parade will be replaced with the "Chicken Classic Cruise-In Car Show" on Sunday. The Village will host the 42nd annual Ultimate Frisbee Tournament, which is one of the top bucket list tournaments in the world. Some of the other activities will include: Miss Chick and Little Miss Poultry Days Contests, FREE Kiddie Tractor Pull, rides and games for all ages, Vendor Area, Cake and Egg Contests, Flower Show, Art & Photo Show and FREE Chicken Eating Contest along with many other family friendly events.

We look forward to seeing everyone in June!

Schedule:

Wednesday, June 12

5:00 - 8:00pm - Art & Photography Show Registration - Multi-Purpose Building

Thursday, June 13

4:00 - 8:00pm - Vendor Tents Set-Up

5:00 - 8:00pm - Art & Photography Show Registration - Multi-Purpose Building

Friday, June 14

9:30am - 11:30am - Flower Show Registration - Bus Driver Meeting Room

12:00pm - Miss Chick Contest (Personal Interviews)

12:00pm - 2:00pm - Vendor Tents Set-Up

1:00pm - Flower Show Judging (Open Class) - Bus Driver Meeting Room

3:00pm - 6:00pm - Friends of the Library Book Sale - Worch Library

3:00pm - 8:00pm - Art & Photography Show - Multi-Purpose Building

3:00pm - 8:00pm - Flower Show - Bus Driver Meeting Room

3:00pm - 10:30pm - Food, Concessions, Rides in Operation

3:00pm - 11:30pm - Social Tent in Operation

3:30pm - 7:30pm - DeMange Brothers - Social Tent

3:30pm - 8:00pm - Drive & Walk-Thru Barbecue Chicken

4:00pm - 9:00pm - Vendor Tents - North Parking Lot

4:00pm - 6:00pm - 5K Run/Walk & Fun Run Packet Pickup (East Parking Lot - Versailles High School)

4:00pm - 8:00pm - NEW Hotel Versailles - Heritage Park Shuttle Service

4:00pm - 8:00pm - NEW VAPPA Lemonade & Pit-Tatoes

4:30pm - 6:20pm - NEW Isabel Rawlins, Andrew Wuebker - Dining Tent

6:00pm - 10:00pm - Lions Club - Chuckaluck

6:00pm - 10:00pm - K of C Bingo - South of Building

6:30pm - Little Miss Poultry Days Contest - Old HS Gym

8:00pm - 11:30pm - NEW Zack Attack - Social Tent

Saturday, June 15

7:00am - 8:15am - 5K Run/Walk & Fun Run Packet Pickup & Registration

New High School - East Parking Lot

8:00am - 1-Mile Fun Run - New High School

8:30am - 5K Run/Walk Race (Awards following) - New High School

7:30am - 9:00am - Cake & Egg Registration - Multi-Purpose Building

9:00am - 8:00pm - Ultimate Frisbee Tournament - Heritage Park, Track & Driving Range

9:30am - Awards Ceremony 5K Run/Walk - New High School

9:30am - Cake & Egg Judging - Multi-Purpose Building

11:00am - Grand Parade - Bands, Miss Chick, Floats

11:30am - 7:30pm - Drive & Walk-Thru Barbecue Chicken

12:00pm - 5:00pm - Versailles FFA - Petting Zoo (North Parking Lot near Vendor Tents)

12:00pm - 5:15pm - NEW Annie Oakley Pop Gun Tent

12:00pm - 5:15pm - NEW Darke County Parks - Raptor Birds

12:00pm - 6:00pm - Friends of the Library Book Sale - Worch Library

12:00pm - 6:00pm - NEW Family Fun Zone

12:00pm - 6:00pm - Kinder Korner Dunk Tank - Front Lawn

12:00pm - 8:00pm - NEW VAPPA Lemonade & Pit-Tatoes

12:00pm - 8:00pm - Art & Photography Show /Cake & Eggs Show - Multi-Purpose Building

12:00pm - 8:00pm - Flower Show - Bus Driver Meeting Room

12:00pm - 9:00pm - Vendor Tents - North Parking Lot

12:00pm - 10:00pm - K of C Bingo - South of Building

12:00pm - 10:30pm - Food, Concessions, Rides in Operation

12:00pm - 11:30pm - Social Tent in Operation

12:30pm - 3:30pm - NEW Will Freed Band - Social Tent

12:30pm - 1:20pm - NEW Logan Schulze - Dining Tent

1:00pm - 4:00pm - Versailles Area Museum - Open

1:00pm - 9:00pm - NEW Hotel Versailles - Heritage Park Shuttle Service

1:00pm - 10:00pm - Lions Club - Chuckaluck

1:00pm - Flag Raising Ceremony– Front of Old High School

2:00pm - 3:00pm - Versailles Community Band - Front Lawn

2:00pm - 6:00pm - NEW - Pitch, Hit & Run Contest (HS Baseball & Softball Diamonds)

2:00pm - 4:00pm - Miss Chick Contest - Finals & Crowning - Old High School Gym

4:00pm - 7:00pm - NEW Green Sands - Social Tent

4:30pm - 6:20pm - NEW Logan Schulze, Evan VanSkyock & Mathew Francis - Dining Tent

6:30pm - 7:00pm - Cake & Egg Show - Awards

7:30pm - 11:30pm - NEW Saw Crush - Social Tent

Sunday, June 16

9:00am - 3:30pm - NEW Chicken Classic Cruise In Car Show (South Center St)

9:00am - 4:00pm - Ultimate Frisbee Tournament - Heritage Park

11:00am - 7:00pm - Drive & Walk-Thru Barbecue Chicken

11:30am - 2:00pm - NEW Evan VanSkyock & Mathew Francis, Lauren Rismiller - Dining Tent

12:00pm - 1:00pm - Kiddie Tractor Pull Registration - Driveway to the Vendor Area

12:00pm - Corn Hole Tournament - Registration/Sign-in - Front Lawn

12:00pm - 3:00pm - Art & Photography Show (Pick-Up from 2:00-3:00pm)

12:00pm - 4:00pm - Friends of the Library Book Sale - Worch Library

12:00pm - 4:00pm - NEW Annie Oakley Pop Gun Tent

12:00pm - 4:00pm - NEW Darke County Parks - Raptor Birds

12:00pm - 5:00pm - NEW Family Fun Zone

12:00pm - 5:00pm - Vendor Tents - North Parking Lot

12:00pm - 5:00pm - Versailles FFA - Petting Zoo (North Parking Lot near Vendor Tents)

12:00pm - 5:30pm - NEW VAPPA Lemonade & Pit-Tatoes

12:00pm - 6:00pm - Kinder Korner Dunk Tank - Front Lawn

12:00pm - 6:00pm - Flower Show - Bus Driver Meeting Room

12:00pm - 8:00pm - Food, Concessions, Rides in Operation

12:00pm - 10:30pm - Social Tent in Operation

12:30pm - Corn Hole Tournament - Front Lawn (in the gym if rain)

1:00pm - Kiddie Tractor Pull - Driveway to the Vendor Area

1:00pm - 5:00pm - NEW Pitch, Hit & Run (Rain Out Date)(HS Baseball & Softball Diamond)

1:00pm - 3:30pm - Danny Schneible - Social Tent

1:00pm - 4:00pm - Versailles Area Museum - Open

1:00pm - 7:00pm - K of C Bingo - South of Building

2:00pm - Ultimate Frisbee Championship Matches & Awards - Heritage Park

3:00pm - Chicken Eating Contest Registration - Front Lawn

3:00pm - 9:00pm - Lions Club - Chuckaluck

3:30pm - Chicken Eating Contest - Front Lawn

4:00pm - 6:30pm - Eight Ball - Social Tent

4:30pm - 6:20pm - NEW Montana Pulfer, Lauren Pohl - Dining Tent

7:00pm - Flower Show - Entry Pick Up Deadline

7:00pm - 10:30pm - The Hammer Jockeys - Social Tent

Admission: Free

Date: June 14-16, 2024

Location: Versailles Poultry Days

459 S. Center Street Versailles, OH 45380

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