Mandan Rodeo Days

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2008 PRCA Rodeo Action

• Gates open nightly at 5 p.m.
• Warm-up activities and grand entry at 7 p.m.
• First horse bucks at 7:30 p.m.
• Chuckwagon races each performance sponsored by KXMB-CBS-12
• Little Bull Riders Series nightly sponsored by Touchstone Energy (including Mor Gran Sou Electric Cooperative, Capital Electric Cooperative & Basin Electric Cooperative)

July 1               SLACK COMPETITION

10 a.m.              Free admission (overflow of contestants)

July 2               FAMILY NIGHT $2 off each child’s ticket (12 & under) with purchase of adult ticket - at the gate only

5 p.m.                Rodeo Feed – free with rodeo ticket sponsored by Cumulus Radio. Childrens’ inflatable games! 

7 p.m.                Kids' Mutton Busting sponsored by Northland Financial & Stickhorse Race sponsored by Touchstone Energy

July 3               TOUGH ENOUGH TO WEAR PINK performance sponsored by McDonald's

                           Wear pink to help give breast cancer the boot. $1 from each rodeo ticket sold goes to American Cancer Society PLUS $2 from every Ashley Andrews commemorative poster. Get it autographed by Ashley!

                           Meet motorcycle stuntman Jason Britton sponsored by Cycle Hutt

6:30 p.m.          Be at the rodeo warm-up for a chance to win $1,000 in the Clear Channel Radio Buck-Off

7 p.m.                Kids' Mutton Busting sponsored by Northland Financial

July 4               INDEPENDENCE DAY

7 p.m.                performance sponsored by Cloverdale Foods & Seven Seas Inn

                           Miss Rodeo Mandan Queen & Princess Coronation

10 p.m.              Music by Outlaw Sippin' Band 

11 p.m.              GIGANTIC FIREWORKS DISPLAY sponsored by BNSF Railway

Enter the 4th of July Parade

The Mandan Junior Chamber (Jaycees) theme for the 2008 Mandan 4th of July parade is “And the Beat Goes On.”

The Jaycees are accepting applications for the signature event, known as the largest parade in North Dakota.

To encourage the decorating of floats, the Jaycees will enforce that all parade entries be decorated. Any entry not decorated will be removed from the parade line-up at the discretion of the parade director. for more inoformation, download the complete rules and statement of understanding.

Parade officials will judge every parade entry. First place in each area of judging will receive a $400 cash prize and a recognition plaque placed on a traveling trophy. A runner-up plaque will also be awarded in each judging area. Categories for judging are:

• Best Interpretation of Theme
• Most Unique Design
• Best Overall Design

The parade will be held on July 4. The first parade entry will depart from Dacotah Centennial Park at 9:30 a.m. The parade averages 275 entries, totaling well over individual 600 units. The parade route is 3 miles long extending through Main Street to 10^th Avenue NW (the intersection of Main Street and Highway 6). Many parade entries will travel back to the staging area via 3^rd Street S; total distance is 5 ¾ miles.

For more information, please email info@mandanparade.com or call 667-6303.

Parade Traffic Control, Parking Restrictions & Alternate Routes Due to Road Construction

Parking on the entire length of Main Street will be prohibited from 1 a.m. on July 4 until after the parade is over later that afternoon.  Vehicles parked on Main Street during this time will be ticketed and towed at the owner’s expense.

The parade will leave from Dacotah Centennial Park at 9:30 a.m.,  proceeding to Memorial Highway and the entire length of Main Street. 

Traffic in-bound from I-94 into Mandan will begin to be detoured from Main Street at 8:45 am.  If you need to go south of Mandan for any reason, please arrange your travel plans to do so prior to 8:45 am to avoid time delays or inconvenience. 

After the parade begins, traffic traveling to the north and/or south of Mandan will be extremely limited with the possibility of long time delays in your travel plans until the parade is over.

Mandan Avenue south of I-94 to Main Street (going past Ressler Chevrolet and Burger King) is under construction. If you are coming to Mandan to watch the parade, use the Mandan Avenue exit from I-94. Instead of turning south, proceed north and west on Old Red Trail, turn left or south on Collins Avenue to enter the city. Using the Sunset Drive exit from I-94 will also be a better option than coming into the city on East Main Street.

Other Events

Daily

Fort Lincoln Trolley – Departing from the Third Street SE Station thru the scenic Heart River Valley to Ft. Lincoln State Park, 1 to 5 p.m. Call 663-9018.

Custer Home Tours - 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Monday, June 30

7:30 p.m.            Kaleidoscope Variety Show. Mandan High School Auditorium. Comedy, chorus line, choir, pit orchestra and patriotic music all come together for an exceptional family variety show, $8 admission, call 426-3340. Sponsored by Musicians Association.

8 p.m.                 Official Rodeo Days Dance. Lonesome Dove, on the Strip, music by B randing Iron. Beer garden & concessions.

Tuesday, July 1

10:00 a.m.        Mandan Rodeo Slack                            Free Admission - Dacotah Centennial Park

Noon                  Hedricks’ Exotic Petting Zoo Collins Ave & Main Street

7:30 p.m.            Kaleidoscope Variety Show. Mandan High School Auditorium, $8 admission, call 426-3340. Sponsored by Musicians Association.

8 p.m.                 Official Rodeo Days Dance. Lonesome Dove, on the strip, music by Branding Iron. Beer garden & concessions

Wednesday, July 2

Noon                  Miss Rodeo Mandan Pageant Lunch sponsored by Starion Financial. Seven Seas Inn.  Contestant speeches, modeling and impromptu questions. For tickets, call 527- 5118 or email keelys99@yahoo.com by June 27. $13 advance, $15 at door.

Noon                  Charley’s Amusement Shows. Main Street. Midway and concessions with more than 15 major and kiddie rides. Special wrist band nights.

Noon                  Hedricks’ Exotic Petting Zoo. Collins Ave & Main Street

5 p.m.                 Bike Decorating Contest and Parade. Park on Main Street east of Depot. Sponsored by Ressler Siding and Windows, and KXMB-CBS 12. Open to non-motorized bikes. Judging based on originality and imagination. Age groups 7 & under and 8 to 18. First place $50, 2^nd place $25, 3^rd place $10 in each age group.

5 p.m.            MANDAN RODEO  FAMILY NIGHT  $2 off each child’s ticket (12 & under) with purchase of adult ticket - at the gate only

Rodeo Feed – free with rodeo ticket sponsored by Cumulus Radio. Childrens’ inflatable games! 

 7 p.m.                Kids' Mutton Busting sponsored by Northland Financial & Stickhorse Race sponsored by Touchstone Energy

7:30                    PRCA Rodeo Performance

8 p.m.                 Official Rodeo Days Dance

Lonesome Dove, On the Strip, music by Branding Iron, Beer garden, concessions.

Thursday, July 3

9 a.m. – 9 p.m.   Art in the Park

Dykshoorn Park. Over 120 art and craft vendors from clothing to jewelry, fine art to pottery, woods or floral, it’s all here. Over 25 food booths – a culinary delight! Live entertainment from country music to folk music and more! Check out detailed schedule at the bandshell. West River Winds concert tonight.

7 a.m. – 11 a.m.  Pancake Breakfast

Dykshoorn Park. Pancakes, sausage and beverage served by the KC Club of Mandan .

9 a.m. – 9 p.m.   Mysterious Black Hole

Main Street, next to Art in the Park. Step into the ultimate illusion and soar uncontrollably thru swirling flames and stars into the Blackness of Space.

9 a.m. – 9 p.m.   J.T. Inflatable Jumpers

Main Street. Kids have fun while parents visit the Art in the Park.

10 a.m.               Starion Financial 19^th Annual Summer Celebration. First Avenue NW & First Street NW. Carnival games, kids’ roping contest, inflatable jumper, kid’s tractor pull. Lunch 11:00 a.m. and more. Meet the Mandan Rodeo Days Queen, Princess and Contestants.

10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Mandan Merchants “Wild West” Sidewalk Sales, Main Street. Shop and rope in extra savings.

Noon                  Charley’s Amusement Shows

Main Street. Midway and concessions with more than 15 major and kiddie rides.

Noon                  Hedricks’ Exotic Petting Zoo

Collins Ave & Main Street

2p.m.                 Miss Rodeo Mandan Queen and Princess Horsemanship. Rodeo grounds. Free and open to the public.

3-5 p.m.             Covered Wagon Rides. Relive the old West with a covered wagon ride down Mandan’s  Main Street

5 & 7:30 p.m.     American Legion Baseball, Mandan American Legion Park. Mandan A’s vs. Bismarck A’s and Mandan Chiefs hosting the Bismarck Governors.

5 – 8 p.m.           Pitchfork Steak Fondue. Moose Lodge, 111 11^th Avenue NE

6 p.m.                 Art in the Park “Doll and Pet Parade,” Dykshoorn Park. Kids up to age 11, bring your trikes, wagons, dolls and pets.

7 to 12:30           All Class Reunion. Park east of Depot on Main Street. Beer garden, food, DJ. In case of inclement weather, it will be held at the Mandan Community Center. Sponsored by Ressler Chevrolet and  Subaru.

6:30 p.m.            TOUGH ENOUGH TO WEAR PINK Mandan Rodeo Performance sponsored by McDonald's

Be at the rodeo warm-up for a chance to win $1,000 in the Clear Channel Radio Buck-Off

Wear pink to help give breast cancer the boot. $1 from each rodeo ticket sold goes to American Cancer Society PLUS $2 from every Ashley Andrews commemorative poster. Get it autographed by Ashley!

Meet Jason Britton of Speedvision’s “Superbikes. Sponsored by Cycle Hutt