EVENTS
FRIDAY
Homecoming
Lockwood High School will be celebrating its football Homecoming on Friday, October 2. Alumni groups are encouraged to include the Homecoming festivities in your weekend plans! Kick-off is at 7pm with coronation at halftime.
Friday Evening Beer Garden at Prairie Station
Stop by Prairie Station before & after the Homecoming festivities for outdoor dining, lawn games and a beer garden, 5-11pm! Food service stops at 9pm, beer garden closes at 11.
SATURDAY
Games, Food & More
As always, we'll have food and entertainment throughout the day. But, this year, we're excited to announce our inflatables & bounce houses will be open longer! We're extending the fun into the evening hours, and all will still be covered by a $5 wristband. Dade County Art Connect will be offering face painting during the day, which is also included in the price of your wristband! Inflatable hours will be 10:30 am-3 pm and 4 pm -7 pm, right up to the start of the 4H Glow Run! Wristbands can be purchased the day of at the tent at the corner of the American Legion Hall immediately following the parade, or in the evening from the Student Council. One wristband works for day & night.
Baby Show
Make plans to bring your bundle of joy to the Harvest Homecoming Baby Show on Saturday, October 3, in Lockwood. The diapers-only baby show will take place on the main stage in the Arvest parking lot at 10:40 am (following the Harvest Homecoming parade). Registration will be held prior to the parade, from 9:30-10am near the Main Stage. Entries will be $5 and are open to any baby age 0-24 months.
Car Show
The annual Fred Lemons Memorial Car Show, hosted by the Lockwood Chamber of Commerce, will be held during Harvest Homecoming on Saturday, October 3. Register at Easson’s any time before 11. Awards will be presented on the Main Stage. All entrants will receive a free t-shirt. Participants are also invited to enter the Harvest Homecoming parade, line-up between Simmons Bank and the Lockwood Grade School at 9:30 am, parade at 10 am.
Dedication - Lockwood Historical Plaque
As a gift to the city of Lockwood, the LHS class of 1974 is pleased to announce the dedication of a historical plaque reflecting the beginnings of Lockwood dating back to the 1880s thru the present. This dedication will be held on Saturday, October 3 at 9:45am and will take place in Lockwood's Christmas Tree Park on Main Street and will precede the Harvest Homecoming Parade. Please join us for this special event!
Parade
The Harvest Homecoming parade will begin at 10 am on Main Street and end at the nursing home. Line-up will be at 9:30 am on 5th Street next to the Elementary School.
Donut-Eating Contest sponsored by Sugar Shak
At 11:10 under the Main Stage tent, we'll have our first annual Donut-Eating contest sponsored by Sugar Shak! The contest will be limited to the first 12 people to sign up between 10:30-11:00 am behind the Main Stage. Gift certificates from Sugar Shak will be awarded to the winners. Be sure to pull up a chair to watch the messy fun!
Hot Wheels Races sponsored by Lost Mill Car Wash
At 12:40 under the Prairie Station tent, the Lost Mill Car Wash is sponsoring Hot Wheels Races! Bring your fastest racers for this crowd-favorite event! (We’ll have some extra racers for those who need them.)
Youth Ag Expo
The Youth Ag Expo is now a cornerstone piece of our Harvest Homecoming Fest! This event is a partnership between the Lockwood FFA and Busy Bee 4-H, held in the Youth Fair Pavilion. The Expo features livestock exhibits, educational booths and projects, a corn crib, a hay maze, and a pumpkin & mum sale. There will also be “ag passports” for kids to complete. Booths will be open to the public from 10:30am-1:30pm on Saturday, October 3. Please stop by and support our agriculture students at the Youth Ag Expo at Lockwood's Harvest Homecoming Fest!
Photography Contest
The Lockwood Community Foundation Photography Contest is now accepting submissions! The contest will have 4 age divisions: Grade K-5, Grade 6-8, high school, and adult. And there are 3 composition categories: Scenic/People, Animal, or Floral. Photos may be submitted in 4×6 size, 5×7 or 8×10; in black and white or in color. Filters may be used as long as they are on the camera. All photos must be appropriate and suitable subjects. Photos should be turned into the Elementary Office, the High School Office, Lutheran School Office or Prairie Mercantile by the deadline on the entry form. Each Age / Composition Category will have a first-place award of $20. Second and third place will receive ribbons. All ages will be eligible for the Best of Show award of $50 which will be voted by the community. Limit of 3 photos per entrant. Photo Contest Entry Forms can be picked up at the schools or at Prairie Mercantile. Photo submissions will be on display from 9am-2pm at Pink Infusion Studio (next to the library on Main Street) during Harvest Homecoming Fest, with winners announced on the Main Stage at 2:30pm. Be sure to stop in Pink Infusion Studio to check out the displays and while you’re there vote for your favorite! Download entry form.
FBLA Pickleball Tournament
At the FEMA Gym at Lockwood High School beginning at 10:30am (immediately following the Harvest Homecoming parade). All skills level welcome, 2v2, $25/person to enter. Tournament format to be determined by number of teams registered. Register online by September 30 to secure your spot.
Cornhole Tournament
The Harvest Homecoming Cornhole Tournament will be held Saturday, October 3, returning to the evening hours, start time at 5pm outside Prairie Station. Business Division will be first, followed by the Open Division. Entry fee is $20/team, two people per team. Business division will be single elimination, limited to 16 teams. Winning team will take home the traveling trophy. Open division will be double elimination and will accept 32 teams. Prizes will be paid out to the top 3 teams in the open division, amounts determined by the number of participants. Proceeds will go to the Lockwood CIA to benefit the Lockwood Golf Course. Register day-of, or text Robbie Patterson at 417-849-3350.
Saturday Evening Block Party
The Harvest Homecoming nighttime fun kicks off at 4:00pm with the bounce houses reopening for the kiddos to enjoy (closing at 7 before it gets dark), the Turtle Races go Prime Time with a 6:10pm start, and the 4-H Glow Run begins at 7. Prairie Station will have outdoor dining, lawn games and a beer garden beginning at 5! The cornhole tournament will also be held at Prairie Station, with the business division kicking off at 5pm followed by the open competition at 6. This year we welcome Big Ren's, Main Street Pizzeria, and Double Shot Sisters Dirty Sodas food trucks to our block party, so there's no shortage of good food to choose from! The LHS FBLA will be offering BINGO in the American Legion Hall from 6-7, so be sure to stop in and enjoy some air-conditioned fun!
4-H Glow Run
Registration begins at 6:30 pm behind Arvest Bank for the Busy Bee 4-H Glow Run! The race will begin at 7:00 pm. $10 to enter.
