Schedule Of Events

July 11, 2025

Henoween

10:00am : Chamber Coffee Hosted by The Chicken Show on the Godfather’s Patio (106 Main Street)
10:30am-3:00pm : Sidewalk Chalk Competition at Blue Cat Gallery (114 W 3rd Street)
10:00am-5:00pm : Signs of Rural Life’ Art Exhibit at Blue Cat Gallery (114 W 3rd Street)
3:00pm-5:00pm : Sidewalk Chalk Art Judging at Blue Cat Gallery (114 W 3rd Street)
3:30pm-4:30pm : KCAU Guest Weather on the Godfather’s Patio (106 Main Street)
4:00pm : Community Painting Project, Window Front (214 Main Street)
4:30pm-5:30pm : Chicken Storytime and Craft at the Library (410 N Pearl Street)
5:00pm-7:00pm : Exhibit Reception at Blue Cat Gallery (114 W 3rd Street)
5:00pm-8:00pm : Free Face Painting (113 S. Main Street)
5:00pm-9:00pm : Cluck-tible & Info Booth (113 S. Main Street)
5:00pm-9:00pm : Pie & Ice Cream Social by Eastern Star Ch. #194 at City Auditorium (220 Pearl Street)
5:30pm-11:30pm : Beer Garden, Food Trucks, Kids’ Activities, Vendors at Downtown Wayne 
HENOWEEN MAIN STAGE (113 S. Main Street)
5:30pm : National Anthem
5:35pm : Veterans Poem
5:45pm : Quilts of Valor Presentation
6:15pm : World’s Largest Chicken Dance led by WSC & WHS Cheer Squads / Music by Big Red Country 104.9
6:30pm : Cutest Chick Contest Awards
6:45pm : Cement Chicken Auction
7:30pm : Saucy Hot Wing Eating Contest
8:00pm : Live Music - Kody Hess
9:00pm : Live Music - 3d In Your Face
7:00pm : Jurassic World Rebirth (PG13) Showing at The Majestic (310 Main Street)
7:00pm : Legion Senior Baseball Game at Hank Overin Field (329 Windom Street)

July 12, 2025

7:00am : 5K and 1 Mile Chicken Run at Providence Medical Center (1200 Providence Road)
7:30am-9:30am : Kiwanis Omelet Feed at 2nd & Main Streets
8:00am-11:00am : Bloody Mary Bar at the Eagles Club (119 Main Street)
9:00am-1:00pm : Free Young Eagles Plane Rides at the Wayne Airport (2304 E Hwy 35)
Ages 8-17, Parental Consent Required
9:00am-3:00pm : Piece Makers Quilt Show at the Masonic Lodge (10th & Lincoln St.)
9:30am : Chicken Show Parade 
Parade Route: Clucking all the way from 1st and Main Street to 10th Street! 
10:00am-5:00pm : ‘Signs of Rural Life’ Art Exhibit at Blue Cat Gallery (114 W 3rd Street)
12:00pm-5:00pm : Hourly Planetarium Shows at the Carhart Science Building on WSC Campus (1111 Main Street)
1:00pm-4:00pm : 5-Point Smear Partner Pitch Tournament at the Eagles Club (119 Main Street)
$10/team
2:00pm-4:00pm : Live Music by Paradox at the Coop/Johnnie Byrd (121 Pearl Street)
2:00pm and 7:00pm : Jurassic World Rebirth (PG13) Showing at The Majestic (310 Main Street)
3:00pm-6:00pm : Scott Pokett (Class of ’88) Book Signing at Udder Delights (209 E 7th Street)
“Daddy’s Girl” by D. Scott Pokett is a heartfelt story about Glenn Alderman, who is dealing with the death of his daughter, Allison.
6:00pm : All School Reunion Social and Dance at the City Auditorium (220 Pearl Street)
8:00pm Dance ft. Live Music by Sons of Satan
10:00pm : Light Up The Sky Fireworks Show at Prairie Park/Summer Sports Complex (520 Fairgrounds Ave)
10:00pm : Karaoke at The Max Bar & Grill (109 Main Street)

Bressler Park Activities

9:00am : Chicken Crowing Contest at Bressler Park (900 Lincoln Street)
12:00pm-4:00pm : Cluck-tible & Info Booth, Inflatables, Live Chickens, Arts, Crafts, and Food Vendors
12:00pm : Contest Registration Opens at Bressler Park Stage
12:00pm-3:00pm : Free Bubble Experience and Free Face Painting 
12:30pm : Free Ice Cream by Great Dane at the SW Shelter House
1:00pm : Chicken Egg Judging - Judge eggs as biggest, smallest and most unusual!
1:00pm : Chicken Scratch for Prizes
Sponsored by: Tom Hansen, CPA; Gerhold Concrete; Elkhorn Valley Bank & Trust; BankFirst
1:00pm : Live Chicken Flying
Fly your own chicken or rent one!
1:00pm : Best Chicken Legs
Crowd voted; Strut your stuff and roll those shorts up! 
1:30pm : National Cluck-Off
Total Prizes: $400 - Categories: 13 & Under; 14 & Over
Must last 15 seconds, must act & sound like a chicken, must be heard across the barnyard!
2:00pm : Hard Boiled Egg Eating Contest
Total Prizes: $400
Eat as many eggs as possible in 2 minutes!
2:00pm : Chicken Quilt Raffle Drawing at Bressler Park Stage
2:30pm : Rubber Chicken Chuck
3:00pm : Egg Toss
Teams of 2 tossing an egg without breaking it! 
3:30pm : Egg Drop & Catch
Catch a raw egg with your bare hands! Each catch increases the drop height 

July 13, 2025

Crowing Motors Kirk Sommerfeld Memorial Car Show

10:00am : Car Show Registration Opens
11:00am-3:00pm : Crowing Motors Car Show
Located on 2nd Street, between Main and Pearl Streets
Food trucks will be available 
Contact McKenzie Surber, 402-518-0963
2:00pm-4:00pm : Self-Guided Tours at Wayne County Museum (702 Lincoln Street)
2:00pm : Jurassic World Rebirth (PG13) Showing at The Majestic (310 Main Street)
2:00pm-4:00pm : Live Music by Paradox at the Coop/Johnnie Byrd (121 Pearl Street)

Date : July 11-13, 2025

Location : Various Venues in Wayne, NE

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