Celebrating 100 Years at the 68th Annual Fairview Festival

The 68th annual Fairview Festival is set for July 18th, 19th and 20th at Sharbono Park in Fairview, MT.

A time put aside by community members, former residents and past school graduates to gather for a weekend of festivities! The Fairview Festival features events for the entire family. This year Fairview celebrates 100 years with decade class reunions, family reunions and a variety of activities at Sharbono Park, which is located on the east end of town on Highway 200. Please remember, there are no pets in the park during festival weekend.

Severt Sponheim will be featured on the 68th Festival button. Larry Denowh, owner of Advanced Communications in Sidney, offers a limited number of buttons for only $1. Button wearers get Saturday's lunch for free; it also will allow you free entrance into the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center and Ford Buford State Historical Site on Saturday and Sunday of Festival weekend. Each year a different honoree is depicted on the button.

The festival buttons can also be purchased at most Fairview businesses the week prior to festival and during the Festival weekend at Sharbono Park for $2.

Festival activities begin Friday, July 18th at 5pm with Hamburgers in the park; a fundraiser for local Ribbon Walk teams. At 11:00am, the centennial (red, white and blue) themed Kiddie parade begins. Youth involved with the parade should line up at the Mon-Dak Clinic at 10:30am. Remember, all motorized vehicles must be operated by a licensed driver.

From 11:30am to 12:30pm those involved with the grand parade will need to meet on State Street for parade registration; again, a centennial theme is encouraged.

Lunch will be served at 11:30am and the grand parade will kick off at 1pm. Following the parade, the program in the park will be held at the gazebo. The annual duck race fundraiser will start at 4:00pm. To end the day a multi-generational community social will be held at the Fairview High School.

On Sunday, July 20th, the first annual Footloose in Fairview 5k will kick off at 8:00am. Registration is held at Sharbono Park, 7:30am and is $25 per participant (kids 12 and under are free of charge when accompanied by an adult). All proceeds will benefit the construction of Fairview's walking path. St. John Lutheran Church & Fairview Alliance Church will host church service in the park at 10:30am.

Take in some (or all) of this year's festival and reunion events. The Fairview Festival is one of the reasons why eastern Montana is a great place to live and visit.