Sunshine predicted for Havre Festival Days

Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson

Montana State University-Northern wrestlers help set up the stage Thursday afternoon for the Elton John tribute band concert behind Pershing Hall on the campus. After Midnight is opening the concert at 7:30 p.m., and the Elton John tribute band will begin at 8:30 p.m. The concert is a fundraiser for MSU-N to get a permanent stage created behind Pershing Hall, since the area is a natural amphitheater.

Mother Nature seems to be cooperating with the fall celebration at Havre, with cool but mostly sunny days forecast for Havre Festival Days.

The 31st annual celebration kicked off Thursday with the Havre-Hill County Library's annual book sale, and the main action starting today with college sports and an Elton John tribute concert in conjuction with Montana State University-Northern's homecoming week, the start of the annual quilt show and 48-hour softball tournament.

Saturday, the main event of the festival, the parade has a forecast of mostly sunny skies on a day with highs in the upper 60s as thousands are likely to participate in and watch the event as it winds down 5th Avenue.

The events continue through Saturday and into Sunday, with a variety of activities slated for local residents and visitors.

Friday, Sept. 16

8 a. m. to 8 p. m. — Friends of the Library Book Sale, Havre-Hill County Library Meeting Room.

Noon to 6 p. m. — Hi-Line Quilt Guild Festival of Quilts Show, Holiday Village Mall.

6 p. m. to 6 p. m. Sunday — 48-Hour Softball Tournament — 20th anniversary, 6th Avenue Memorial Softball Complex.

7 p. m. — Montana State University-Northern College Rodeo, Great Northern Fairgrounds.

7:30 p. m. — Montana State University-Northern Homecoming outdoor concert, Pershing Hall.

Saturday, Sept. 17

All day — 48-Hour Softball Tournament — 20th anniversary, 6th Avenue Memorial Softball Complex.

7 a. m. to 2 p. m. — Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast, Eagles Club.

8 a. m. — Montana State University-Northern College Rodeo, Great Northern Fairgrounds.

8a. m. to noon — Saturday Market, Town Square.

8 a. m. to 5 p. m. — Havre Rifle & Pistol Club Sight-In Days, Rifle Range on Badland Road.

10 a. m. to 3 p. m. — Run of Special Trains, Frank DeRosa Railroad Museum.

10 a. m. — Havre Festival Days Parade, 5th Avenue.

10 a. m. to 6 p. m. — Hi-Line Quilt Guild Festival of Quilts Show, Holiday Village Mall.

11 a. m. to 6 p. m. — Havre Festival Days Commercial Products & Craft Show, Great Northern Fairgrounds.

Noon to 2 p. m. — Walk for St. Jude Children's Hospital, Patterson Park.

Noon to 5 p. m. — Friends of the Library Book Sale — Havre-Hill County Library Meeting Room.

1 p. m. — Montana State University-Northern Lights Football vs. Eastern Oregon, Homecoming, Blue Pony Stadium.

2 to 4 p. m. — "Empty Tea Pots" event for the Havre Community Food Bank, Van Ordsel United Methodist Church.

5 p. m. — Summer Sound Challenge, registration 4 p. m., Independence Bank parking lot.

5 p. m. — Montana State University-Northern College Rodeo, Great Northern Fairgrounds

6 p. m. — Ag Appreciation Banquet: 6 p. m. cocktails; 7 p. m. prime rib banquet, Havre Ice Dome.

9 p. m. — MAT presents "Popera" with surprise bartenders, Palace Bar.

Sunday, Sept. 18

All day — 48-Hour Softball Tournament — 20th anniversary, 6th Avenue Memorial Softball Complex.

8:30 a. m. and 11 a. m. — The Ant Farm, First Lutheran Church.

8 a. m. to 5 p. m. — Havre Rifle & Pistol Club Sight-In Days, Rifle Range on Badland Road.

9 a. m. — MSU-Northern College Rodeo, Great Northern Fairgrounds.

11 a. m. to 4 p. m. — Havre Festival Days Commercial Products & Craft Show, Great Northern Fairgrounds.

1 p. m. — Festival Run/Walk, registration is at noon, RC Model Flying Club.

Noon to 4 p. m. — Hi-Line Quilt Guild Festival of Quilts Show, Holiday Village Mall.

Noon to 5 p. m. — Friends of the Library Book Sale, Library Meeting Room.

1 p. m. — St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Croquet Tournament & Ice Cream Social, St. Mark's Episcopal Church lawn.

1 p. m. — Jaycees Soap Box Derby, registration, 11:30 a. m. to 1 p. m., Hospital Hill.

2 to 4 p. m. — Sports Equipment Swap and Sale, Hill County Health Consortium, Memorial Park — adjacent to the softball field on 5th Avenue.

3 p. m. — E-1 Towing Demolition Derby, Drawings for North Central Montana Shrine Club Beef Raffle, Great Northern Fairgrounds.