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Tipton Annual Ridiculous Days, August 2 & 3
Tipton’ s Annual Ridiculous Days are scheduled for August 2 & 3 in downtown Tipton. Come check out some of the best deals of the year at area businesses. There will be great activities for everyone to enjoy, including craft vendors, face painting, horsedrawn trolley rides, and music in the gazebo on Friday afternoon. Saturday will feature more great deals at local merchants and a street dance at Rhino’ s Bar & Grill starting at 7 PM. Also, on Saturday, the Old Cedar County Jail will be open for tours or as well as horse-drawn carriage tours of Tipton’ s Victorian Homes will originate from behind the Tipton Public Library beginning at 1:00 PM. The homes featured on the tour are: Jerry and Kathy Huinker at 512 East 4th Street, Jeff and Jody Suchomel at 710 Meridian and Tom and Lisa Mackey at 811 Cedar Street. A decade’ s long tradition, Ridiculous Days coincides with the 16th Annual Hardacre Film Festival and the Cedar County Health & Safety Fair all taking place in downtown Tipton. The Tipton Chamber of Commerce sponsors Ridiculous Days and the Hardacre Film Festival.
Don’ t forget, August 2 & 3 also marks Iowa’ s Annual Sales Tax Holiday, so there’ s no sales tax on select clothing and footwear. Weekend shoppers can find ridiculous deals, good food and fun on the square during Tipton Ridiculous Days!
Activities include:
Friday, August 2 8 AM – 12 PM Free Popcorn and Pop Courtesy of Citizen’ s Bank 10 AM – 5 PM Craft Vendors 10 AM- 2 PM Horse Drawn Rides- Courtesy of Keith Whitlach 11 AM Ice Cream Sundaes Courtesy of US Bank 11AM – 1 PM Music in the Courthouse Gazebo 11:30 AM Free Watermelon Courtesy of Liberty Trust and Savings Bank 11:30 AM- 1 PM Burgers Grilled by the Cedar
County Beef Producers and Served by the Tipton Chamber of Commerce 6 PM 16th Annual Hardacre Film Festival Begins
Saturday, August 3 All Day 16th Annual Hardacre Film Festival 10 AM – 5 PM Craft Vendors 10 AM – 2 PM Old Cedar County Jail Open for Tours 1-4 PM Horse-drawn Trolley Tour of Homes 7 PM – 1 AM Rhino’ s Bar & Grill Street Dance