COUNTY LIFE
Chicken and Bread Days schedule of events
Friday, Oct. 1
5-8 p.m., Jack-O-Lantern Sip & Stroll With Me, 5-8 p.m., purchase armbands and a wineglass at BCDB office, 101 E. Pecan or at participating merchants for $10
Fiddler’s jam in front of Texas Building, 108 N. Mason.
Preview concert/songwriter’s workshop, The
Chapman Building
Saturday, Oct. 2
8 a.m.: Vendor setup, Main Stage, Tarrant and Smythe Streets
9 – 10 a.m.: Fiddler’s contest registration, Bowie Fire Hall – 203 Walnut Street
10 a.m.: Championship Fiddler’s Contest begins, Bowie Fire Hall.
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.: Piston Heads Auto Club Antique and Classic Car Show, Tarrant St. between Mason and Smythe.
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.:
Heritage Market – food vendors, food trucks, crafts, gifts, décor and more. Plaza area on Smythe Street. Horse drawn carriage rides will be offered.
Kid’s Coop inflatables, bank lot near Smythe.
Art exhibit sponsored by Bowie Alliance for Education and the Arts, Bowie Public Library.
Live performances
10:45 a.m.: Fourth and fifth grade Bowie Intermediate Fine Arts program
11 a.m. – noon: Kevin Polk, local musician
12:15 p.m.: Bowie youth cheerleaders fifth and sixth graders
12:30 p.m.: Rise Performing Arts Center dancers
2:30 p.m.: Bowie youth cheerleaders, first-fourth
1:p.m.: Pumpkin Sweep /Egg Toss/Stick Horse Races in front of Main Stage on Smythe Street
2 p.m.: Piston Heads Auto Show awards
3 p.m.: Art exhibit awards reception at the library
After Chicken and Bread Days organizers remind you about Cord McCoy’s Bowie ProRodeo on Friday and Saturday nights. On Friday night slack starts at 7 p.m. and on Saturday night the rodeo starts at 7:30 p.m. in the Jim Bowie arena. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. A dance follows Saturday night in the Bowie Community Center.
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ZZ Texas ZZ Top tribute band performed at Music in the Park Saturday in Bowie (brief video)
Watch your Thursday’s Bowie News for more photos.
It’s time to start working on your entry for the 2025 Jim Bowie Days Parade.
The theme is “God Bless Texas.” The entry deadline is 5 p.m. on June 25. Entry forms are available at jimbowiedays.com.
There are four categories for the parade: Youth organization or sports team, civic organization or church, riding club and business.
Kids are encouraged to decorate their bicycles and ride in the parade, and those with antique cars, trucks or tractors should give them a shine. For cowgirls and cowboys bring your horses to town and ride them on the route.
Prizes will be awarded for outstanding entries.
Coming in the June 19 Bowie News see the full calendar of events program for Jim Bowie Days and plan all your family’s activities during this western week of fun.
The Music in the Park Festival organizers welcome guests to enjoy a day under the beautiful oaks of Pelham Park to hear an array of music on June 14 in Bowie.
This free music festival is hosted by the Bowie Community center and R&K Sound Company.
Guests are invited to bring their lawn chairs and set up under the oak trees that fill the park near the amphitheater. This is the second year for this free festival as it expands to a full day.
Live acoustic music opens the free festival starting at 11:30 a.m. with Corben Wolsey, Blake Mangus, Tiffany Chandler, Sara White and Dillon Edwards. Other live music that day will include Bad Daddy Band and Bricktown Band. ZZ Texas, a ZZ Top tribute band, will take the stage at 8 p.m. Live music continues until 10 p.m.
There will be food truck vendors, bounce houses (fee), axe throwing and vendors. Guests are allowed to bring beer in a cooler, but no soda pop or similar drinks. There will be a $5 cooler fee.
Prior to the musical events there will be a 5K run/walk at 8:30 a.m. at the Pelham Park Pavilion. Pre-race warm-up begins at 8:10 a.m. and the race starts at 8:30 a.m. There will be first-third place winners in each age category.
Entry fee is $35 and participants receive a T-shirt. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Clear Choice Pregnancy Resource Center.
Those with questions may call Bonnie at 940-872-4861 or Kenny at 817-704-9847. In case of rain the event will be moved into the center.
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