Benton City Daze September 11, 2009

Benton City's annual festival includes 3 days of fun for the whole family.

Friday night street dance features a Hispanic rock band and Big Daddy & the Night Crawlers.

Saturday is the 'big day' with breakfast, the grand parade, dancing horses demonstration, Little Miss pageant, variety show, karaoke competition, skateboard expo, zucchini bake-off, bingo, raffles, lots more. You won't want to miss the bed races at 5:00, this is hilarious!

Rodeo action at the fairgrounds includes Friday night cow penning, Saturday night 'Beauty & the Beast' (barrel racing and bull riding). Saturday night info Tyler Simi (for bulls) 509-947-1280 or Julie Pinkal (for Barrels) 509-531-6203.

Sunday Family Fun Day & Horseplay includes mutton busting, calf/steer riding, barrels, poles & other mounted games plus fun activities not requiring a horse. Sign up starts at 8am arena events will start at 9am. If you are interested in entering the mutton busting, calf riding, jr. steers or cow hide race please email us at BCJFRA@gmail.com or contact Vicki Hammitt @ 509-366-5016.

Still accepting parade registrations and vendor applications. For more info, phone 509-948-4170 or 509-947-7332. http://www.bentoncitychamber.org/daze.htm and http://www.bcjfra.com