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JULY 13, 2024 | <strong>DIS</strong>COVER!<br />
16 |<br />
Community<br />
MARK YOUR<br />
CALENDARS!<br />
PHOTOS BY BRYNN MCKENNA PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
Sweet<br />
KATE HARLOW | STAFF WRITER<br />
DREAMS<br />
Hull to host annual SummerFest<br />
celebration on July 18-21<br />
Life is going to be sweet in Hull.<br />
The town will be hosting its annual<br />
SummerFest celebration on July<br />
18-21. The four-day event is sure to have<br />
something for everyone in the family with<br />
the biggest draw being its parade at 10 a.m.<br />
Saturday, July 20.<br />
It’s touted to be “the biggest candy parade<br />
in N’West Iowa.”<br />
The Foreign Candy Company is headquartered<br />
in Hull and always makes sure to<br />
pass out tons of candy along with the other<br />
parade participants.<br />
The parade is, by far, one of the biggest<br />
events in the lineup.<br />
“Our parade is definitely the most popular<br />
event we have at SummerFest and that’s<br />
because it is a great time for family and<br />
friends to come together for all ages,” said<br />
Jess Wheeler, the chamber executive director<br />
of the Hull Chamber of Commerce. “We<br />
are known for having the largest candy parade<br />
in Northwest Iowa. Who doesn’t love<br />
good candy for free?”<br />
Two events that are back by popular<br />
demand include the pedal pull for the<br />
younger kids and the street dance.<br />
”We are bringing back our SummerFest<br />
Street Dance. SoulRoot will be performing<br />
again this year and we are super excited<br />
about that. Gates will open at 8:30 p.m.<br />
and the band will go on around 9,” Wheeler<br />
said. “This year we are charging an entry fee<br />
of $20 per person with $5 of that going to<br />
those affected by the flooding in our area.”<br />
Some other events in the lineup will<br />
include; the Firemen’s Feed on Friday, the<br />
Boyden-Hull High School Summer Theater<br />
Performance on Friday and Saturday,<br />
the Legion Pancake Breakfast on Saturday<br />
morning and the Music in the Park with<br />
Ice Cream on Thursday night, which will<br />
be followed by the community movie night<br />
showing “Migration.”<br />
They will be offering one exciting new<br />
event this year — the Hullger Games.<br />
“We are excited to be adding the Hullger<br />
Games to our list of events this year,”<br />
Wheeler said. “Hullger Games is designed<br />
for teams of four, ranging in ages 13-19<br />
At a Glance:<br />
WHAT: Hull SummerFest<br />
WHERE: Hull, IA<br />
WHEN: July 18-21<br />
COST: Varies<br />
CONTACT: 712-439-1513<br />
ONLINE: www.hullchamber.org<br />
years old. The Hullger Games will test your<br />
mental and physical strength through 10<br />
fun and challenging tasks. Prizes will be<br />
awarded to the team who completes all<br />
tasks with the fastest time and the team<br />
who comes dressed in the best costume or<br />
theme.”<br />
After going through such a difficult time<br />
this summer, Wheeler is excited about<br />
bringing the community together to have<br />
some good, old fashioned fun.<br />
“I am excited to see our community come<br />
together and see everyone out and about<br />
enjoying our town and the activities we<br />
have planned,” Wheeler said. “Our hope is<br />
that this year’s SummerFest can be a bright<br />
light and uplifting time in the midst of recent<br />
events happening in our communities.<br />
We hope that this time can bring joy to others<br />
in a time with so many uncertainties.” F<br />
Hull | Iowa
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