KILLEN-The annual Killen Founder’s Day celebration will take place Friday, August 4th and Saturday, August 5th. Make plans to come out and enjoy these action packed two days.
The theme for this year’s Founder’s Day is celebrating “Roots Run Deep – Music Edition”. Our parade will be on Friday night, August 4th starting at 6:00p.m. The parade will run along J.C. Mauldin Highway from Brooks Elementary School to the Foodland Marketplace.
Opening ceremonies will begin in Killen Park at 7:00p.m. There will be 1st, 2nd and 3rd place trophy given for the best parade entries. Friday night entertainment will start soon after with local band “Showdown”.
Saturday will be full of activities starting with the Killen Founder’s Day 5K Run at 7:30a.m. and a 1-mile fun run at 8:30a.m. which will both begin at Killen First Baptist Church and continue thru downtown Killen. There will also be a car show sponsored by the Killen Masonic Lodge 788 which will begin at 8:00 a.m. at Killen Park, in the upper parking lot by the tennis courts. The local Boy Scouts will be selling breakfast items. 
Other fun activities include the singles and doubles horseshoe tournaments, and a car bash sponsored by Center Star Fire Department. Killen Fire Department will have a dunking booth starting at 2:00p.m. on Saturday. There will be wonderful food with the returning favorite chocolate dipped frozen cheesecake and key lime pie. There will also be some new vendors, “Taste of Main”, “Cheez tah Chics”, and “Backyard Bento”. There will be plenty of Arts and Crafts vendors. We will have blow-ups provided by “ZaZoo Events” for the younger crowd, with $10 arm bands. The Friends of the Killen Public Library will be holding a book fair at their pavilion at the park. They will also have a coloring contest for elementary school age children (Pre-K – 3rd grade and 4th Grade – 6th Grade). Last, they will be holding a drawing for 2 Family Fun Baskets valued at over $600 each. Tickets are $1 for 1 and $5 for 7 and can be purchased at their pavilion. The drawing will be at the end of the day on Saturday.
Musical entertainment on Saturday will begin at 3:30 p.m. and will last until 9:30p.m. Some of the acts this year will include “Glenn and Jeff Walton”, “Bluewater Band”, and “Making Traxx”. The entertainment will close out with a performance at 8:00p.m. by a local favorite, and son of the great Percy Sledge “Howell Sledge”. You don’t want to miss this great entertainment.
Bring the entire family and don’t miss all the FUN!!
KFD: Schedule of Events 2023
Friday, August 4, 2023
5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Life South Bloodmobile at Killen Park
6:00 p.m. Parade thru downtown Killen
7:00 p.m. Opening Ceremonies at Killen Amphitheater
7:30p.m. Entertainment – “Katie Barnett” Killen Amphitheater
8:30 p.m. Entertainment – “Showdown” Killen Amphitheater
Saturday, August 5, 2023
7:30 a.m. KFD 5k Run at First Baptist Church Killen
8:00 a.m. Car Show by the “Killen Masons” at the upper parking lot in Killen Park –Breakfast being sold by Killen Boy Scouts
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Farmer’s Market at Killen Park behind Killen Church of Christ
8:30 a.m. KFD 1-mile fun run at First Baptist Church Killen
11:00 a.m. Singles Horseshoe Tournament at Killen Park
12:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Life South Bloodmobile at Killen Park
1:00 p.m. Doubles Horseshoe Tournament at Killen Park
2:00 p.m. Brooks and Rogers bands performance
3:30 p.m. Entertainment – “Making Traxx” at Killen Amphitheater
4:30p.m. Entertainment – “Glenn and Jeff Walton” at Killen Amphitheater
5:30 p.m. Entertainment – “Garrett and Breanna Dean” at Killen Amphitheater
6:30 p.m. Entertainment – “Bluewater Band” at Killen Amphitheater
8:00 p.m. Entertainment – “Howell Sledge” at Killen Amphitheater
9:30 p.m. Fireworks Show by TNT Fireworks
* Food Vendors, Arts & Crafts Vendors, Inflatables, Car Bash, Child ID Kits through the Killen Police Department, a book fair by the “Friends of the Killen Public Library” and so much more.*
** Subject to Change
Media Release/ Lori S. Wade/Killen Founder’s Day
