Park Day 2020 is Saturday, July 4 in Hugoton’s City Park, and it’s right around the corner! Flatlanders Farm & Home is again sponsoring the Little Mr./Miss Hugoton Pageant, so dress those babies up in their most patriotic outfit and get over to the northeast corner of the park to register by 8:30 a.m. Opening Ceremony will be at 8:45 a.m., the Little Miss / Mr Hugoton Pageant will start at 9:00 a.m.

Other events this year include the standards – Turtle Races and Frog Jump sponsored by SWFAS. The Sack Races this year will again be sponsored by Citizens State Bank. The Egg Toss is sponsored by Wolters Construction. The all day Ring Toss and Corn Hole Game will be sponsored by Hugoton Rotary. Hugoton Band Boosters will be running the Putt Putt Mini Golf all day. The Stevens County Sheriff’s Department invites you to try your skills at the Back Seat Driver Contest.

There will be lots of activity booths, game booths, food booths and vendors in the park for a day of fun to help celebrate the Fourth of July. Inflate-O-Fun out of Hutchinson plans to bring four fun inflatables this year: an 18 foot Slide, a Castle Bouncer, the “Combine Combo” and the Toxic Drop Obstacle Course. The Toxic Drop Obstacle Course measures 80 feet long, and is the only such course offered throughout the state of Kansas! Be sure to get tickets or a wristband so you can experience the fun inflatables at the park!

The Hugoton Rotary Club Duck Races will be at 12:00 noon in Canal Street. Be sure to watch the excitement of the ducks floating down the flooded street.

The pool will be open for a free swim from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.

Also, if you’d like to have a booth at Park Day, you can still register at the Chamber Office by calling 620-544-4305.

Saturday evening at dark the City will show off their big fireworks at the Hugoton High School football field. No alcohol is allowed on USD 210 property or at the City park. Spectators are allowed to sit in their cars or bring chairs and sit in the HS parking lot(s) for the fireworks. The stands will be closed due to cleaning for graduation the following weekend.

Please call the Chamber office for more info on EVERYTHING Park Day. But most of all, come and celebrate Independence Day with us at the Hugoton City Park from 9:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m., and bring your family and friends!! Hope to see you there!