Festival Schedule

Saturday, August 1, 2026

Normal Grove Park, Fayette, Ohio

 

Events 

8:00 – 10:00 Breakfast by Our Lady of Mercy  

10:00 – Parade line up at Nazarene Church of Fayette, the corner of S. Fayette Street and E. Gamble Road

11:00    Parade – S. Fayette Street – N. Fayette Street 

12:00 – 4:00 Bounce Houses

11:00 – 3:00 Chinese Auction 

11:00 – 3:00 1/4 Beef Raffle

12:00  Bull Thistle Judging

12:30 – 1:00 Kids Tractor Pull Registration (Tournament at 1:15)

 1:00    Bull Thistle & Float Judging Announcements

 1:15    Kids Tractor Pull Tournament

 3:00    Drawing for Beef Raffle & Chinese Auction

 

Tournaments

Saturday All day – Softball

      For information or to sign up, contact Jared Wagner at

      419-980-4907 or jaredwagner433@gmail.com

12:30 Sand Volleyball 

      For information or to sign up, contact Kate Borer at

      419-466-1435

 

forms

Kids Coloring Sheet – Prince & Princess coloring contest- kids ages 6th grade & under in Fayette Schools

Craft/merchant Vendor Sign UpBrittany Theis-419-572-0768 or email at britts81@live.com

Vendor Invitation and Application:

 

 

Parade sign up: Rich Miller-419-704-8003 or email at

rkagab7880@gmail.com

 Music

 12:00 – 2:00               Bill & Codie Ledford

  2:00 –  4:00               Quinn Mitchell

  5:00  – 10:30             DJ Sly

 

 

Food

Brookview BBQ Chicken

Zilantro’s Tacos

Concession Stand – Thistle Burgers, Sausage Sandwiches & Pulled Pork 

B&E Lemonade

Mr. Popper’s Kettle Corn

Aqua Ice

 

 

drone show

10:00pm at Normal Grove Park 

Donated by the Fulton County Visitor’s Bureau and the Bull Thistle Committee

 

Maps

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Parking locations
Parade Route, Location of Normal Grove Park and Fayette Schools

 

Festival Schedule

2026

 

Fall fest
saturday, september 26, 2026

 

11:00 – 4:00 Craft Vendors

11: 00- 2:00 Touch a Truck

Sponsored by Normal Memorial Library and FAST

11:00 – 2:00 Health Fair 

sponsored by FAST inside the Opera House

11:00 – Gone- Chili Cook Off

Voting ends at 3:00pm

11:00 – 2:00 Caricature Artist

sponsored by FAST

1:00 Pie Baking Contest

sponsored by FAST – Inside Opera House

3:00 Chili Cook Off winner announcement

 

 

Food

11:00 – Gone Fire Department

BBQ chicken 

11:00 – Gone Bull Thistle committee

hotdogs, popcorn, cider slushies, pop/water, cider fo rsale

11:00 One More Bar & Grill 

Food specials

11:00 Freddy’s 

Food specials

11:00 Louie’s

Food specials

 

live music

1:00 – 4:00 TBD

 

Contact

Brittany Theis, General Information & Crafts- 419-572-0768

Brenda Shoemaker, Pie Contest & Pet Contest, twoshoes237@gmail.com

 

Vendor Application Form

Fall Fest Vendor Application

Chili cookoff form