Event

PARADE DAY EVENTS SCHEDULE
Saturday March 14, 2009
11:00 Food booths & vendors open on Square
11:30 Irish Idol Contest
12:00 Parade units begin forming (Benton & Commercial)
2:00 Parade begins with Grand Marshal
4:00 Parade disbands (Park Central West)
4:30 – ???? Celebration continues with the Awards Ceremony to be determined
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The Ozarks area will celebrate its own Mardi Gras at the 28th annual Sertoma Chili Cook-Off, to be held Saturday, February 21, 2009, at the Springfield Expo Center. The event falls just two days before “Fat Tuesday” and will feature food, refreshments and performances by ten bands on two stages.
About 80 ten-member cooking teams [...]