Sidewalk chalk will be in several places along Main Street for anyone to use. Let the creative juices flow!
Meet in front of the Ortman Clinic at 4:30pm on Thursday, July 10th. Bring your bubble wands, bubble machines, wagons and your giggles for the 4th annual Canistota Bubble Parade! Popsicles for participants after the parade. Parade route is from the Ortman Clinic to Nursing Home and back. Sponsored by the Ligtenberg family in memory of Rachel Ortman.
Located at McCook County Country Club in Salem. 3-person teams. Contact Matt Anderson at (605) 310-0202 for more information.
Friday from 1pm-6pm
Saturday from 1pm-6pm
Located at the Canistota Sports Complex (ballfields). Events include shoe kick, one-legged race, balloon toss, shoe hunt and many more. Open to all ages, 5 and under to adults. Bring a lawn chair. Cone Zone Ice Cream Truck will be available.
Adult and Junior divisions. Single and Double Crust categories. First place, second place and overall appearance awarded. Pies can be brought to City Hall between 3:30pm-5:30pm. Judging will begin at 6:00pm. Winners announced during Free Entertainment (usually around 8:00pm-8:30pm). All pies entered will be donated to the Lions Club Stand.
Located on Main Street between City Hall and the Post Office. Serving hot dogs, BBQs, chips, pop, water and pie.
Will be held at the Legion. A fundraiser for Canistota Friends of Music. Freewill donation.
Located in the school multi-purpose room. No entry fee. Youth (Ages 13 and under) and Adult divisions.
$10.o0 per card for an hour. The last 2 games of the night will be blackout games. The winners of the blackout games will each receive a $100 giftcard. The blackout games will be played each night. Prizes determined by the number of players playing that game. Full bar available.
Located on Main St at Barn & Barrel. Bring a lawn chair. Outdoor beer & food tents available. Indoor restaurant & bar open. $10 cover charge Friday and Saturday night.
Friday night
8pm - Weston Frank (outside)
Saturday night
9pm - On Point (outside)
Inflatables are FREE for both Friday and Saturday's sessions. Canistota FBLA will be helping with both sessions. Turtle races will be a fundraiser for the United Church of Canistota Youth Groups both Friday and Saturday. On Friday during the Shine and Show, food trucks and games will be on Main Street.
Sponsored by the City of Canistota. Located in front of City Hall on Main St. Registration begins at 8:30am. Tractor pull starts at 9am. Open to children ages 4-12. Powder puff pull also. No entry fee.
Registration begins at 10am on Railway Ave. Parade starts at 11am. No entry fee.
Located 3 miles west of town. ATV's start at 4:00pm. Trucks to follow. Concessions available.
Sponsored by Elite Fitness Studio. Registration begins at 8:00am in front of Elite Fitness. Race begins at 9:00am. 5K Run and 1 Mile Walk. Cash prizes. Pre-registration fee - $15. Day of race registration fee - $20. All registrations prior to July 7th will receive a FREE white event t-shirt. To pre-register contact Ashley at (605) 929-5823. Color War to follow.
Brought to you by Diede's Used Cars, Sight & Sound, DA Designs, Elite Fitness Studio, Addy Disposal, Kannas Automotive & Performance, Klinkhammer Construction and Barn & Barrel. Located on Main Street in front of the Security State Bank. Registration from 5pm-6pm. $10 entry fee per vehicle. Awards at 8:30pm. Prizes for each category. Bring your own car, bike or race car. Food trucks on site. Inflatables and kids' games. Silent auction
Registration from 12:30pm-1pm. Located in the school multi-purpose room. Enter through the main gym doors in front of the school. Ages 14 & older. $5 entry fee. Draw for partners. Medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. Food and drink allowed. For more information, contact Rachel Heeren at (605) 940-6970.
Todd Casilli and Mike Marquardt will be performing on Main Street from 7pm-10pm. Bring a lawn chair.
Located in the Canistota Barn Gym. 3-5 players per team with a $10 entry fee per player. Trophies for 1st and 2nd place teams. For both men and women. Ages 9th grade and above. Register by 11:55am. Bonus 3-point competition. $5 entry fee. Open to any player in the tournament. Open to the public to watch. Proceeds will go to the Boys Basketball Team. Contact Mike Richardson at mike.richardson@k12.sd.us for more information.
Bar will be open.
At the Legion at 10am on Sunday, July 13th
Sponsored by Killoran Properties. The 605 Magic Art Bus is a mobile art studio bringing a full spectrum of art education through multiple mediums to all ages. They have the best possible equipment and materials! There will be multiple stations set up outside, the bus is a giant whiteboard that can be colored and scribbled on and visitors can take turns doing activities in the bus! The art bus is open to kids of all ages, and adults too! There is something for everyone. Join us from 5:00-7:00 outside the Ortman Clinic.
Sponsored by Prairie Insurance LLC, Grand Slam Fireworks and Triple Play Storage & Campground. Located at the little field at the Canistota Sports Complex. Registration will start at 5:30pm. Youth divisions will start first, and it will be rolling start times for all other age divisions. There will be 3 age groups. 7 & Under, Age 8-12 and Age 13 & Up. Registration fees: 7 & Under-Free, Age 8-12-$5 per participant, Age 13 & Up-$5 per participant. Money will be awarded to the winners in Age 8-12 and Age 13 & Up. A prize will be awarded to the winners in 7 & Under. You will be able to walk up and register any time before your age division starts.
Sponsored by DA Designs. Located in front of the Legion. $10 per person or $45 per family. Proceeds donated back to local youth programs. Fun for the entire family!