2011
Madison Regatta
Schedule of Events
Saturday, June 25: Little Miss Pageant (ages 5-8). Noon at
the Madison Consolidated High School Auditorium.
Saturday, June 25: Miss Teen Pageant (ages 14-17).
6 p.m. the Madison Consolidated High School Auditorium.
Saturday, June 25: Remote Contol Boat Races. 10
a.m. at Krueger Lake inside Jefferson Proving Ground.
Sunday, June 26: Kickoff Party with Music on the River.
3-11 p.m. at Madison Bicentennial Park. Free admission. Coolers,
chairs allowed. Featuring Davy Harmon (3-3:30 p.m.); Danny Lee
Anderson (3:45-4:15 p.m.); Downgrade (4:30-5:30 p.m.); Wildheart
Band (5:45-7 p.m.); Daryl Hewitt Blues Band (7:30-8:45 p.m.);
Slick River Rockets (9:15-10:30 p.m.)
Monday, June 27: Xi Beta Upsilon Miss Madison Regatta
Beauty Pageant (ages 18-26). 7 p.m. at the Madison Consolidated
High School Auditorium. Tickets $8.
Tuesday, June 28: Indiana-Kentucky Electric Corp. Bed
Race. 5:30 p.m. on Main Street in front of Jefferson County
Courthouse.
Tuesday, June 28: Free Movie Night. Featuring the
movie Madison at dusk at Madison Bicentennial Park.
Madison Community Concert Band to perform at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, June 29: ISU Insurance & Investment Group
Waterball Fight. 5:30 p.m. on Vaughn Drive and Broadway Street.
Wednesday, June 29: WORX 96.7 FM Street Dance.
8-11 p.m. at Firemens Park, foot of Jefferson Street and
Vaughn Drive. ($5 Vintage Button required for admission)
Thursday, June 30: Lady & the Lion Media Party &
Madison Area Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours. 4:30-6:30
p.m. at the VIP Tent at the riverfront. (Open to the media, race
drivers, team owners, race officials, Regatta sponsors, chamber
members, city and county officials and their guests only.)
Thursday, June 30: Music on the River. 5 p.m. -
midnight. (see below)
Friday, July 1: Madison Regatta Parade. 6:15 p.m.
on Main Street beginning at Jefferson Street.
Friday, July 1: Music on the River. 5 p.m. - midnight.
(see below)
Friday, July 1: Country Music Concert on the Air
National Guard Stage at Madison Bicentennial Park. Featuring singers
Paul Overstreet, Jon Randall Stewart, Lee Roy Parnell and Presley
Tucker. 8:30 p.m. Tickets $15 for Regatta badge holders; $25 for
non-badge holders; $10 for active military and reservists. Tickets
available at gate.
Saturday, July 2: The Madison Courier Firecracker 10K
Walk/Run. 8 a.m. walk; 8:30 a.m. run, beginning at the Madison
Consolidated High School.
Saturday-Sunday, July 2-3: Grote Industries Air Shows.
See times, Page 8. Takes place over the Ohio River.
Saturday, July 2: Music on the River. 1 p.m. - midnight.
(see below)
Saturday, July 2: American Legion Post No. 9 Fireworks
Spectacular. Approximately 10 p.m. at the riverfront. (Free
admission)
Music
on the River
(Sponsored
by Arvin Sango Inc., Big-O Tires, Duke Energy, Ghostnote Music,
Northside Liquors at Firemans Park on the riverfront. A
$5 Vintage Button or Regatta wristband is required for admission
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights.)
Thursday, June 30: Radio 96.3 WJAA Battle of the Bands
5-10 p.m. Followed by The Wheel in concert from 10:30
p.m. - midnight.
Friday, July 1: 95.3 WIKI-FM presents The Texaco Country
Showdown featuring the nine winners from the regional contest.
J.D. Shelburne to perform at 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 2: WORX 96.7 FM and WXGO 1270 AM present
Battle of the Bands winner at 1 p.m.; Down for Peace at 2:30
p.m.; 812 at 3:34 p.m.; Broken Spurs at 5:15 p.m.; Andrea Davidson
at 6:45 p.m.; Walk the Moon at 8:30 p.m.; and The Illusion after
the fireworks.
Tickets: $20 through June 26. $25 thereafter. To order,
call (812) 265-5000 or visit: www.MadisonRegatta.com. Tickets
also available at several local stores and the Regatta office
on Vaughn Drive. VIP and other passes available. Souvenir buttons
$5. Pit Tours $5. Programs $5.
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