15TH ANNUAL
June 22, 23, 24, 25
Admission $3.00, children under 10 are free
Dubuque’s 15th Annual Catfish Festival, a river festival in the heart of the Midwest The Catfish Festival is in it’s 15th year and has become a tradition and favorite for summer entertainment. It will be held at McDonald Park on Hawthorne Street on the edge of the Mississippi River. This years agenda provides enjoyment for all ages. There will be many food vendors to cater to your taste buds, commercial vendors for that spare change in your pocket, a carnival for all ages, paintball, Tootie Express train rides, Magic shows, face painting , and the fist goes on.
Also for $1.00 donation you could win $500, proceeds go to Senior High School Scholarship. Sign up for free prizes.
Agenda as follows:
Thursday, June 22 - KIDS DAY
Festival grounds open at 4pm
Sign up for FREE prizes
Ride Bracelets - $12 value for $10 with coupon
Free coupons to the first 1000 who enter
4:00 pm - Festival grounds open
4:00 pm - Carnival, vendors, and commercial, craft vendors open
4:00 pm to 7:30 pm - CATCH III band playing
8:30 pm to 11:30 pm - MISSISSIPPI band playing
Friday,
June 23 - SENIOR CITIZENS DAY
Festival grounds open at 12:00 pm
Adults 55 and over get FREE admission from 12 pm to 4 pm
Free Parking and shuttle service from the parking lot to entrance
Free coupons to the first 1000 who enter
12:00pm – Festival grounds open
12:00pm – Euchre tournament under the Big Tent
12:00pm – Vendors, commercial and craft tent opens
3:00pm – Carnival opens, Tootie Express Train ride
3:00pm – Famous Catfish or Chicken Dinner starts serving
$8.00 catfish, $6.00 chicken tenders
4:00pm to 7:30pm – Musical group LEGENDS
8:30pm to 11:30pm – CENTER STAGEGREAT BANDS AND GREAT MUSIC
Saturday, June 24
Free coupons to the first 1000 who enter
7:00am to 11:00am - Dubuque Area Labor Harvest Breakfast Fundraiser by Bill Delaney
10:00am - Festival grounds open
10:00am - Carnival, Commercial, Craft, and Food
Tootie Express Train ride, Marionette
Puppet Circus, and Puppet Show.
Paintball, face painting, and duck pond
11:00 am - 8:00 pm - Famous Catfish and Chicken
$8.00 catfish, $6.00 chicken tenders
12:00 pm to 3:30 pm - NUTSY TWITTY
4:00 pm to 7:00 pm - MULE
8:30 pm to 11:30 pm - MOZARTS CADILLAC COUNTY ROCK band from Madison performing
Sunday, June 25
Ride Bracelets - $12 value for $10 with coupon
Food coupons for first 1000 people
7:00am to 11:00am - Dubuque Area Labor Harvest Breakfast Fundraiser by Bill Delaney
10:00am - Festival grounds open
10:00am - Carnival, Commercial, Craft, and Food
Tootie Express Train ride, Marionette
Puppet Circus, and Puppet Show.
Paintball, face painting, and duck pond
10:30am - 11:30pm - Dubuque Assembly of God offering church services
12:00pm - Famous Catfish and Chicken Dinner served
$8.00 catfish, $6.00 chicken tenders
12:00pm- LIQUID RHYME
3:30pm to 6:30 pm - BECKY AND FRIENDS
6:30pm - Drawing for $500 - Scholarship fund for Dubuque Senior High School
The Catfish Festival has flourished for over 15 years now because of Donna Ginter and her committee's commitment to providing good family entertainment to the Dubuque Community and public support of the festival has been strong.
The festival thanks you for your support and asks you to do this for us. Come down and see the new McDonald Park and celebrate the 15th Annual Catfish Festival on June 22 to June 25 on Hawthorne Street.