Festivities kick off on Thursday with “Paint the Town” at Booth Park from 4:30-6:30 p.m., Community Bingo at the Kickback Saloon at 6 p.m., and the annual Youth Dance at Booth Park Pavilion.
Friday’s events include tours of Ronald Reagan’s Birthplace from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and food and beverage sales and live music by Brenner Bushman at the Tampico Ball Diamonds from 6-8:30 p.m., followed by fireworks at dusk, sponsored by the family of DJ Dorathy.
Saturday’s schedule is jam-packed with all sorts of small-town fun, starting with a Home Run Derby at 9:30 a.m. at the Tampico Ball Diamonds. Take a tour of Ronald Reagan’s Birthplace & Museum on Main Street anytime between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. The Car Cruise-In on Main Street is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., along with “Track n’ Field Days” at the Kickback Saloon.
Chicken Drop Bingo will be held on Main Street from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and Kids Water Fights will be at the Tampico Fire Station at 1 p.m., with registration opening at noon. Stick around for a Car Smash at the fire station at 4 p.m. The always-entertaining ZOWA Wrestling crew will be battling it out on Main Street at 4:30 p.m.
The evening festivities go from 5-11:30 p.m. with a beer garden and live music by Bobbi White and The Yacht Rockers. Activities are restricted to ages 21+ after 9 p.m.
On the last day of the festival on Sunday, July 19th, come out for Touch-a-Truck and a breakfast of pancakes, eggs, sausage, and biscuits and gravy at the Tampico Fire Station from 7 a.m. – noon, all for a donation to the department.
From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., browse and shop the Artisan & Farmers Market on Main Street and view the Tractor Park n’ Parade across from Reagan Park. A dunk tank will be set up at Reagan Park from 10-11:40 a.m. costing $1 per ball or 6 for $5. The line-up includes Jordan Pierceson, Sean Sandrock, Shay Strader, Mayor Bruce Peltier, Coach Kevin Wetzell, and Whitney Mitchell-DeWitte.
Other fun stuff for kids includes a petting zoo at the corner of Benton and Booth Streets from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., a Kiddie Fun Run at 11 a.m. at Reagan Park, and Fishing Derby awards at Main Street at noon.
Ronald Reagan’s Birthplace tours will be available from 1-4 p.m., a bags tournament kicks off at Kickback Saloon at 2 p.m., a parade throughout Tampico begins at 2 p.m., and the 50/50 drawing will be held on Main Street at 3 p.m. The Methodist Church will host an ice cream social at the the church from 1-4 p.m.
The event is generously sponsored by area businesses, individuals, and families and made possible thanks to the volunteers of the Tampico Days Committee. Follow Tampico Days on Facebook for updates, photos, and more details, and be aware of road closures throughout the duration of the event.
