BUTLER — The Butler Days Festival is happening this week.
The Friends of the Library will be holding their annual book sale all weekend long at the Butler Public Library, 340 S. Broadway. There will be craft and food vendors on East and West Oak streets.
The fun and activities begin on Thursday. Butler United Methodist Church hosts hog roast at 4:30 pm At 6:30 pm, the Butler and Concord Township firefighters will play a charity softball game at the Eastside High School softball field. The event will raise funds for the Butler Community Food Pantry serving residents in the Eastern DeKalb County School District area and Franklin Township.
The Made in DeKalb County showcase is Friday, with the display open to the public from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in the council chambers at Butler City Hall, 215 S. Broadway.
The weekly farmers market is 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday in the west parking lot next to the Butler Police Department, 120 W. Main St.
There will be all kinds of fun for the kids. There will be an inflatable bungee race in the town center from 4pm to 8pm on Friday and from 10am to 8pm on Saturday Silly Safari will be presenting animal shows at 5pm on Friday at 7pm. Indiana Wild will present three animal shows on Saturday, at 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m. Jim Barron will perform magic shows at 1 pm on Saturday at 3 pm.
Sweetcakes will be offering face painting and balloon art from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. There will be bounce houses and an extreme obstacle course from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m
Show off your artistic skills with the chalk walk event. Check-in is 5-7pm on Friday behind Collins Tavern or show up between 9am and 3pm on Saturday to showcase your ideas. The jury is at 3:00 p.m. and on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. the award ceremony.
American Legion Post 202 will serve pulled pork burgers, curly fries and onion rings from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday Lamb of God Mennonite Church is hosting a gospel concert and dinner at its West Oak Street location.
Decorate your vehicles, floats, wagons, golf carts, and anything else you can think of because the 9th Annual Parade of Lights begins at 9 p.m. The parade route is East Liberty Street to Elm Street, Elm to Green Street and Green to Beech Street.
The fun and festivities continue through Saturday.
The Butler Fire Department will serve a pancake breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m. at the fire station, 700 W. Main St. At 8 a.m., a 5K walk/run begins in the Butler United Methodist Church parking lot. This event raises funds for the Butler Community Food Pantry.
Polish that hot rod and dust off that demo car for the car show in the 100 and 200 blocks of South Broadway. Cars can be entered from 8am, with prizes at 1pm
Historic Butler Wagon Tours will be held Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m.
Several bands will perform on Saturday. The Fuentes & Barry Band performs from 10 a.m. to noon on West Oak Street. The Jail Break Band performs from 1-4pm, also on West Oak St. Triple Shot will perform a free concert from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at Butler Elementary School, 1025 S. Broadway.
At dusk, a fireworks display, sponsored by Forest River, will conclude the festival. Fireworks will be held at the elementary school.
