Beef Empire Days Start Friday
Garden City, KS (westernkansasnews.com) Beef Empire Days gets underway tomorrow in Garden City and will last through June 11th. Deann Gillen the executive Director of Beef Empire Days tells us what it’s all about.
The opening weekend events revolve mosting around athletics, Gillen tells us more.
The first event tomorrow is the open tennis tournament beginning at 9 at Garden City High School. Full Schedule of Events is below.
| Friday, June 2nd | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Garden City Open Tennis Tournament | 9:00 a.m. | Garden City High School Tennis Courts |
| Cox Communication Story Hour | 10:30 a.m. | Finney County Public Library |
| Ag Women of the Heartland 2017 | 4:00 p.m. | Finney County Fairgrounds |
| Garden City Municpal Band | 7:30 p.m. | Stevens Park |
| Saturday, June 3rd | Time | Location |
| Hoof it to Health Road Run | 7:30 a.m. | Garden City Family YMCA |
| Beef Empire Days Scholarship Poker Run | 8:00 a.m. | Clarion Inn Parking Lot |
| Ag Women of the Heartland 2017 | 8:00 a.m. | Clarion Inn |
| Garden City Open Tennis Tournament | 9:00 a.m. | Garden City High School Tennis Courts |
| Horse Shoe Tournament | 9:00 a.m. | Finnup Park Horse Shoe Pits |
| Beef Empire Days Softball Tournament | 10:00 a.m. | Peebles Complex & Wiley Park |
| Beef Empire Days Invitational (7’s Rugby) | 11:30 a.m. | The Esquivel Soccer Complex |
| Alltech Ranch Horse Competition | 2:00 p.m. | Finney County Fairgrounds |
| Ranch Rodeo | 7:00 p.m. | Finney County Fairgrounds |
| Praise in the Park Concert | 7:00 p.m. | Stevens Park |
| Sunday, June 4th | Time | Location |
| Garden City Open Tennis Tournament | 9:00 a.m. | Garden City High School Tennis Courts |
| Feedlot & Sponsors Roping, Riding, and Barrel Racing | 10:00 a.m. | Finney County Fairgrounds |
| Beef Empire Days Softball Tournament | 10:00 a.m. | Peebles Complex & Wiley Park |
| Tuesday, June 6th | Time | Location |
| “Rely on Revalor” Live Show | 9:00 a.m. | Finney County Fairgrounds |
| Wednesday, June 7th | Time | Location |
| Beef Empire Days Sponsors Reception | 6:30 p.m. | Clarion Inn Ballroom |
| Thursday, June 8th | Time | Location |
| Cattle Working Contest | 11:30 a.m. | Finney County Feedyard |
| Friday, June 9th | Time | Location |
| St Francis Community Service Childrens Parade | 10:00 a.m. | Finney County Public Library |
| Children’s Story Hour – “The Day on the Farm” | 10:30 a.m. | Finney County Public Library |
| Beef Carcass Show | 2:00 p.m. | Tyson Fresh Meats Complex |
| Beef Empire Days Awards Banquet | 6:30 p.m. | Clarion Inn Ballroom |
| Garden City Municpal Band | 7:30 p.m. | Stevens Park |
| Saturday, June 10th | Time | Location |
| Commerce Bank Chuckwagon Breakfast | 6:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Stevens Park |
| American State Bank Beef Empire Days Parade | 10:30 a.m. | Main Street |
| Chuckwagons at the Zoo | 11:30 a.m. | Lee Richardson Zoo- West Side |
| Sunday, June 11th | Time | Location |
| Buffalo Dunes 4-Person Golf Scramble | 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Buffalo Dunes Golf Course |
| Beef Empire Cattle Crawl | 4:30 p.m. | Clarion Inn Parking Lot |
