The Cotter-Gassville Chamber of Commerce will present the 20th edition of one the Twin Lakes Area’s biggest annual events. The Greater Cotter Trout Festival is scheduled for Saturday from 9 until 9 at Big Spring Park in downtown Cotter.
The flyer on the chamber’s Facebook lists First Security Bank, Bank OZK, the Home Depot, Vexus and Double XX Boats as the event sponsors. Chamber president Jason Nazarenko says more sponsorship will be accepted.
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The festival gets underway with the morning parade at 9. Participants will line up at Second Street and Dalton Avenue. The parade will go down Second Street, turn onto McLean Avenue, go across Cotter Road (Arkansas Highway 345) and end at the park. Anyone seeking information about the parade should contact Christian Beck at 636-238-6414.
The music will start with the 9N Band taking the stage from 10 to noon. The Leslie Williams Band will later perform from 1 to 3.
One of the newest features for this year’s festival is a large mobile aquarium. Nazarenko says the aquarium will be provided by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.
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A car show will once again be provided by the Mountain Home Cruisers. Anyone looking to enter is asked to bring a toy valued at $5 for Christmas in Cotter or food items for the Backpack Program. Cans of Vienna sausages, fruit cups and applesauce cups are needed. For more information on the car show, contact Ray Frasier at 870-421-5391.
A kids’ fishing derby will also be available for those ages 15-and-under. Nazarenko says there will be an area available near the Cotter Trout Dock.
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The duck race also makes its return to the trout festival. Tickets are $1 each or six for $5. There will be cash and prizes available to the winners. For tickets, contact Nazarenko at 931-627-5056.
In addition, the festival will include the second edition of its Ragball tournament. The tournament will be held throughout the day and night at the softball field in the park. For further details, contact Justin Porter at 870-421-1284.
There is still space available for food vendors, arts and crafts vendors and other exhibits. Vendors are requested to remain open until 4, but they are allowed to stay through the end of the Ragball tournament if they wish. For further details on vendor space, contact Linda McCarthy at 870-656-8547.
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