The 41st annual Olton Sandhills Celebration will be celebrated Aug. 4-7, 2021 in the city, and on the grounds of the Olton Chamber of Commerce’s Pavilion Park.
Area citizens are excited the event is coming back this year, after being canceled last year because of the COVID-19 Viral Pandemic.
Several events are on the schedule for the 41st annual event, and Chamber Manager Adrienne Synatschk is excited, and waiting for the action to begin.
On Wednesday night, Aug. 4, the Sandhills Gospel Sing will kick off the celebration in the Chamber’s Park Pavilion.
Following the gospel sing, the Chris Jones Memorial Ice Cream Social will be served.
The ice cream social was renamed to honor Chris Jones, who coordinated the event for years prior to succumbing to COVID-related illness in December, 2020.
On Thursday night, Aug. 5, the Sandhills Sweetheart Pageant will be staged in the School Auditorium.
Last year, because of the pandemic, the Sweetheart Pageant for high school girls was held, but the little girls didn’t get to be a part of it.
The Olton Chamber of Commerce has announced that the Sandhills Little Girls Pageant will again be a part of the Sandhills Sweethert Pageant on Thursday, Aug. 5, with Robyn Stevenson as producer again.
On Friday, Aug. 6, many class reunions will be held, and vendors will open for sales of food and other offerings.
Other Friday events include the Sandhills Volleyball Tournament, a dog show, the Cornhole Tournament will be a two-person tournament with a $50 entry fee for each team. The dance under the pavilion from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. will feature Froilan Reyna as the Disc Jockey.
Saturday, Aug. 7, the final day of the celebration, will begin with the W.B. Dickenson Memorial Sandhills Celebration Parade, which is extending its invitation for participants.
Other Saturday, Aug. 7 events include vendors in Pavilion Park, inflatable slides in Stiles Park, the Sandhills Car Show, the Sandhills Horseshoe Tournament, and new events, the Corn Hole Tournaments, and a Sandhills Truck Show.
The car show will feature vintage and antique cars and pickups, while the truck show will be for semi trucks.
Closing entertainment
Curtis Grimes is to be the featured entertainer for the closing Saturday night show of the Celebration.
The Olton Chamber of Commerce needs a lot of volunteer help with the 41st annual Sandhills Celebration events. According to Olton Chamber Manager Adrienne Synatschk. “If you would like to help during the celebration, please let me know,” she said. Call her at 806-285- 2292
WEDNESDAY, August 4, 2021
2:00 -5:00 pm -Open House at Cavett Memorial Center
6:00 pm - Hamburgers by Olton Volunteer Ambulance Association at Pavilion
7:00 pm - Bake Sale benefitting Olton Sandcrawl Museum with a Premier Cake Auction after the Ice Cream Social
7:30 pm - Gospel Singing, followed by Ice Cream Contest and Social at the Pavilion. Sandhill Sweetheart Candidates will be presented during the evening
THURSDAY, August 5, 2021
7:00 pm - Olton Sandhills Sweetheart Pageant at the Olton High School Auditorium
FRIDAY, August 6, 2021
Class Reunions will be held at various places and times 5:00 pm - Arts & Crafts and Food booths open at the Pavilion
5:00 pm - Arts & Crafts and Food booths open at the Pavilion until 11:00 pm
5:00 pm - Dog Show at the Pavilion
5:00 pm - Registration for Cornhole Tournament,which starts at 6 pm
6:00 pm - Hamburgers by Olton Volunteer Ambulance Association at the Pavilion
6:00 pm - Volleyball Tournament at Stiles Park
7:00 pm Dance featuring music byDJ Reyna, until 11 pm
SATURDAY, August 7, 2021
7:00 am to 9:00am - Breakfast sponsored by Olton Lions Club at Ambulance Station (8 th and Ave. G)
8:00 a.m. to 11:00 pm - Arts & Crafts and Food booths open on Pavilion grounds
9:00 am - Sandhills Truck Show parked, then opens at 10:00 am
10:00 am - W. B. Dickenson Memorial Parade, Main Street
11:00 am to 4:00 pm - Open House at Sandcrawl Museum & Heritage Manor.
11:00 am - Registration begins for Horseshoe Pitching at Stiles Horseshoe Park.
1:00 pm - Horseshoe Tournament starts
11:15 am - Jo Harrell Memorial Car Show at Wellington State Bank parking lot
12:00 noon - Hamburgers by Olton Volunteer Ambulance Association at the Pavilion
1:00 pm - Golf Scramble at the Olton Country Club
2:00 pm - Lions Club Tennis Ball Drop on Pavilion grounds. Tennis balls will be sold throughut the Sandhills Celebration.
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm - Olton Sdhools open for touring
6:00 pm Recognition of Pioneers nnd Guests at the Pavilion; Presentation of Awards
6:00 pm Hamburgers by Olton Volunteer Ambulance Association at the Pavilion
7:00 pm to 10:30 pm - Dance featuring music by Curtis Grimes Band