Occasionally I hear people say there is nothing to do in Grinnell but that is certainly not the case this weekend. There are SO MANY things going on in our community - I'm confident you can find something to do! Here's a run-down of a few of this weekend's activities.
Grinnell Games, presented by Grinnell State Bank, kicks off Friday evening with the Warrior Run at Ahrens Park beginning at 8pm. Not registered yet? Don't worry - you can still register online for all events at www.grinnellgames.com or you can sign up day-of at each event location. The Sprint Triathlon starts at 8am Saturday morning, followed by the FREE Lil' Warrior Run at 10am on Grinnell College's Campus (south of Noyce Science Center). The UV Splash 5K will take place Saturday night at 9:30pm and the event will be rounded out on Sunday morning with the 5K beginning and ending near Grinnell High School, and the tennis tournament on the new GHS courts.
Grinnell Games is also featuring several free events throughout the weekend, with the Avengers of the Knight around to pose for photos beginning at 7:30pm Friday evening. This summer's first Movie Under the Stars will be showing A League of Their Own beginning at approximately 9:30pm at Ahrens Park on Friday evening. The Lil' Warrior Run takes place Saturday morning at 10am on Grninell College's Central Campus, free face painting and family field day activities are available from 10am-3pm, plus we'll have face painting, activities, balloon animals and a pancake breakfast on Sunday morning beginning at 8:30am near the Grinnell High School's main entrance.
As if that's not enough, Grinnell College is also hosting Summerfest on Saturday from 11am-8pm. You can experience even more family fun, food trucks, entertainment, art, history, music and science. There will be lectures and workshops by Grinnell College faculty, Science Center of Iowa, Blank Park Zoo, CultureAll, and Eulenspiegel Puppets! The event will also feature Broadway's Next Hit Musical at 7pm, an improv musical comedy inspired by suggestions from the audience! You won't want to miss it. For the full schedule of activities visit https://www.grinnell.
The Jewel Box Quilt Guild has been hard at work over the past two years and will be holding their Quilt Show at Faulconer Gallery in conjunction with Summerfest. Over 100 beautiful quilts are displayed as part of this year's show. Hours are 11am to 6pm Saturday, and the show is free to attend. Quilt raffle tickets can be purchased with the raffle winner announced at 6:30pmSaturday in Haight Courtyard, adjacent to Faulconer Gallery.
The Grinnell Fire Department will also be holding Water Fights downtown, beginning at noon on Saturday. Fire departments will be competing in water fights on Park Street between 4th & 5th Avenues, and spectators are welcome! Before you head to the water fights, make sure you visit the Grinnell Farmers Market which takes place every Saturday from 10am to noon in their usual location along Broad Street at Central Park.
Finally, Ahrens Park is hosting the Small Town Baseball Tournament over the weekend, which is expected to bring in 48 youth baseball teams. If you somehow find yourself with nothing to do over the next few days you can head to the ball diamonds to catch a couple innings and support the Tiger teams competing.
Whew, what a weekend! Hope to see you out and about enjoying these wonderful activities over the next few days!
--Rachael Kinnick
p.s. Want to see the inside of the Spaulding Lofts and new City Offices? Join us for an open house today from 4-6pm. Brief remarks will begin at 4:15pm with tours to follow.
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