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#PerryIowa150 Gear is Here!

Commemorate this milestone with a two-sided bronze coin or one of three styles of t-shirts and help support the festivities of Perry's "Big Birthday Bash" at the same time! 
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2" Commemorative Coins are $10 and can be purchased at the Perry Chamber of Commerce or at Perry Farmers' Markets on Thursdays at Josh Davis Plaza, 4-7 pm.
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Shirts (three styles) are $20 each and can be purchased online at teamcloset.com/perry150. Shirts are on display at various businesses and can be purchased at the Chamber Office or Farmers' Markets.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!

Golden Spike: $5,000+

Presenting Sponsors of the Entire Weekend

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Hiawatha: $2,500

Presenting Sponsors of the Music Stages on Friday & Saturday

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Caboose: $1,000

Presenting Sponsors of Individual Live Music Performances

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Art On The Prairie / Bock Family Foundation

Conductor: $500

Activity Sponsors

Mayor John Andorf & Linda Andorf
​Perry Lions Club
​Perry Fire Association

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Switch Tender: $250

Activity Supporter

Bernie Lowe & Associates
Perry Rotary Club
Hulgan Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric
​Van Wall Equipment


Passenger: $100

Activity Contributor

Dirk and Carol Cavanaugh
​Mary Rose Collection
​Optimist Club of Perry
​The Family Credit Union
Wiese Industries
Butler Appraisals


Sponsorship opportunities are still available! Contact the Perry Chamber of Commerce for more information. 
(515)465-4601  -or-  PerryChamber@PerryIA.org

Schedule of Activities

Sesqui Schedule at a Glance - English/Spanish - as of 6/26
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Friday, July 5th

Activities Around Town
​8:00 am - 12:00 pm  -- Community Day of Service - Community Projects and Clean up -- Various Locations

Pattee Park Cleanup, 8:00 Am- Contact John Anderson, 465-5621
Downtown Cleanup 9:00Am- Contact Cheri Scheib, 515-229-9335
Perry Lutheran Home- Wanda Pritzel, 515-570-2310
12:00 pm -- Day of Service Volunteer Picnic -- Pattee Park Shelter House

10:00 am - 4:00 pm -- "Tracking Perry's Railroader Heritage" Exhibit -- Carnegie Library Museum


 8:00 am - 5:00 pm -- Airplane Rides (Scenic & Thrill), Airplanes flying in, Airplanes on Display, Food Vendors -- Perry Municipal Airport

Fly-in/Drive-in Concert
7:00 - 10:00 pm -- Walter Aviation/Perry Municipal Airport
7:00 - 8:00 pm -- Adam Bruce  Duo 
8:30 - 10:30 pm -- The Jesters (Tom Petty Tribute Band)


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Saturday, July 6th 

 
​Sesquicentennial Street Fair
10:00 am - 8:00 pm -- 2nd Street
Vintage Wheels Show
Cars, Trucks, Fire Trucks, Motorcycles, Bicycles & more!
Traditional Arts Fair
Woodworking, Pottery, Glass, Fiber Art & more!
Heritage Foods
Local vendors with a variety of food options
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Downtown Activities
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8:00 am -- Sesquicentennial Penny-farthing 15.0 Bike Ride
-- Perry to Minburn & Back (Meet at 18th & North - Trail Head)

9:00 am -- Downtown Public Art Walking Tour
​with Jenny Eklund
-- Meet at Perry Public Library
10:00 am -- "Voices From The Past" Wall of Witnesses Dramatization -- Soumas Court
10 am - 5 pm -- Where in Perry? Scavenger Hunt
-- Perry Public Library

11:00 am -- "Remembering Railroading" with David Willis 
-- Carnegie Library Museum

11 am - Noon -- Bubble Gum Blowing Contest
& Pie Eating Contest
 -- Railroad Street
11 am - 2 pm -- Kids' Activities
(Face Painting, Balloon Twisting, Bubbles, Buzz & Woody)
-- Railroad Street & Perry Public Library
11 am - 12:30 pm -- Pickle Ball Demonstrations
-- Corner of 2nd Street & Warford Street
12:30 - 1:45 pm -- The Grammy Award Winning
Okee Dokee Brothers
-- Railroad Stage
1:45 pm -- Performance by Los Laureles -- Railroad Stage
1:00 pm -- Guided Tours of Carnegie Library Museum
2:30 pm -- Old Style Games (3-Legged Races, Gunny Sack Races, Egg on a Spoon Races, Simon Says, Wheelbarrow Races, Tug of War)
 -- St. Patrick's Catholic Church Lot
2:30 pm -- "Historic Downtown Fires" Walking Tour
with Brian Eiteman
-- Meet at City Hall
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7:00 pm -- Perry Lutheran Homes Run Through Time 5k Fun/Run -- Start and Finish at Caboose Park
​Register Online

Railroad Street Music Fest
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm -- Pre-Show with 
The Grammy Award Winning Okee Dokee Brothers
4:00 - 5:00 pm -- The Rescue Dogs
5:30 - 6:30 pm -- Vinyl Vagabonds
7:00 - 8:30 pm -- Porter Union
8:30 pm - 10:00 -- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 
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Sunday, July 7th 

7 am - Noon -- Community Breakfast ($10) Open to the Public -- Elks Lodge #407

​2:00-4:00 pm -- "150 Years of Faithfulness" Church Tour & Prayer Service 
-- Start at First United Methodist Church & End at Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church
​4:00 pm -- Community Prayer Service 
-- Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church


The Perry Sesquicentennial Celebration Planning Committee meets on Tuesdays at Noon
​at the Town/Craft Center Upstairs Meeting Room. Anyone is welcome to attend.
Questions? Contact the Perry Chamber of Commerce: (515)465-4601 or PerryChamber@PerryIA.org.
City of Perry, Iowa- 'Make Yourself At Home!' | 1102 Willis Avenue P.O. Box 545, Perry, IA 50220 | (515) 465-2481
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