The Top 5 Ways to Spend your Time this Weekend
Stay in town or take a short drive, there’s so much going on in our community this weekend! Find out the best way to spend your time below.
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Tipton County Pork Festival
It’s Tipton’s largest three-day festival in Tipton — It’s the Tipton County Pork Festival weekend! Parades, pork and carnival rides, oh my! Take a quick drive over to Tipton for a memorable and delicious trip.
More details here.
When: Sept. 7, 8 and 9
Where: 101 E. Jefferson St., Tipton
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Anita’s Amateur Drag Show
Head upstairs to The Depot Room at Sun King Kokomo for the second annual Amateur Drag Show! They have some newbies taking the stage with some seasoned performers for a family-friendly show!
Buy tickets here!
When: 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8
Where: Sun King Kokomo, 500 N. Buckeye St. A, Kokomo
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Sept. 11 Memorial Workout
CrossFit Kokomo will be conducting a 9/11 Memorial Workout at Kokomo Municipal Stadium! The Kokomo Family YMCA and the Kokomo Fire Department will be joining to run a 5K and stair climb to commemorate the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001.
It's $25 to register, all proceeds go to the Marty Meyers Scholarship Fund, Carl Koontz Scholarship Fund and FOP Family Scholarship Fund. Sign up here.
When: Heats starting at 8:46 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 9
Where: Kokomo Jackrabbits Stadium, 400 S. Union St., Kokomo
TKP Photo | Bree Bragg
Meet Me at Markland
Support We Care at Meet Me at Markland! There will be a Kids Zone that will feature free activities for children including bounce houses, face painting and more. Guests are encouraged to dunk Kokomo celebrities in the dunk tank to raise money for the organization, as well as enjoy food and drinks from mall businesses.
When: 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9
Where: Markland Mall, 1114 S. 17th St. Kokomo
TKP Photo | Bree Bragg
Touch-A-Truck
Get up close and personal with construction, emergency, city and highway trucks and more at this year's Touch-A-Truck event!
When: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10
Where: Inventrek Technology Park, 700 E. Firmin St., Kokomo
There you have it! The top 5 ways to guarantee an entertaining, family-friendly weekend in and around Kokomo this weekend. Visit thekokomopost.com/calendar to check out what else is happening!