(Note: Check back as this schedule is subject to change)

6:00 pm - Community Picnic in the Park - sponsored by Friends of Finn Fest.  Cooking provided by Jim Bain.  Bring lawn chairs!  Simmons Park

7:30 - ENTERTAINMENT TBA -

8:30 -  Juhannuskokko (Fire on the Water) @ Maple River, Simmons Park

9:30 or dusk (whichever is darker) - Fireworks & Movie - Sponsored by Friends of Finn Fest. Simmons Park

 

7:30 am - 5K Road Race & Fun Walk - Registration 7:30 am and Race begins @ 8:00 $15 fee includes a T-shirt. Contact Janel Barondeau with questions 329-2305. Frederick Area School

8:00 - 10:00 Pancake Breakfast - donations go to Frederick Lutheran Youth Group. Frederick Area School

8:00 - Find the Medallion Contest - Prizes donated by Frederick Forward and Emma Burnham Library.  Winners will be posted at Nick's.
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Historical Society Store Open - sale of Finn Fest Memorabilia programs, T-shirts, etc.  Historical Society building, Main Street.
9:00 am Bake Sale - sponsored by Frederick Forward and community volunteers.  Frederick Area School

9:00 am - 10:00 am - Finn Bread Tasting and Sales - sponsored by Frederick Forward and volunteers.  Frederick Area School
10:30 am Parade - led by Finn Fest Royalty Ray and Pat Mikkonen and the Jr. & Sr. Miss Finn.  Free registration.  Contact Tracy Olson at 329-2767 or email

11:30 - Bed Races - Main Street

1:00 - 6x6 Volleyball Tournament - 8 teams max. (contact Sarah Sumption for registration @ 329-2532. Team check-in by 12:45 pm with 2 game guarantee)
12:00 pm - "Official" Finnish Competitions in the Park -
Eukonkanto - (Wife Carrying)
Saappaanheitto (Boot Toss).

- Inflatable games

- Corn Hole (Bean Bag Toss)
- Horse Shoes
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Flea Market - sponsored by Historical Society. Historical Society Building, Main Street

2:00 - Fingo (Bingo with Finns) and refreshments - sponsored by St. Paul's Lutheran Church

5:30 - Toivo & Lempi Mystery Dinner Theater - Ticket are $30 in advance. Price includes dinner, theater production and entry into the street dance.  Tickets must be reserved by 4:00 pm on Thursday, June 24, 2009 to ensure an adequate supply of food.  Dinner begins at 6:00 pm, seating begins at 5:30.

9:00 - Street Dance  - Sponsored by Frederick Forward $3 per perons $5 per couple or $7 per family.  Free entry to those showing a dinner theater ticket.  Main Street

 

11:15 - Church at Savo

12:00 - Mojakka (stew) with Finn Bread - Savo Hall

1:00 pm - Program:  A few Finnish Things.  Savo Hall

 

The Following Sponsors
Made Finn Fest 2009 Possible
FRIENDS OF FINNS - $250 or more

Aberdeen Asphalt Avera St. Luke’s City of Frederick Dakota Broadcasting Dakota Fire Creatives Ellendale Implement Elm Valley Men’s Community Club Farmers Union Oil – Ellendale Finnish Line Fireworks First National Bank – Frederick Frederick Vet Clinic Geranen Farms Trucking Inc. Halonen Seed Hart Farms Jung Construction Mikkonen Land Corporation Nick’s Place Lee and Tracy Olson Prairie Builders/Achen Construction George and Donna Sumption Joel and Stephanie Sumption Leonard and Leslie Sumption Sumption Farms WSI - We Simplify the Internet These businesses or families also contributed to Finn Fest.  Adam and Eve Syling salon and Wig Center City of Frederick Bruce and Lynette Durheim Emma Burnham Public Library Dale and Sharon Engelhart Frederick Area Historical Society Frederick Cross Country Club Dale and Connie Groop Steve and Rick Karjalainen Gary and Dianna Kopetsky Legion Auxillary Maple River Pheasant Hunts Northern Electric Dan and Sheila Rajha Savo Hall Association St. Paul's Lutheran Church