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OSSIAN DAYS EVENTS & RIDES

August 28, 2015 The Waynedale News Staff 0 min read

This year’s Ossian Days will be held September 10 through the 12th and is sure to be a fun family experience every day Thursday through Saturday. The festival is held town-wide and is organized by volunteers, funded by local businesses. This year’s parade theme is ‘Hats Off To Dr. Suess,’ which will be held Saturday. Other features of the event include dinner every night, pie auction, live chainsaw carving, prince & pricess contest, big wheel’s race, Mark’s Ark animals, train rides, pet parade, fireman’s water ball tournement, donut hole eating contest, general parade, mini-carnival, face painting, band ‘The Retros’ and more! More information about this event can be found on facebook.

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