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Your Ticket to Fun!

June 10 & 11, 2022

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About Our Festival

Gizzard Fest is not your ordinary festival. Thousands of people stream into Potterville for this unique event and good old-fashioned fun! The small town atmosphere, live music, carnival, and great food (including plenty of gizzards) bring people from across the Midwest.

Join us June 10 & 11, 2022!

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Food, Fun, & So Much More!

Pancake Breakfast

Pancake Breakfast

Saturday morning, a pancake breakfast will be held from 7am-11am. Cost will be $8 for adults, $5 for students, and children age 7 and under will eat for free. Menu will include pancakes, sausage, eggs, and biscuits and gravy. The breakfast will end when the motocycles head out of town on a destination ride. Hosted by Just A Few Motorcycle Club and the Potterville Masonic Lodge. All proceeds go to benefit the Potterville Food Bank.

Live Music

Join us for a variety of live music! Don’t forget to bring your dancing shoes!

All bands will be playing in our downtown pavilion located adjacent to the beverage tent.

Friday, June 11th
Be Kind Rewind will play 8 p.m. -12 a.m.

Saturday, June 12th
Smooth Street Variety Band will play 1 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Stone Street Revival will play 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Global Village will play 9 p.m. - 12 a.m.

Vendors

Come and browse a fine selection of arts, craft, and food vendors for unique good you can only find at Gizzardfest!

Destination Bike Ride

Destination Bike Ride

Join "Just A Few" Motorcycle Club for a two-hour tour of rural Eaton County! Ride will begin following the blessing of the bikes at 11:00 a.m.

Register at Sycamore Creek Church during the Pancake Breakfast. A hat will be passed accepting donations for necessary improvement to the “Just-A-Few” Clubhouse.

Please feel free to e-mail Yooper, Just-A-Few Clubhouse member with any questions: yooperlost@hotmail.com

Fair Rides

Anderson Midways, LLC, a Michigan based company, will have their carnival rides set up in our City Park.

The carnival rides will run on Thursday, June 10th through Saturday, June 12th.

Wristbands will be available $20 for all day fun! You may also purchase individual tickets for $1.50 each, 15 tickets for $20.00, or 50 tickets for $50.00. Most rides require three tickets.

Classic Car Show

Classic Car Show

Sponsored and organized by Durotech Automotive, the car show will be held at Potterville High School on Saturday, June 12th from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.

The entry fee is $10.00. The first 50 cars will receive a plaque. Car show trophies will be awarded.

For more information, please contact Mr. Jon McNett at 517-645-4200, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
https://www.facebook.com/DuroTech-Automotive-252045981795804/

Another Clucking 5K

Another Clucking 5K

Calling all runners, joggers, and walkers. Join us for a 5k unlike any other Friday, June 11th at 7:30 p.m.

Chicken suits or attire is encouraged. All proceeds from this race will fund the 2022 Gizzard Fest 5K.

Meet at Potterville City Hall, 319 N. Main Street, Potterville, Michigan 48876

Please click the link below to sign up for the race. For more information, please contact Ms. Larisa Ballard by email larisa_ballard@yahoo.com.

Silent Auction

Please visit our silent auction to help raise funds for the Sycamore Creek Church Food Pantry.

The auction will begin at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 12th, at Sycamore Creek Church. Following the pancake breakfast, it will be moved to Veteran's park. Bidding ends promptly at 3:00 p.m.

Thank you to our generous donors:
• Joe’s Gizzard City
• Brindle & Steel
• Har’s Moments
• Log & Land Designs
• High Caliber Karting
• Sanctuary Spirits
• McDonalds
• Potterville Benton Township Library
• Younique Make-up, Heather Pratt
• Gravity Smokehouse
• Banzai Motorsports
• Large metal painted rooster – Anonymous donation

Please e-mail sarah@vandenboss.com if you are interested in donating to the silent auction

Corn Hole Tournament

Corn Hole Tournament

Courtesy of Round Head Cornhole, held at City Park ball fields at 1pm. We will start the tournament at 1pm. We are going to have a singles, doubles, and crew cup tournament.

Kick-N-Style Line Dancing

Kick-N-Style Line Dancing

Kick-N-Style Line Dancingis offering free Line Dance Lessons and demonstrations. Join us Noon-1:00 p.m. for lessons, and demonstrations at 3:30-4pm under the pavillion.

Softball Tournament

Softball Tournament

June 12, 2021 is an Adult Men’s Slow Pitch-Silver Class tournament. Only teams that are classified as “silver” can participate in this. The deadline to sign up is June 9, 2021.

Interested teams should contact the Adult Athletic Director at rcouturier@playnsa.com.

Parade

The 2021 Gizzard Fest Parade theme is "Chickens". The parade will be held Friday, June 11th at 6:00 p.m.

The parade will start at Potterville Schools, travel down High Street, go across Vermontville to Nelson, and then proceed down Main Street back to the school.

This years Grand Marshall is Ms. Maureen Storie, founder of Potterville Gives Back a 501c3 non-profit.

New this year, we are proud to announce Ms. Georgia Fry as the 2021 Gizzard Fest Queen.

Want to be in this year's parade? Please contact Samantha Frazee, the parade coordinator, at 616-389-7756.

For some extra adventure, anyone within your party or the group as a whole, willing to dress like a chicken will be entered into a contest and judged for a chance to win a free “JOE’S GIZZARD CITY” shirt or gift cards.

Save the Date

We're looking forward to a great event next summer!

Gizzard Fest 2022 will be held June 10th and 11th

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Sponsors

To become a sponsor, submit this form and your generous donation to the City of Potterville.

Partners

Sponsors

To become a sponsor, submit this form and your generous donation to the City of Potterville.
2021 Sponsors

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