Dayton Valley Days 2016 this weekend features festival of parades, music, food and more
Celebrating all things community and the first responders who keep its residents safe, this weekend marks the 28th Dayton Valley Days celebration.
The annual two-day festival is the largest event of the year and draws thousands of visitors and community members to the historic district. Dayton Valley Days helps raise funds for continued restoration of the historic schoolhouse–turned community center and local nonprofit organizations.
First responders who serve the greater Dayton area are being honored during the annual festival This Saturday and Sunday.
Go here for the events schedule and here for the official webpage.
The street festival features special events throughout each day including a Kiwanis pancake breakfast each morning, Hometown Parade on Saturday and Pet Parade on Sunday, daily live entertainment, Gold Creek Show n' Shine (classic cars and trucks) on Saturday, Railroad Days at the historic Carson & Colorado Depot, tours of the historic firehouse/jail and Dayton Museum, a free Kids Zone with fun games and activities, nationally sanctioned chili cook-off, silent auction, and huge craft fair that also includes food and beverage vendors.
The annual Dayton Valley Days Chili Festival brings the region’s best chili cookers to Dayton to compete in eight different events with more than $3,000 in prizes awarded. Go here for more information.
Entertaining the festival Saturday is Spur Crazy from 6 to 9 p.m. on Main Street in Dayton. The Reno-based band is a new upcoming, modern, country band, with hints of old country.
All proceeds from Dayton Valley Days help support local charities and preservation of the town's historic community center.
Earlier this year the Dayton Valley Days Committee unanimously voted to dedicate the festival in Old Town Dayton to the region's first responders as a way to thank each of them and let them know that in these turbulent times the communities they serve is behind them.
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