2023 Hesper-Mabel Steam Engine Days Schedule
Thursday, September 7
6:00pm – Parade of Tractors, Hesper to Mabel (Featuring ALLIS CHALMERS Tractors)
6:00-8:00pm – KVIK Live Broadcast, Register to Win “KVIK The Great Give Away”, Main Street Intersection by BBG’s. Sponsored by Mabel Business Association
8:00-11:00pm – Dance, American Legion Hall, “Lockharts”
6:00-8:00pm – KVIK Live Broadcast, Register to Win “KVIK The Great Give Away”, Main Street Intersection by BBG’s. Sponsored by Mabel Business Association
8:00-11:00pm – Dance, American Legion Hall, “Lockharts”
Friday, September 8
3:00-8:00pm – Big Top Pony Rides, Steam Engine Grounds
7:00-10:00pm – Dance at Mabel American Legion Hall “Buck Hollow”
7:00pm – Mabel-Canton vs Houston Football Game, M-C High School M-C Booster Club Raffle Drawing 7:30pm
9:00pm-11:30pm – “Cory Farley” Band at Mabel Lions Beer Garden (Opens at 6:30pm), Stage on Grounds
7:00-10:00pm – Dance at Mabel American Legion Hall “Buck Hollow”
7:00pm – Mabel-Canton vs Houston Football Game, M-C High School M-C Booster Club Raffle Drawing 7:30pm
9:00pm-11:30pm – “Cory Farley” Band at Mabel Lions Beer Garden (Opens at 6:30pm), Stage on Grounds
Saturday, September 9
All Day – Steam Engine Activities
9:00am – 6-Person Coed Sand Volleyball Tournament, 18+, $120 per Team, Steam Engine Grounds. Register here.
9:00-10:00am – Pumpkin Contest Weigh-In, Steam Engine Grounds – Main Gate. 10:15am Winners Announced & Prizes Awarded.
9:00am-4:00pm – Quilt Show – Veterans Quilt Display – Demos Hourly & 11:00am Bed Turning, Mabel Community Center
9:00am-6:00pm – Craft Show, New Vendors Added, Steam Engine Museum Building
10:00am – Bloody Mary Bar, Mabel Lions Beer Garden, Near Stage on Grounds
10:00am-12 Noon – “Caricatures by Jack.lyn”, Steam Engine Grounds
10:00am-5:00pm – Model Railroad Show, Jag Amdahl Building
10:00am-8:00pm – Big Top Pony Rides, Steam Engine Grounds
12 Noon – MAIN STREET PARADE OF STEAM ENGINES & TRACTORS Featuring ALLIS CHALMERS Tractors
Immediately Following – FESTIVAL PARADE
Following Parade – Little Miss Mabel Pageant, Presentation of Queen Candidates & Coronation of 2023 Steam Engine Days Queen, Steam Engine Grounds Stage
2:00-5:00pm – “Caricatures by Jack.lyn”, Steam Engine Grounds
2:00-5:00pm – Bingo, Dairy Barn, Historical Society Grounds
2:00-6:00pm – Inflatables & Bounce Houses & Little Blue Choo Train, Steam Engine Grounds
2:30-3:15pm – Bean Bag Tourney Registration, $20 per Team, Throw Bags at 3:30pm – Main Street / Mabel Liquor Store
3:00-6:00 pm – Balloons By Kevin, Steam Engine Grounds
3:30-6:30pm – Mollie B & Squeezebox, at Mabel Lions Beer Garden, Stage on Grounds
6:00pm – Tri-State Pullers Truck/Tractor Pull, Historical Society Grounds – East of Barn, Admission $20 or Button plus $15, 12 & Under FREE
8:00-11:00pm – Dance at Mabel American Legion Hall, “Flashback”
8:30pm-12:30am – “Rhino”, Mabel Lions Beer Garden, Stage on Grounds
9:00am – 6-Person Coed Sand Volleyball Tournament, 18+, $120 per Team, Steam Engine Grounds. Register here.
9:00-10:00am – Pumpkin Contest Weigh-In, Steam Engine Grounds – Main Gate. 10:15am Winners Announced & Prizes Awarded.
9:00am-4:00pm – Quilt Show – Veterans Quilt Display – Demos Hourly & 11:00am Bed Turning, Mabel Community Center
9:00am-6:00pm – Craft Show, New Vendors Added, Steam Engine Museum Building
10:00am – Bloody Mary Bar, Mabel Lions Beer Garden, Near Stage on Grounds
10:00am-12 Noon – “Caricatures by Jack.lyn”, Steam Engine Grounds
10:00am-5:00pm – Model Railroad Show, Jag Amdahl Building
10:00am-8:00pm – Big Top Pony Rides, Steam Engine Grounds
12 Noon – MAIN STREET PARADE OF STEAM ENGINES & TRACTORS Featuring ALLIS CHALMERS Tractors
Immediately Following – FESTIVAL PARADE
Following Parade – Little Miss Mabel Pageant, Presentation of Queen Candidates & Coronation of 2023 Steam Engine Days Queen, Steam Engine Grounds Stage
2:00-5:00pm – “Caricatures by Jack.lyn”, Steam Engine Grounds
2:00-5:00pm – Bingo, Dairy Barn, Historical Society Grounds
2:00-6:00pm – Inflatables & Bounce Houses & Little Blue Choo Train, Steam Engine Grounds
2:30-3:15pm – Bean Bag Tourney Registration, $20 per Team, Throw Bags at 3:30pm – Main Street / Mabel Liquor Store
3:00-6:00 pm – Balloons By Kevin, Steam Engine Grounds
3:30-6:30pm – Mollie B & Squeezebox, at Mabel Lions Beer Garden, Stage on Grounds
6:00pm – Tri-State Pullers Truck/Tractor Pull, Historical Society Grounds – East of Barn, Admission $20 or Button plus $15, 12 & Under FREE
8:00-11:00pm – Dance at Mabel American Legion Hall, “Flashback”
8:30pm-12:30am – “Rhino”, Mabel Lions Beer Garden, Stage on Grounds
Sunday, September 10
All Day – Steam Engine Activities
9:00am – Ecumenical Church Service “Highway 30”, Stage on Grounds
9:30am-4:00pm – Craft Show, New Vendors Added, Steam Engine Museum Building
10:00am-4:00pm – Quilt Show – Veterans Quilt Display – Demos Hourly & 11:00am Bed Turning, Mabel Community Center
10:00am – Antique Tractor Pull, Historical Society Grounds – East of Barn
10:00am – 6-Person Coed Sand Volleyball Tournament, 18+, $120 per Team, Steam Engine Grounds. Register here.
10:00am – Bloody Mary Bar, Mabel Lions Beer Garden, Near Stage on Grounds
11:00am-12:30pm – Kid Power Pedal/Tractor Pull LLC, Stage on Grounds
11:00am-4:00pm – Model Railroad Show, Jag Amdahl Building
12 Noon – MAIN STREET PARADE OF STEAM ENGINES & TRACTORS Featuring ALLIS CHALMERS Tractors
Immediately Following – FESTIVAL PARADE
Following the Parade – Foam Party, until foam gone at Softball Field, Sponsored by the Mabel Fire Department
12-4:00pm – “Face Painting by Halle”, Steam Engine Grounds
1:00-6:00pm – Big Top Pony Rides, Steam Engine Grounds
1:30pm – Kids in the Straw Coin Find, Pre-school thru 5th Grade, Next to Loren Hawks Field
2:00-5:00pm – Bingo, Dairy Barn, Historical Society Grounds
2:00-5:00pm – Inflatables & Bounce Houses & Little Blue Choo Train, Steam Engine Grounds
2:00-6:00pm – Dance, American Legion Hall, “The Toe Tappers”
2:00-6:00pm – “Palomino” Band at Mabel Lions Beer Garden, Stage on Grounds
2:30pm – Mabel Lions Mutton Busting, Steam Engine Grounds
5:00pm – Drawings for Organization Prizes, Stage on Grounds Drawing for $7,500 Cash Prizes and 1969 ALLIS CHALMERS 220 Diesel Tractor
9:00am – Ecumenical Church Service “Highway 30”, Stage on Grounds
9:30am-4:00pm – Craft Show, New Vendors Added, Steam Engine Museum Building
10:00am-4:00pm – Quilt Show – Veterans Quilt Display – Demos Hourly & 11:00am Bed Turning, Mabel Community Center
10:00am – Antique Tractor Pull, Historical Society Grounds – East of Barn
10:00am – 6-Person Coed Sand Volleyball Tournament, 18+, $120 per Team, Steam Engine Grounds. Register here.
10:00am – Bloody Mary Bar, Mabel Lions Beer Garden, Near Stage on Grounds
11:00am-12:30pm – Kid Power Pedal/Tractor Pull LLC, Stage on Grounds
11:00am-4:00pm – Model Railroad Show, Jag Amdahl Building
12 Noon – MAIN STREET PARADE OF STEAM ENGINES & TRACTORS Featuring ALLIS CHALMERS Tractors
Immediately Following – FESTIVAL PARADE
Following the Parade – Foam Party, until foam gone at Softball Field, Sponsored by the Mabel Fire Department
12-4:00pm – “Face Painting by Halle”, Steam Engine Grounds
1:00-6:00pm – Big Top Pony Rides, Steam Engine Grounds
1:30pm – Kids in the Straw Coin Find, Pre-school thru 5th Grade, Next to Loren Hawks Field
2:00-5:00pm – Bingo, Dairy Barn, Historical Society Grounds
2:00-5:00pm – Inflatables & Bounce Houses & Little Blue Choo Train, Steam Engine Grounds
2:00-6:00pm – Dance, American Legion Hall, “The Toe Tappers”
2:00-6:00pm – “Palomino” Band at Mabel Lions Beer Garden, Stage on Grounds
2:30pm – Mabel Lions Mutton Busting, Steam Engine Grounds
5:00pm – Drawings for Organization Prizes, Stage on Grounds Drawing for $7,500 Cash Prizes and 1969 ALLIS CHALMERS 220 Diesel Tractor