One of the biggest events in Barton County for the entire year is two weeks away. The 122nd Annual Labor Day Celebration is August 31 – September 3 in Hoisington.
The four-day festival begins that Friday at 5 p.m. with the community barbeque and beer garden followed by the Hoisington High School football game and live band.
Scott Fleming, Hoisington Chamber of Commerce Committee President, says Saturday morning will be all about the children with another year of touch-a-truck.
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Fleming has been working for three years to bring the “Big Idaho Potato” to the Hoisington Labor Day Celebration, and this year he received notice that the giant potato will be in Hoisington for the weekend. What started out as a way to promote Idaho Potato’s 75th Anniversary in 2012 has turned into a cross-country exhibition over the years. The potato is 28 feet long and 12 feet wide.
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David McMillon is the 2018 Labor Day Grand Marshal. McMillon operated the Hoisington Veterinary Hospital more than 30 years before selling the practice in 2015.
The Labor Day Parade starts at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, September 3. A complete list of the events and times can be viewed at hoisingtonkansas.com.