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The 26th annual Agriculture Appreciation Days will be held Friday and Saturday, Sept. 9-10, in Green Forest.
The event is sponsored by the Green Forest Chamber of Commerce to celebrate and honor local farmers.
Entertainment this year will include folk and bluegrass music along with a Kenny Rogers impersonator on Friday and bluegrass country and ’70s rock music on Saturday highlighted by a former American idol contestant Saturday afternoon.
Activities will include a cornhole tournament, a horseshoe pitching tournament and a livestock show featuring meat goats, sheep and cattle.
There will be a free chicken supper on Friday evening sponsored by Tyson Foods and a free barbecue and free watermelon Saturday.
Expect lots of farm equipment displays, new trucks, new cars and stock trailers. Also included in the event will be a host of other commercial exhibits and arts and crafts as well as working stock dog demonstrations.
Hours will be from noon until approximately 6 p.m. on Friday and from 10 a.m. until approximately 6 p.m. Saturday.
WHAT Arts and crafts, livestock show, commercial booths and farm equipment displays
WHERE North Arkansas Livestock Facility, Green Forest
WHEN Noon-6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 9; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10
SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, SEPT. 9
Entertainment begins at 11 a.m.; exhibits in place by noon
11 a.m. Fred Mayer/Kurt Hunter
12:30 p.m. Cornhole Tournament (sign up between 10 a.m. & 12 noon; see Kevin Robertson)
1 p.m. Greenland Station
3 p.m. Rick McEwen, Kenny Rogers Impersonator, Legends Theater
3:30 p.m. Working Stock Dog Show Demonstration with Frankie Powell
5 p.m. Ridge Runner Cloggers
5 p.m. Little Cowboy and Cowgirl Stick Horse Rodeo
5:30 p.m. Free Tyson Chicken Supper
SATURDAY, SEPT. 10
11 a.m. Ramblin Creek
Noon Kevin Upshaw Band
2 p.m. Just Uz
4 p.m. American Idol contestant Tessa Kate
10 a.m. Prospect Steer and Heifer Show
11:30 a.m. Free Barbecue Dinner
12:30 p.m. Horseshoe Tournament (sign up from 10 a.m. to noon)
2 p.m. Free watermelon
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