The 52ND Annual
The Official Schedule of Grayson Memory Days 2023 NOTICE: Outdoor Events. Some Events subject to last minute changes. Follow this page and Chamber Facebook pages for most recent notices. |
SATURDAY MAY 20 Miss Memory Days Pageant East Carter High School Gymnasium at 5pm Contact Heather Goodman 606-316-5624 Sponsored by the East Carter High School Cheerleaders THURSDAY MAY 25 Window Display Judging at 1:30pm Register at graysonchamber41143@gmail.com Vendor set-up at 3:30pm, Open to public at 5pm Blue Goose Building (Former Brown's Mobile Home Parts Building) on Main Street Food Vendors at 5pm Pomeroy St. and Commercial Bank Parking Lot Gem Mining Station 5pm till 9pm Walking on Sunshine Wellness Spa & Shoppe 207 N. Carol Malone Blvd. Boy Scouts Flag Retirement Ceremony at 5:30pm Veterans Park on Main Street Opening Ceremonies at 6pm Main Stage, Main Street Merchant's Parking Lot Welcome Address, Awards, National Anthem, JROTC Salute, and Ribbon Cutting. FAMILY FUN NIGHT! at 6:30pm till Dark Free for kids 10 & Under Inside and Outside Inflation Station Rock Climbing Wall $5.00 fee 6:30 – Dark Near the food vendors Center Stage Studio/Dee Dee Shufflebarger at 6:30pm In front of Main Stage, Merchant's Parking Lot Poetry Society Poetry Reading at 7:00pm Grayson Arts Gallery, 301 East Third Street Memory Cruise: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Make a few laps "Cruising Town" then Pull in at new Ralph's parking lot to visit & reminisce. BBC & City Heat play at Bayso's at 9 pm Dance with Hope Studio/Rhiannon Greer at 7:15pm In front of Main Stage, Merchant's Parking Lot Dunking Booth at various times Corner of Pomeroy & Main Street MUSIC ON WGOH STAGE Brought to you by Inflation Station & Bestie's Beauty Bar Main Street Stage Emcee: Mike Nelson Levi Fields at 8pm Fletcher Stone at 9pm FRIDAY MAY 26 Book Sale! By Friends of the Library from 10:30am – 2pm Grayson Library Branch, 116 W Main Street Vendors Open at 4pm Retail and Art Vendors Blue Goose Collective, Main Street Food Vendors on Pomeroy and Commercial Bank Parking Lot Fire Department BBQ & Catfish Fry 4pm until Food runs Out! Grayson Volunteer Fire Department 3rd Street Adults $15, Veterans and Seniors $10 Kids 5 & under FREE Rock Climbing Wall $5.00 fee 4pm-Dark Near the food vendorsChildren’s Inflatables $6.00 wristband from 4pm - Dark Behind Horton & Brown Pharmacy, Main St. and inside Inflation Station, Main St. Dunking Booth at various times Corner of Pomeroy & Main Street Gem Mining Station 5pm till 9pm Walking on Sunshine Wellness Spa & Shoppe 207 N. Carol Malone Blvd.
Memory Days Ice Cream Social from 6pm-8pm 108 East 2nd Street, Bayless Presbyterian Church lawn Free Ice Cream while it lasts! Memory Days High School Student Art Show at the Grayson Gallery & Art Center 6pm-8pm 301 E 3rd Street MUSIC ON THE WGOH STAGE Brought to you by Larry Douchet & Blue Sky Telecom Main Street Emcee, Mike Nelson Corey Hedge at 6:15pm From The Hills at 7:15pm Dustin Burchett at 8:15pm
SATURDAY MAY 27 Relay for Life 5K Run & Walk 7am-9am Gazebo on Main Street Register form here. Pre-Registration is $25. Registration day of race is at 7am. Contact Aimie Walker at 606-255-0833 for more information. NEW!! Cornhole Tournament 8am First Church of Christ Gymnasium Prizes awarded Contact Jody Adams 606-255-0038 Vendors Open at 9am Retail and Art Vendors Blue Goose Collective, Main Street Food Vendors on Pomeroy and Commercial Bank Parking Lot Vernon Cecil Fast Pitch Softball Tournament 9am Grayson Sports Park 596 Robert & Mary Avenue Memory Days Car Show 9am till 4pm Sponsored by Carter County Cruisers Prichard Elementary School Parking Lot $10.00 entry fee Call 606-315-0454 22nd Annual Dog Jog 10am Corner of Hord & Main Street $15.00 entry fee for participants, includes t-shirt All Creatures Veterinary Care 606-474-5146 Book Sale! By Friends of the Library 10:30am – 2pm Grayson Library Branch, 116 W Main Street Dunking Booth at various times Corner of Pomeroy & Main StreetRock Climbing Wall $5.00 fee from 11am-Dark Children’s Inflatables $6.00 wristband from 11am-Dark Behind Horton & Brown Pharmacy, Main St. and inside Inflation Station NEW!!! Batman with Heroes for Higher Meet & Greet Sponsored by CR Truck Sales Charlie Rice 11:30am at the Gazebo/Veterans Park. Parade line-up begins at NOON US 60 West of Downtown (at old Estep’s Restaurant) To register parade entries CLICK HERE MEMORY DAYS PARADE 1pm “Pickin', Singin' and Rememberin'” US 60, Main Street Carter County Veterans - Grand Marshall Sponsored by Grayson Area Chamber of Commerce Emcees; Jill York, Mike Nelson NEW! Grayson's Got Talent 3:30pm WGOH/WUGO Stage Merchant's Parking Lot Guest Judge includes: Holly Forbes Prizes awarded. Sign up here Prichard Reunion 6pm Registration begins at 5PM First Baptist Church Ministry Center Jane Fankell (Message on Facebook) MUSIC ON THE WGOH STAGE Brought to you by Michelle Wilhoit State Farm Insurance Main Street 6pm-10pm Emcee Mike Nelson Kaleb Mullins & The Witness at 6:15pm Holly Forbes at 7:30pm The No Joke Jimmys at 8:30pm SUNDAY MAY 28 Future Stars of Sports Softball Tournament 9am Grayson Sports Park Robert & Mary Avenue Happening as scheduled! Kiwanis' Jeep Show Register at 1pm. Awards at 2pm Sponsored By Murray's Autoworx Main Street $20 entry fee for participants Register at 606-207-6774, 606-255-6359, or 606-255-0297 To help fund accessible playground in new park Vendors Open at 1pm Retail and Art Vendors Blue Goose Collective, Main Street Food Vendors on Pomeroy and Commercial Bank Parking Lot Rock Climbing Wall $5.00 fee 1pm-Dark Near the food vendorsChildren’s Inflatables $6.00 wristband 1pm-Dark Behind Horton & Brown Pharmacy, Main St. And inside Inflation Station Dunking Booth at various times Corner of Pomeroy & Main Street Weather Related LOCATION CHANGE! "Mike Phillips Memorial Bluegrass Show" moved to East Carter Gym. Doors open at 3 pm, concert starts at 3:30 pm. Chair seating provided.
Brought to you by Members Choice Credit Union, Smithfield & Commercial Bank RudyFest presents The Mike Phillips Memorial Bluegrass Show FREE concert! Harvest Time Col. Dreyden Gordon Timber & Nails Hammertowne Larry Cordle The Isaacs The official Memory Days 2023 Parade Lineup... BUT FIRST we need to inform everyone of the Parade instructions: Lineup is at 12 Noon (or earlier if possible) at Estep's Corner (618 W. Main Street). Entering the staging area from the west US 60 will point you in the right direction. South side of road will be Yellow Numbered Tags (single vehicle & small entries), North side of the road will be Orange numbered tags (Floats & Larger groups). After parade starts @ 1:00 PM you will need to maintain a slow and steady pace, avoid large gaps between entries ( to discourage children from crossing the street), Please do not throw candy or any other items from your float or vehicle instead hand out to parade watchers on sidewalks (to discourage kids from darting out in front of vehicles. Parade will end at corner of Main and Robert & Mary (Prichard School). You may pick up parade participants at the school or the Paul Rogers' lot. WHEW! Ok, here's the lineup... Here is this year's lineup in order of appearance: 1: Carter County Veterans - Grand Marshalls 2: Batmobile: Heroes for Hire 3. Patrick Flannery 4. Judge Executive Brandon Burton 5. The Carter County PVA Office 8. The Kid Spot Center 9. Tony Cavalier - WSAZ 10. Ava Adams - Grayson Teen Miss Memory Days 11. Citizens Bank of Kentucky 12. Carter County 4-H 13. Grayson United Pentecostal Church 14. Brynlee Felty - Mini Miss Memory Days 15. Journey 2 Heal 16. Rancor 17. Carter Christian Academy 18. PSSI 19. Dixie Park Free Will Baptist Church 20. Kendra Marshall - Wee Miss Memory Days 1st Runner Up 21. Emma Ford - Baby Miss Memory Days 2nd Runner Up, Abagail Miller - Teen Miss Memory Days 1st Runner Up, Tailynn Adkins - Baby Miss Memory Days 22. East Carter Raider Band 23. Briden Braun - Miss Memory Days & Ceanella Kiser - 1st Runner Up Miss Memory Days 24. Center Stage Studio 25. Carter County Little League 27. Commercial Bank 28. Jolene Baer - 1st Runner Up Tiny Miss Memory Days 29. Rowdy Rebels Softball Team 30. Leah Kate Logan - Little Miss Memory Days Runner Up 31. Kee's Farm Service 31.1 First Baptist Church VBS 32. Nora Maddix & Chord Fitzpatrick - Little Miss & Mr. Carter County Fair 33. Carter County Special Olympics 33.1. Stevie Daniel - Little Miss Memory Days 34. Austin's Auto Sales 35. Wren Elizabeth Cline - 1st runner up & Peoples choice Baby Miss Memory Days 36. Bubbly Slips 37. Girl Scout Troop 957 38. Dustin Burchett & Family 39. Layla Jon Wilcox - Little Miss Memory Days 40. Shriners 41. Eliza Lynn Kouns - Wee little Miss Memory Days 42. Carter County Fireballs 43. Emeri Divinne Fitzpatrick - Little Miss Memory 44. Members Choice Credit Union 45. Braellynn Bledsoe - Mini Miss Photogenetic & Jax Bledsoe - Baby Mr. Photogenetic and Baby Mr. Memory Days 46. Smith Dungeon Hobby & Collectibles 47. Brynlee Carter - Tiny Miss Memory Days 48. Empower Athletics 49. Vara Cripe - Wee Miss Memory Days Photogentic 50. USACE Grayson Lake 52. Deluxe Towing 53. Fostering Possibilities 54. Cosmic Athletics Center 55. Bodie Wyatt Lucas - Baby Mr. Memory Days runner up & Briar Ray Lucas - Little Mr. Memory Days *Any missing numbers are being saved for last minute entries. Please make sure you are at the lineup position (see above) at Noon. PLEASE enter the parade lineup from the West end of 60 over Radio Hill. Main Street (east) will be blocked an NO traffic will be allowed through there. | Saturday, May 20th at ECHS at 5 pm Call 606-316-5624 for information Thursday Night, May 25, 7 - 9 pm. Cruise Town, Stop at new Ralph's parking lot to visit and reminisce! Finish the night up at Bayso's with classic tunes from BBC and City Heat Friday Night, May 26th at Grayson Fire Dept 4 pm till food runs out Saturday May 27th Relay for Life 5K Run/Walk Register at 7 am at Gazebo on Main Street Register before May 20th $20 plus t-shirt guaranteed. Register day of race $25 with t-shirt first-come first-serve basis. Contact 606-694-1971 Saturday, May 27th at 10 am 22nd Annual All Creatures Veterinary Care DOG JOG The No Joke Jimmys & Holly Forbes on stage Saturday Night THANK YOU TO OUR MEMORY DAYS SPONSORS! Corporate Sponsors Diamond Level Sponsors Compliments of Steve & Ann Womack, Blue Sky Telecom - Larry Douchet Platinum Level Alltech Pro Services Grayson Sanitation CR Truck Sales - Charlie Rice Gold Level KLM Electric Horton & Brown Grayson Mobile Homes Grayson Getaways Fresh Start Health Centers Grayson Deluxe Auto Sales Clark's Pump 'n Shop Bond Construction Days Inn of Grayson All Creatures Veterinary Care Griffith, Delaney, Hillman & Lett CPA Jon Lett Dionysus Beverage Sales Silver Level W. Jeffrey Scott Med-Save Pharmacy A Barber Shop Grayson Truck Accessories Firstlight Homecare City National Bank Messer's 5th Street Electric Bronze Level Wilma's Dress Shop Ruperts Department Store Ramona Salyers State Farm Insurance Ramey Estep Home Nature's Health Shop Miss Rodeo of Kentucky Colby Rice Miller Insurance Agency In Memory of Steven M. McDavid Hippo Valley Christian Mission Store Grayson Rural Electric Cooperative Grayson Celebrate Recovery Darling Bird Clothing Center Stage Studio Cabin Creek Camping Cosmic Athletic Center Little Dippers Child Care & Learning Center Malone Funeral Home Guns Gold & Cash Pawn Shop BoxDrop of Grayson Walking on Sunshine Wellness Shoppe & Spa Friends of Memory Days Sweet Life Grayson Sporting Goods Caribbean Sun Go Radio WGOH & WUGO |
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