Events

Please come out and enjoy all of the fun and entertainment at the 2026 Argos Summer Kickoff Festival! Events are held at the Argos Community Park (unless otherwise noted). Parking for 2026 will be on the south end of the park enter off Walnut St(SR10).  All festival parking is $2 per day.  All proceeds go to assist local school athletic teams.

 

Friday June 27, 2026

5:00pm Park Opens   Bounce Houses, Vendors and Food Booths

5:30pm Bed Race Registration(West Pavilion)

6:00pm   Tractor Drive(Fairgrounds)

6:00 pm  Clark the Juggler (Main Pavilion)

6:30 pm  Bed Races (Near West Bathrooms)

6:30 pm  Nightshift Band (West Pavilion)

8:30 pm Clark the Juggler (Main Pavilion)

 

Saturday June 28, 2026

7:00-9:00  Lions Club Breakfast (Fairgrounds)

10:00 am  Vendors Open

10:00am-2:30pm  Argos High School Girls Soccer Friendly Matches(North Soccer Field)

10:30 am  Argos Summer Kickoff Festival Parade   

11:00am-12:30pm Argos Public Library Story Time                                                                                     

12:00 pm  Bounce Houses Open

12pm-2pm Touch-A-Truck

1:00 pm   Watermelon Eating Contest(Main Pavilion) 

1:30 pm Kalita Magic Show(Main Pavilion)                                                            

2:00 pm    Bingo 50+ (West Pavilion)

3:00 pm      Pickle Eating Contest (Main Pavilion)

4:00 pm  Kids Fishing Derby (Community Park Pond)  Sponsor-IMPA    

6:00pm     Trivia- Are you smarter than a 5th grader? (Main Pavilion-south)

6pm-8pm Fire Department Smokehouse

8:00 pm     Hot Dog Eating Contest (Main Pavilion-South) 

10:15 pm   FIREWORKS!   "Greatest Fireworks this side of the 4th of July"

  Fireworks Sponsor - Town of Argos

Sunday June 29, 2026   Family Fun Day-Free Parking

10:00am  Park Opens   Bounce Houses, Vendors

11:00 am  Water Games(behind pavilion)  Prizes for all ages

11:30 am Popsicle Eating Contest

12:00 pm  Kalita Magic Show(Main Pavilion-South)

12pm-3pm Fire Department Smokehouse

12:30 pm  Pedal Tractor Registration (Main Pavilion-North)

1:00 pm  Pedal Tractor Pull-3 classes 0-30lbs, 31-60lbs, 61-90lbs

2:30 pm KALITA Magic Show (Main Pavilion-South)

4:00pm  Festival Ends

 

               

           

 

Bin There Dump That-Gold

Town of Argos-Gold

Hoosier Planning Group

DMARK Fence

Lake City Bank

Jones Huff & Jones

Jennings Insurance Agency

Ameri-Can Engineering

IMPA