This weekend, Forada is holding their annual Forada Days celebration starting this Friday night with live music and continuing through Saturday and Sunday, August 1 - 2.
It will be packed with fun from the very beginning to the very end.
If you're planning on being in the area, here is a listing of events for the celebration:
Friday, July 31
8 p.m. to midnight: The Blues Brothers Revue will be providing classic Blues Brothers music at Forada Liquor.
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9 p.m. to midnight: Echoplane will be at the Muddy Boot.
Saturday, August 1
10 a.m.: flea vendor fair and market, firemen's water wars, and vintage snowmobiles.
11 a.m.: 4-H concessions will be available.
1 p.m.: Kiddie and grand parade.
2 to 6 p.m.: Lions Pork Chop Dinner, music by Denny and Mickey Zaviska, Runestone Rockettes, Alexandria "Aces," vintage car and tractor display at Ball Park.
2:30 p.m.: Parade winners will be announced, kids' bike drawings will be held at the fire hall, Wii Rock Band competition, celebrity dunk tank, carnival games, Giggles the Clown and face painting at the fire hall, turtle races, cake walk at the fire hall.
3 p.m.: Bingo at the city hall.
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6 p.m.: Lions raffle drawing and the Forada Days raffle. Missy Radermacher will be entertaining until 10 p.m.
7:30 to 8:45 p.m.: Dan Lee hypnosis.
9 p.m.: Street dance featuring Nasty Habit.
Sunday, August 3
8 a.m. to noon: Dad's Belgian Waffle Feed.
10 a.m.: Kids' and adult tractor pull.