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Mark your calendars for OCTOBER 2, 2021 for a FUN, FALL FAMILY CELEBRATION known as OZtoberFEST! Join us in downtown Wamego for a variety of activities including our OZ Costume Contest, Toto look-a-like contest, an Indoor/Outdoor OZ Market, Classic Car Show, Road to OZ BBQ Challenge, Wizard's Beer & Wine Garden, Munchkinland, Auntie Em's Boutique, and many more OZsome activities.
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Visit these fine vendors and find fantastic items to purchase!
Jade & John Ellcey-Heavenly Hippo on Facebook
Gerald & Linda Berthot--Mutton Hollow Herb Farm on Facebook
Thaddeus & Kelly Perry- Perrys Pork Rinds on Facebook
Laura & Brent Sharp - Rio Jo's Southwest Style Jewelry
Jenny Jansen - Jansen Pottery - vajansen@yahoo.com
Tonya Miller - Custom Sewing by Tonya on Facebook
Dean Kubin - Papa's Manhattan Woodworks on Facebook
Jim Walker - JB Walker Photography
Angie Berens - Offerings LLC on Facebook
Mike & Angie Armstrong - MAAC Wind Chimes - winchimike@aol.com
Robert Pickel - Wild Bobs Old Time Portraits
Becky Rawls-Riley - Rawls-Riley Creations, LLC
Nancy Marston - Aunt Nancy's Face Art on Facebook
Don Bartell - Sawdust Dreams
Shop More of Our Vendors!
Kattie Phillips - Kattie's Krazy Kreations on Facebook
Jojo Orlanes - All Metal Art Shop
Debbie Gerard & Kris Sallee - Sticky Spoons
Sandy Kay Hunter - Nature in Watercolor and Acrylics
Mattie Hellwig - Miss Mattie Bleu's
Deon & Angela Toy - RemeBees on Facebook
Kristen Wright - Magnaporium
OZsome Schedule & Admission Information
The Official OZtoberFest Street Festival Day is SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3rd, yet there are exciting things going on Friday as well.
Saturday, October 3:
ADMISSION
OZtoberFest is FREE to the public. There are a couple exceptions, separate wristbands will need to be purchased for the bouncy houses ($10 all day) and the OZ Museum activities and special guest presentations ($11 for adults & $9 for children. There is a $2 discount for military.)
Also, please note that if you have a regular OZ Museum pass, it is not honored during OZtoberFest. This is due to the presentations and additional activities during the festival.
We look forward to seeing you!!
All Kinds of OZsome Things (Oct 2nd) 10am - 6pm
Entertainment (Oct. 2nd)
Emerald City Stage-In front of Columbian
TBA
Tin Man's Talent-In Front of Indoor Market/Iron Clad
TBA
Road to OZ BBQ Challenge-KCBS Sanctioned Event
New for 2021 we are moving our backyard BBQ competition to a Kansas City BBQ Society sanctioned contest. This state championship competition will grant the contest winner a complimentary entrance into the 2022 American Royal World Series of Barbecue. Teams will compete for $10,000 in overall prize money. In addition to the standard 4 meat category competition, we will also have a People’s Choice competition on Saturday afternoon. Join us at this new competition in one of Kansas’ most iconic festivals.
Team Info
Early bird price per team is $200. After August 31st, price is $250 per team.
Each team will be assigned a 20' x 40' space.
For an additional $30, 110 or 30 amp service will be provided. Teams will need to provide 100 feet of extension cord.
One vehicle per team in the competition area.
Check-in begins at 9 a.m. on Friday. All teams must be checked in prior to 5 p.m. on Friday.
Cooks meeting held at 5:30 p.m.
All KCBS rules apply.
Saturday turn in times:
Chicken - noon
Ribs - 12:30
Pork - 1:00
Brisket - 1:30
People’s Choice – 2:00
Awards presented at 3:45 p.m.
Judges Info
TBA
Per KCBS guidelines, you understand and accept that you will be assigned whatever duty is necessary within the judging process.
Sponsors
More information to come.
Interested in becoming a sponsor of this great event? Reach out to Kara Holle at kara@wamegochamber.com.
Contact Us
Have questions about entering your team? E-mail the Challenge organizer- Tony Ballard, tonyballard2010@gmail.com or Kara Holle, kara@wamegochamber.com
Judges
Have questions about being a judge? E-mail the judging coordinator, Dennis Lang, at llittleapplebbq@yahoo.com.
OZtoberFest Markets
AN INDOOR/OUTDOOR OZ MARKET
Upcycled/Repurposed Treasures
AUNTIE EM’S BOUTIQUE
Auntie Em's VENDOR Application
The OZ Museum & Special Guests
OZ Museum will be open: Saturday, 10 am - 6 pm and Sunday noon – 5pm
OZ Special Guests 2021:
TBA
Heroes, Hot Rods & Motorcycles
Follow the yellow brick road (Hwy 99) to the 6th annual classic car show, HEROES, HOT RODS & MOTORCYCLES alongside the Wamego City Park and along Ash Street.
FUELING PATRIOTISM BY HONORING OUR NATION’S MILITARY HEROES! Check out the HISTORIC MILITARY VEHICLES, RAFFLES & SO MUCH MORE!
Registration Fee: $5 per tire (No pre-registration) Same day registration at 5th & Ash: 9am – 12pm
Judging: 11am - 1pm
Raffle Drawings & Awards: 2pm at Car Show Tent (City Park)
Again this year we are proud to have partnered with the Wamego High School VETERAN’S HONOR FLIGHT Program! A percentage of the registration fee will be donated to this organization. The Honor Flight has a mission to take veterans to Washington D.C. to see their respective memorials. Wamego High School proudly joined the Kansas Honor Flight Network in 2012. They search for veterans in our regional area who are interested in seeing our nation's memorials on a two-day trip to Washington D.C. Wamego High School National Honor Society students serve as guardians for their esteemed veterans during the trip. As a way to honor them for their service, veterans do not pay for this opportunity, thanks to Sponsors and fund raising! www.whshonorflight.com.
OztoberFest has become the Honor Flight Reunion venue for the Wamego High School organization. The veterans and the students whom participated for the past five years come together once again to visit and reminisce.
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For more information or questions: Email at kara@wamegochamber.com or call Wamego Chamber at 785-456-7849
Columbian Theatre
Live Theatre Production:
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www.columbiantheatre.com
Location: Columbian Theatre / 521 Lincoln
Puppet Shows:
Young and old will enjoy a hand puppet show at the Columbian Theatre. Show times: 11 AM, Noon, 1 PM, 2 PM, 3 PM, 4 PM.
Also, buy a chance at a raffle to win a set of the hand puppets used in the puppet show.
Vendor Applications
2021 Vendor Applications:
To come...
General Festival Information
PARKING: Parking is available on side streets and around the City Park. Festival is centrally located downtown, Lincoln Avenue, so it is easy to park and walk to this family event.
RESTROOMS: Porta Pottys are available throughout the festival.
CURRENCY: Most vendors will only take cash. There are ATM’s located at Landmark National Bank on Lincoln and Bank of the Flint Hills, located on 5th Street near Munchkinland.
LOST CHILD: Please come to information booth, centrally located at festival. Police will assist.
EMERGENCY SERVICES is located at the intersection of 5th & LIncoln at the information booth.
OZsome Sponsors!
Always......THANK YOU TO OUR OZsome SPONSORS!
2021 Sponsors:
TBA
Food Facts
Local Favorites in festival area:
Barleycorn's Deli
4th & Elm Bar & Grill
Toto's Tacoz!
Friendship House
The Friendly Cooker
Festival Food Trucks/Tents:
TBA
OZ Costume Contest
Costume Contest Outline
Please register at information booth on Oct. 3rd before 11 am. Contest will be held on the Columbian Theatre Stage.
Two Age Groups:
o Under 18 and Over 18
Each contestant will receive a number to wear around their neck.
There are 9 costume categories. Awards will be presented to the winners, in both age groups, of each category:
o Best Dorothy
o Best Munchkin
o Best Lion
o Best Scarecrow
o Best Tinman
o Best Glinda
o Best Wicked Witch
o Flying Monkey
o Wizard of OZ
Contestants will be called on stage by category starting with age group Under 18 then moving to Over 18. The Host will have the contestant registration list. Contestants register the morning of OZtoberFest at the information booth. The Host will call contestants on stage by their first name and home town starting with Dorothy. Once all entries for Dorothy have been brought on stage they return to their seats and the Host will call up Munchkin entries and so on. All entries for a specific “character” return to their seats after the last entry walks across the stage.
· Judges will vote for their favorite of each category per age group.
· Once all contestants, in both age groups, have walked across the stage and returned to their seats, the judges will collaborate. One winner per category per age group will then be announced. As the winning contestant’s number is called, he/she will come up on stage to accept their award and will remain on stage will all winners for a group photo.
Toto Look-a-Like Competition
1:00 pm. Bring YOUR Toto to Emerald City Stage to see if your dog is the next Toto look-a-like!