Annual Events in Gove County

Gove
August 13 & 14, 2010-----Annual Old Settlers' Day.

Grainfield
September 6, 2009-----Annual Pie Contest held in the Opera House/sponsored by Dan Godek, owner of Harvest Market.

September 6, 2009-----Annual City Picnic - 5:30 p.m. - meal served and activities for the children.

September 7, Labor Day-----Annual Knights of Columbus consignment sale starting at 9:00 a.m. at St. Agnes Church grounds, with the St. Agnes Ladies serving lunch in the St. Agnes Eduation Center, along with a cake walk & raffle - all day.

November 14, 2009-----Pheasant Hunters' weekend is the Annual "OPERA"tunity Arts & Crafts Fair in the Grainfield Opera House.

November 28, 2009-----At 7:30, the Annual Grainfield Opera House Lighting and Raffle, with a music program and refreshments (always the first Saturday after Thanksgiving).

May 8, 2010 Saturday Evening-----Graduation at Wheatland/Grinnell Thunderhawks in Wheatland High School at the school building.

May 31, 2010-----Annual Memorial Day, American Legion Honor Guard conducts military memorial service in the cemeteries in Park, Grainfield, and Gove, in the morning.

June 12, 2010-----Cruise, shoes BBQ (BBQ is a cook-off contest) plus other events in the City Park, City of Grainfield (this will be instead of the Annual City Picnic in September).

June 20, 2010-----Annual Fathers Day Dinner at the Grainfield American Legion Building from 11:30 to 1:30.

July 17 & 18, 2010-----Annual After Harvest Festival. Starting on Saturday, it is the all-school alumni festival that is held every 5 years, followed by harvest festival activities on Sunday.

July 26, 27, 28, 29, 2010-----Gove County 4-H Fair (Grainfield 4-H Grounds).

Bingo-----Every Sunday night of the year, except holidays, at 7:00 p.m. in the Grainfield American Legion Building with cash prizes.

Senior Citizens Pot Luck Lunch-----Every first Friday of the month in the Grainfield American Legion Building, with card playing afterwards.

Grainfield Stag/Stagette-----The Grainfield American Legion will have their monthly stag/stagette on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 6 p.m. at the Legion Hall. Everyone is welcome.

Grinnell
October 25, 2009------The 4th Annual Fall Festival will be Sunday starting at 11:00 a.m. at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Education Center. Lunch and concessions will be available.

March 14, 2010-----Annual Fathers Day Dinner from 11:00 to 1:00 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Grinnell holding a raffle & country store.

May 8, 2010----- Saturday Morning, the Wheatland/Grinnell Thunderhawks Middle School promotion will be in the Grinnell Middle School Building.

May 31, 2010-----Annual Memorial Day (Grinnell has their own Legion which does the military service in the Grinnell cemetery.

Park
June 4 & 5, 2010-----Annual Rodeo in Park at the Rodeo Grounds (sponsored by the Gove County Rodeo Club).

August 2. 2010-----Annual Ranch Rodeo in Park with 5 different events - teams to enter in roping, milking a cow, penning, etc.

Please send information on annual events in Gove County open to the public (i.e. Rodeos, Parades, Church Picnics, 4-H, etc.) to djgagn@yahoo.com.