2024 Kekionga Festival "A Celebration of our Heritage"

The 2024 Kekionga Festival comes to Decatur this August. The official dates of the Festival are Thursday, August 22 through Sunday, August 25.

Friday, August 23rd
9:00 am - 2 pm - Education Day - This event is open to all public, private and home school students. (Riverside Park & Riverside Center
4:00 pm - Encampment opens to the public - Riverside Center

7:00 pm - Cookie Stick - Pioneer Village

Saturday, August 24th

9:00 am - Encampment opens to the public

Black Powder Gun Shoot - Pioneer Village

9:00 am -6 pm - Tomahawk & Knife Throw Demonstration - Pioneer Village

10 am - 5 pm:

Riverside Center
Pioneer Encampment \ Living History Village
Educational Exhibits

Food Vendors - Riverside Parking Lot

10:30 am - Mayor's Challenge - Riverside Park

11:00 am - 1:00 pm - Open Air Art Show - Riverside Center by North Adams High & Middle Schools Art Classes - Silent Auction will be held 1:00 - 3:00 pm inside Riverside Center

11:00 am - 1:00 pm - Sidewalk Chalk Art - Riverside Center - Mama Talk & The Old 27 Ice Cream Shop

11:30 am - Archery - Pioneer Village

3:30 pm - Registration for Kekionga/Adams Memorial Hospital Greenway Gallop - Riverside Center

4:30 pm - Kekionga/Adams Memorial Hospital Greenway Gallop - Riverside Center

DARK - Council Fire - Primitive Village, Riverside Park

DEMONSTRATIONS & EDUCATION EXHIBITS

Spinning Wool & Flax - John Lindsey

Civil War Cannons - will be shot at 10 am, noon & 2 pm - Lawrence & Karen Dietz

WOOD CARVER, Scott Lepley will do demonstrations at 10:00 am, 12 Noon, 2:00 pm, and 4:00 pm., The four carvings will be sold at auction at the conclusion of the last show.

ENTERTAINMENT
(Located in the Food/Entertainment Tent - Riverside Center)

11:00 am - Comedian/Magician - Jim Barron (Tent)

12:00-2:00 - Aleena York Duet

2:00 pm - Gabe Bailey

3:00 pm -John Hebein (Frank Sinatra)

3:00 pm - Sunday, August 28th

11:00 am - 2:00 pm - Pioneer Encampment \ Living History Village - Riverside Center

10:00 am - Primitive Church Service by Preacher Mike - Pioneer Village - Open to the Public

11:00 am - Women's Skillet Toss Demonstration - Pioneer Village

1:00 pm - Children's Coin Hunt - Pioneer Village

2:00 pm - Camp Meeting & Prizes - Pioneer Village

KEKIONGA FESTIVAL SPONSORS: Decatur Chamber of Commerce, Decatur Main Street & City of Decatur