The South Sioux City Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the 8th Annual Cardinal Festival on Saturday June 10th. This year all of the events will be on one day, so don’t miss out on fun for the whole family! The event will be held at Scenic Park on Riverview Drive in South Sioux City. We have a packed schedule from dawn to dusk ensuring everyone will have a good time.
If there’s
one thing you can expect to find at the Cardinal festival, it’s great food.
Think you have the tastiest BBQ? Register in the amateur BBQ competition! We
are offering a $100 prize for the winner! Only 12 teams are permitted to
register, so hurry! Spots will go fast. Visit our website or contact Dave
Mixdorf at (402) 494 -7545. The event will be help from 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM.
Some Cardinal Competition
We have
something for everyone at the Cardinals Festival. Watch from the sidelines or
throw on your sneakers for our 2nd
annual Cardinal Honor Run. Participants can choose from a 10K, 5K, or just
a fun run! All proceeds will benefit Veterans and Military families of
Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota by providing food, shelter and support. The race
will go over the Missouri river on the Veterans Memorial Bridge in Sioux
City. This event will also be the
official event of the Nebraska Sesquicentennial, celebrating the 150th
Anniversary of Nebraska's statehood. Running not your thing? Get down and dirty
with some mud volleyball at Scenic
Park or the Cardinal Festival Soccer
Tournament. If you’re looking for a game of luck, we will also
be hosting Bingo games!
Sioux City Showmanship
More of an
outdoorsman than a sports fanatic? Bring your hooks, lines, and sinkers for the
Fishing Derby at Crystal Cove. Land
the biggest fish in the competition and earn some bragging rights. Are you a
car fanatic? Take your baby out for a spin and let it shine at the Cardinal
Festival Show and Shine on the
riverfront. The first 75 participants get a goody bag and a dash plaque! If
cars and fish aren’t your thing, take the stage and join the Cardinal Festival Lip Sync Battle!
For the Kids
The Cardinal
Festival is a family affair, which means we have tons of events and activities
for the little ones as well as the adults. Expect to see the Meyers Petting Zoo, where there will be
a large variety of animals for you to pet and feed like donkeys, sheep, llamas,
rabbits, and cute baby and full size goats. After the petting zoo, head over to
the Kidz Zone where kids can run and
jump in bouncy houses and other inflatable rides! Finally, don’t forget to
visit Special K’z the Clown, for
some balloon twisting, comedy magic, bubbles, and sing-a-long variety songs.
Finally, end the day and make it one to remember by visiting our photo booth.
Enjoy
the Show
There is so much to do at the Cardinal Festival, but
even more to see! Come watch the Spanish Dancers,
Estrellitas De Jalisco, take the stage and move to beat. Or, watch the New
Stage Players in their production of Virtue
& Justice Triumph Again. Following the show, stay for the featured
family movie, Dusk. Finally, end the
night with a beloved summer tradition: a fireworks show.
For specific
times and locations, view the full schedule here. This old school festival is
guaranteed to have fun for the whole family. We hope to see you there!
