Basket Festival
*This is a tentative schedule and events are subject to change.*
To learn more about this year's NEW events, check out our Events page.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 3rd
4pm-8pm Open Market and Arts & Crafts
4pm-9pm Food Vendors
4pm-8pm Garden Club Flower Show
4pm-6pm Live Remote with K96 WKFM
4pm-6pm Live Remote with 97.7 WGGN
4pm Hoops Shoot Contest
5pm Homerun Derby
5-5:45pm Magician Gordon Russ - Main Stage
6pm Beautiful Baby Contest-EMS Gymnasium(ages 0 to 48 months)
7pm Queen's Contest - EMS Gymnasium
7:45pm Introduction of Citizen of the Year-EMS Gymnasium
7:45pm Little Prince & Princess Contest-EMS Gymnasium
8pm-11:00pm The Lonely Nights(Rock and Roll) - Main Stage
SATURDAY, AUGUST 4th
11am Open Market/Food Vendors/Arts & Crafts
9am Bake Sale-Historical Society
10am-12:30pm Car Show - REGISTER TODAY!-Biltz Automotive
11am-6pm Garden Club Flower Show
11am Kiddie Tractor Pull and Coloring Contest at Delight's
1:30pm Basket Festival Grand Parade with Little John
2:30pm Introduction of Visiting Queens and Royalty and Little John - Main Stage
2:30pm Parade Awards Distributed after Queens Intro.
2:30pm Meet and Greet with Little John
3pm Edison Band Concert
4pm Kids Water Fight and Demo, Hosted by the Berlin Township Fire Dept.
4pm Chalk Drawing Contest
4:30pm- 5:15pm Dodgeball Game* EMS Gymnasium
5pm Corn Hole Tournament
5pm Kid's Frozen T-Shirt Contest
5:30pm-6pm Food Eating Contests - Wings, Pizza, Pie
6-8pm Matt Goodrich(Country music) - Main Stage
7pm-9:30pm Festival Fun Night Dance* (4th-8th GR.)- EMS Gym/Cafeteria
8pm- 11:00pm Rutherford County(Country)
10:15pm Fireworks Display
11am-11:00pm Beer Tent
11pm 50/50 Ticket Drawing-Main Stage
SUNDAY, AUGUST 5TH
7am - 12pm Pancake Breakfast at the Berlin Township Fire Hall #1
9am 5k Race at the Berlin Township Fire Hall #1-Registration starts at 7am
Noon Berlin Township Bicentennial Birthday Bash-Berlin Township Fire Hall #1
BEER TENT
Friday, August 2nd - 3pm.-11:00pm
Saturday, August 3rd - 11am-11:00pm
* For children participating in the Dodgeball Game and the Festival Fun Night Dance, a Waiver/Permission Slip signed by a Parent/Guardian is required for participation. Waivers for both events will be available at the Committee Tent and at the entrance of each event.
If you are interested in volunteering to assist with any part of the 2018 Basket Festival, feel free to contact any one on the festival committee, fill out the volunteer form located here, or attend one of the Basket Festival Committee Meetings on the First Monday of each month.