Thursday, July 8 5:30pm - 8pm Opening Celebration at Pioneer Park Located at the Lion's Pioneer Park on School Blvd., this party includes the Car Show, the Monticello Community Choir and lots of fun for the kids. Bring the whole family to the Park on Thursday night and enjoy all the chemical free activities. No sign-up is required for the car show, just drive it over and park next to the others! * Cool Car Cruising and Display. * Concessions - Free Riverfest Logo Frisbee when you buy a sloppy joe meal. * Petting Zoo * Pony Rides - Real live ponies from Walton's Hollow * Temporary Tattoos by Monticello Royalty Candidates * Wright County Sheriffs Dept. Child ID clinic * Canine Demonstration * KRWC Roadshow from 5:30-7:30 * Great River Community Band 7 pm Pioneer Park is located near the Monticello High School, on the SW corner of the School Blvd. and Fallon Ave. intersection.

Friday, July 9

All School Reunion
Every five years a few motivated Monticello High School Alumni organize an all class reunion during Riverfest weekend. Gatherings are grouped into decades and usually start around 5pm on Friday, with some changes and exceptions year to year. Always contact a class representative for more detailed information or to verify reunion details. The Saloon and Silver Springs no longer exist, so some traditional spots will be different, but it's unclear where things will move to. Here is the information we have so far:

• 40s and before - Saturday afternoon at the Monticello Legion, 2pm. Contact Mac Murray for more information.
• 50s and 60s - Friday night at River City Extreme, 5pm. There will be tables set up inside to purchase an optional buffet dinner. Please feel free to leave in the middle to attend the Talent Show, and return to River City Extreme for more reunion fun afterward. Contact Ron Hoglund for more information.
• 70s - Monticello Legion Friday night 8pm
• 80s - Hawk's Sports Bar - 80's music DJ and Karaoke Friday night 8pm
• 90s - Marilyn's Monticello Liquor, AKA The Zoo Friday night 8pm
• 00s - The Station Bar and Grill - Live music from "Section 30" Friday night 8pm

7:30pm - 9:30pm
Eleventh Annual Community Talent Show
Located at the Monticello High School auditorium. Admission is $3 for everyone. If you'd like to be part of the show, check out the Participate Page for more information.

Saturday, July 10 Shuttle Bus Service Will be available on Saturday, 7:30am - 4pm and will make stops at the Monticello Times, Deputy Registrar Building, Corner of East 3rd and Wright St., and The New River Medical Center. 8:30am 5K Fun Run Due to River Street road construction, the new course this year will start and end at the Monticello Community Center. Pre-registration is $15, race day registration is $20. T-shirts to the 1st 400 registered.. For more information and to register, please visit the Participate Page. You can also register by calling Dave Wik at 763-295-4053 during the evening. Dave Wik djjpwik@tds.net ***Online Registration available at: www.myvira.com 9:15am Fun Run for Kids Show up at West Bridge Park with your running shoes on. Toddler Trot is 200 Meters and The Kids Run is 700 Meters.

8am - 3pm
Riverside Art In The Park
Fine Arts & Craft Show with over 65 displays selling handcrafted items and "Taste of Monticello" food and beverage vendors. Held outdoors at Ellison Park along the banks of the Mississippi River. Kids Toy Bingo sponsored by the Monticello Women of Today. Shuttle bus available throughout the day for transportation.

This event is organized by the Monticello Chamber of Commerce. For more information, please check the Monticello Chamber Website or call 763-295-2700. The Chamber also has a lot more detailed information of this event on their Art In The Park page.

7pm - 11pm
Street Dance at the Monticello Community Center with Rock It Science
This year's band will be Rock It Science. The dance takes place in the Monticello Community Center parking lot. Food, beverages and the beer garden will be on site. No outside food or beverages allowed.

Sunday, July 11

Shuttle Bus Service
Will be available on Sunday, 1:45 - 6pm and will make stops at the Monticello Times, Deputy Registrar Building, Corner of East 3rd and Wright St., and The New River Medical Center.

9am
Community Worship Service
Bring your lawn chairs or blankets and find a spot in the shade. Enjoy the summer weather with this outdoor worship service in Ellison Park. Service will be held at the far east side of the park.

12:30pm
Riverfest Parade
The parade will again be on the new route, which starts on 3rd Street at the Legion Club and heads East to Walnut Street. Then it will take a right on Walnut Street and head South until 6th Street. The Parade will then take a right on 6th Street and head West to Minnesota Street where it takes a left and ends near the K-Mart. The parade will no longer cross Highway 25.

The 4-H Club and the Sons of the American Legion will be passing out candy before the parade and accepting donations to the foodshelf.

This year we are asking that both those riding in the parade and those attending the parade not spray water of any kind. We have had too many complaints and we risk losing parade participants if we continue to have water guns in the parade. We ask all parade attendees to help police this request.

We would like to have parade participates sign up early this year so we can mail them a notification of where they will line up in the parade. Get the Parade Sign up Form today! This will hopefully cut down on the confusion at the beginning of the parade and make it easier for everyone riding in the parade. Participates should start lining up at 11:30 with a parade start at 12:30. Late entries are always welcome but because our parade brochure is published several days in advance you may not be listed in the parade brochure if your entry is later then July 2 2009. But come any way and check in across from the American Legion on Elm Street. If you have any questions please feel free to call the Monticello Chamber of Commerce at 763-295-2700 or Mick Maher at 295-5458

2pm - 5:30pm
Ellison Park Celebration
After the parade, head down to Ellison Park for the rest of the festivities!

• Two shuttle buses will be provided from parade time until evening.
• Lions Wellness Van will be at the park.
• The chicken dinner is prepared by the Monticello Boy Scouts and is served from 2 - 5:30 pm. Tickets are available at the park on Sunday. Adults $7.50, children 12 and under are $5, and preschoolers are free with a paid adult.
• Other concessions available as well, including food, beverages and the beer garden.
• Kids games for all ages.
• Bingo Tent - Everyone Welcome!
• Live Music by "Anything Else?"
• KRWC AM 1360 Radio Road Show 2 - 3:30 pm
• Duck Race on the Mississippi River. The drop happens at 3:30 pm on the Hwy. 25 bridge. Lots of information about this event is posted on the Duck Page.
• Citizen of the Year: TBA Presentation is at 4 pm.
• Monticello Royalty coronation is at 4:30 pm.
• Duck Race Winners announced at 5pm. This year it is guaranteed that first place will win their choice of a brand new Honda 4-Wheeler or brand new Honda Personal Watercraft!

Dusk
Fireworks
Sponsored by the City of Monticello. Come see the great display by RES Specialty Pyrotechnics “Magic in the Air”.
Between Eastview Elementary and Monticello High School.