The 60th annual Oblong Fall Follies will take place Friday and Saturday, Oct. 30-31, bringing two days of fall activities, food, entertainment and community traditions to Oblong.
The festivities will begin Friday evening with food trucks opening at 5 p.m., followed by the Coal Creek Station Bluegrass Band at 6 p.m.
Saturday’s activities will begin bright and early with biscuits and gravy served by Central United Methodist Church at 7:30 a.m. Vendors will open at 9 a.m. in the ENB parking lot, while additional food vendors will be located along South Range Avenue. The Oblong High School Choir is also scheduled to perform.
Activities throughout the day will include Little Miss and Mr. Oblong, antiques and the pumpkin bake-off at Village Hall beginning at 10 a.m. A soup luncheon hosted by the Evangelical Community Church and the Oblong Library character show will take place at 11 a.m.
The schedule continues with bed races on North Range Avenue at 11 a.m., sponsored by the Crawford County Saddle Club. WTYE will conduct a live broadcast from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
At noon, Paws for Prevention will host a dog costume contest. From 1 to 3 p.m., karaoke will be held at the United Methodist Church, while the 3M Farms kiddie pedal tractor pull will begin at 1 p.m. on North Range Avenue.
Other afternoon activities include a hot dog eating contest hosted by Pizza & More at 1:30 p.m. on Range Street, a cake walk on North Range Avenue at 3:30 p.m. sponsored by Meraki Salon, and a pancake supper at the firehouse at 3 p.m. hosted by Connecting the Cornerstone.
The day’s festivities will also include a costume contest hosted by Village Stitchery at 5:30 p.m.
The 60th annual celebration will conclude with the largest nighttime parade in Illinois at 7 p.m.
All activities will take place on the Mini Park stage unless otherwise noted. Fall Follies shirts will be available for purchase at the Chamber booth.
For more information and updates, visit the Oblong Chamber of Commerce Facebook page at www.facebook.com/oblongchamberofcommerce.
