The 150th anniversary of Wayland as a municipality will be featured in the annual Main Street summer celebration downtown later this month.
Wayland was incorporated as a village in 1868 and it became a city in 1967, a year before it celebrated its centennial. In days gone by, the village held a Cowbell Carnival in late August, which was succeeded in subsequent Julys by a Summerfest celebration.
The Main Street program is spearheading a sesquicentennial festival Friday evening and all day Saturday, July 20 and 21.
The schedule of events is as follows:
Friday, July 20
From 6 to 10 p.m. — Silent Disco, Beer Tents, Food Vendors.
Wildcat Mile race, two waves — 7:30 p.m. for ages 15 and under; 7:45 p.m. ages 16 and up. 8 p.m., awards.
Entertainment Lineup — 6 to 7 p.m., Project 90; 7 to 8 p.m. Glamhammer; 8 to 10p.m., Starfarm.
Saturday, July 21, noon to 10 p.m.
7:30 to 10:30 a.m. — Pancake breakfast.
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Car Show at City Park.
11 a.m. to 6 p.m. — Disc Golf Tournament.
Noon to 5 p.m. — Traveling Farm; Kid’s Activities; Minerva and Athena Art Market.
2 p.m. — Bean Bag Tournament.
7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.— Turn in Time, Rib Cookoff.
Entertainment Lineup
Noon — Mayor’s Welcome, 150th Speech and Citizen of the Year announcement.
1 to 2 p.m. — Disc Jockey SweebeNation.
3 to 4 p.m. — Magician PJ Weber.
5:30 to 6:30 p.m. — Innuendo.
7 to 8 p.m. — Paradise Outlaws.
8 to 9 p.m. — Kari Lynch Band.
9 to 10 p.m. — DJ SweebeNation.
