The 2024 Miss Chick and Mr. Rooster were Gemma Harris, left, and Gracen Harris, both siblings. This year’s contest is at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, June 7. File photo.
MENTONE — The three-day Mentone Egg Festival begins today, Thursday, June 5 and ends Saturday, June 7. The event features entertainment, games, food, a parade in the downtown area, a play area for kids, and a huge car, truck, motorcycle and tractor show. All entertainment events are free. Flea markets and crafters line the main street downtown.
The festival includes a cutest baby contest, a backyard BBQ cookoff, a Car, Truck and Motorcycle Cruise-in, Egg City 5K and one-mile walk, Mentone Egg Festival Parade, and Miss Chick and Mr. Rooster Contest.
This year’s theme is “100 Years of Egg-cellence,” in celebration of Creighton Brother’s 100-year anniversary.
The Tippecanoe Valley High School Viking Guard marching band was in last year’s Mentone Egg Festival Parade. File photo.
The festival begins at 5 p.m. Thursday, June 5, with a flea market, crafts and food vendors. The Bulldogs will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the fire station.
The fun continues Friday, June 6 with Bell burgers and more at the Bell Museum from 11 a.m. to close. Flea markets, crafts and food vendors will be from noon to 9 p.m. Inflatables and games will be from 2 p.m. to dark.
The 29th annual Egg Festival Car, Truck and Motorcycle show will begin at 4 p.m, with an Echoes of the Past Tractor Show all being held downtown.
A silent auction and 50s and 60s music will be for 6-9 p.m. uptown. The band Show Ford Brothers will perform at 6 p.m.
A pancake breakfast will start the day Saturday, June 7 and is from 6-10 a.m. The Egg City 5K run and one-mile walk is at 8 a.m. The backyard BBQ cookoff begins at 9 a.m.
The parade begins at 11 a.m. The parade marshal is the 100th birthday of Creighton Brothers.
Miss Chick and Mr. Rooster contest is at 12:30 p.m. followed by kids games at 1 p.m. and a garden tractor pull. A kiddie tractor pull is at 1:30 p.m. followed by the egg toss contest at 2:30 p.m.
The Mentone United Methodist Church Gospel sing is at 3 p.m. followed by awards for the BBQ cookoff at 4:30 p.m. A cake walk is at 6 p.m. The winners of the cute baby contest is at 6:30 p.m.
The crowning of Miss Mentone will be at 7 p.m. followed by music at 7:15 p.m. A Family Feud game show is at 7:30 p.m.
For more information, visit
mentoneeggcity.com/schedule-of-events
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The American Legion Honor Guard was in the parade last year at the Mentone Egg Festival. File photo.
