2008 List of Events
We are currently in the process of finalizing the List of Events for Old Mill Festival. Please continue to check back with us for updated informaiton. Events are subject to change without notice. Call ahead to verify times and place of events.
| Friday, August 22 | |
| 5:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. | Swiss Steak Dinner at Buchanan Senior Center. Sponsored by Buchanan Area Senior Services |
| 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. | Live Remote by Y-Country 97.5. Sponsored by City of Buchanan |
| 7:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. | Crowning of Little Mr. & Miss Buchanan at Common Stage. Sponsored by Fifth Third Bank |
| 7 :00 p.m. – 9 :00 p.m. | Buchanan Community Night. Sponsored by Michigan Gateway Community Foundation |
| 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. | Kids Games at Common. Sponsored by Buchanan Downtown Development Authority |
| 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. | United Federal Credit Union ATM Open |
| 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. | Go Cart Rides |
| 7 :45 p.m. – 9 :30 p.m. | Main Street Band - Teen at Common Stage. Sponsored by Clark Testing Services, LLC |
| 7 :30 p.m. – 11 :30 p.m. | Beverage Garden Open –LD Swygg Group Band. Sponsored by Buchanan Equity, LLC |
| 9 :30 p.m. – 11 :30 p.m. | Outdoor Movie at Common Stage. Sponsored by Fapco Inc |
| Saturday, August 23 | |
8 :00 a.m. - 11 :00 a.m. |
Food, Arts & Craft Vendor Set Up at Pears Mill & Library Parking Lot |
| 7 :00 a.m. – 11 :00 a.m. | Breakfast at the 1st United Methodist Church, 132 S. Oak Street |
| 7 :00 a.m. - 7 :45 a.m. | Redbud Challenge 5K Extreme Run Sign Up at Common Stage |
| 7:00 a.m. - Midnight | United Federal Credit Union ATM Open |
| 8 :00 a.m. - 10 :30 a.m. | Redbud Challenge 5K Extreme Run starting at Days Avenue and Front Street, ending at the Common. Sponsored by United Federal Credit Union |
| 8 :00 a.m. - 1 :00 p.m. | Buchanan Farmers Market at the Common |
| 9 :00 a.m. – Noon | Chalk the Walk at Buchanan District Library |
10 :00 a.m. |
Redbud Challenge 5K Extreme Run Awards at Common Stage. Sponsored by United Federal Credit Union |
| 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Bake Sale at 1st Methodist Church, 132 S. Oak Street |
| 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Live remote by WIRX Rock 107. Sponsored by the City of Buchanan |
| Noon | Arts & Craft booths open. Sponsored by the Buchanan Art Center |
| Noon | Parade Starting at Smith & Terre Coupe to Front Street. Ending at Redbud Trail. Sponsored by Express-1 |
| Noon - 4:00 p.m. |
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| Noon - 4 :00 p.m. | Visit the 150 th History Display at Buchanan District Library |
Noon - 5 :00 p.m. |
Storytelling, Wool Spinning, Fanning Mill, Net and Rug Hooking & Tour of the Mill @ Pears Mill. Sponsored by Buchanan Preservation Society |
| Noon - 6:00 p.m. | Health Van Ministry. Sponsored by Buchanan SDA Church |
| Noon - 9 :00 p.m. | Ice Cream Social/ Hot Dogs at 1st United Methodist Church, 132 South Oak Street |
| 12:30 p.m. | Opening Ceremonies at Common Stage.
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| 1:00 p.m. | Meet the Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches at the Buchanan District Library |
| 1 :00 p.m. - 2 :30 p.m. | Variety Show. Sponsored by Express-1 |
| 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Fireman’s Waterball Challenge on N. Oak Street in front of Teen Center. Sponsored by SEMCO |
| 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Sight Mobile - Giving Free Eye Exams. Sponsored by Buchanan Lions Club |
| 1 :00 p.m. – 7 :00 p.m. | Kids Games at the Common. Sponsored by Edgewater Bank |
| 1:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | Go Cart Rides |
| 1 :00 p.m. - Midnight | Beverage Garden at Days Avenue Parking Lot |
1 :30 p.m. – 4 :30 p.m. |
Wine & Cheese Tasting with Shades of Blue Band in the Beverage Garden. Sponsored by Orchard on the Lake and Maple Beach |
| 2 :30 p.m. - 3 :30 p.m. | Waffle Eating Contest on Common Stage. Sponsored by The New Carbon Company |
| 2 :00 p.m. | Big Wheel Race on Roe Street. Sponsored by Buchanan Downtown Development Authority and Country Heritage Credit Union |
| 3 :30 p.m. – 4 :00 p.m. | Beard Contest Common Stage. Sponsored by Guys and Dolls Styling |
| 4 :00 p.m. | Rubber Duck Race. Sponsored by Buchanan Band Parents at McCoy Creek – Common |
| 5 :00 p.m. - 7 :30 p.m. | WWA Bruiser Wrestling @ the Center of the Common. Sponsored by WSBT Radio Group and WSBT TV |
| 5 :30 p.m. - 8 :30 p.m. | Van Dyke Revue Band in Beverage Garden. Sponsored by Edward Jones |
5 :00 p.m. - 9 :00 p.m. |
Buchanan’s Great Classic Car & Motorcycle Cruise In on Days Avenue. Sponsored by Dale Rifenberg Agency |
| 8 :00p.m. - 11 :00 p.m. | Yellowsub Marines VS Elvis on Common Stage. Sponsored by Indiana Michigan Power & Cook Nuclear Plant |
| 9 :00 p.m. - Midnight | Savoie Band in Beverage Garden. Sponsored by K. Barker Enterprises |
| 9 :30 p.m. (Dusk) | Fire Works – Downtown. Sponsored by C & S Machine, Bosch Rexroth Corporation and City of Buchanan |
| Sunday, August 25 | |
8 :00 a.m. - 12 :00 p.m. |
Pancake Breakfast at Senior Center. Sponsored by Buchanan Area Ministerial Association |
| 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. | United Federal Credit Union ATM Open |
| 1 :00 p.m. - 3 :00 p.m. | Craig Torinquist on Common Stage. Sponsored by Redbud Insurance Services |
| 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Health Van Ministry. Sponsored by Buchanan SDA Church |
| 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Kids Games at Common. Sponsored by Creative Financial Services and D. Mottl Realty Group |
| 1 :00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Food , Arts & Craft Vendors |
| 1 :00 p.m. - 7 :00 p.m. | Go Cart Rides |
| 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Life Action Ministries Revival Singers. Sponsored by City of Buchanan and Buchanan Downtown Development Authority |
| 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Bethel Apostolic Tabernacle Choirs. Sponsored by City of Buchanan and Buchanan Downtown Development Authority |
| 3 :00 p.m. - 5 :00 p.m. | BAMA Backpack give away at Buchanan Farmers’ Market |
| 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | UpHill Climb Gospel Bluegrass. Sponsored by City of Buchanan and Buchanan Downtown Development Authority |
| 5 :30 p.m. - 7 :00 p.m. | Buchanan Area Ministerial Association Community Church Service on Common Stage featuring PS 33 :3 |
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