Events Schedule Please check back for updates, as the schedule is likely to change as we get closer to the festival dates. Wednesday, July 31, 20246:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.Photo registration (Borough of Girard office)Dan Rice Days Photo ContestThursday, August 1, 202411:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.Photo contest judging2:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.Crafters and vendors open6:00 p.m.Opening ceremonies (main stage)6:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.Erie Heights Brass Ensemble (main stage) - sponsored by Tendto Credit Union6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.Photo contest viewing (Girard Borough building)8:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.Gem City Jazz Ensemble9:00 p.m. Movie night at Taco Bell: The Super Mario Bros Movie (bring a chair)Friday, August 2, 202410:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m.Dan Rice Days Totes (information booth)4:00 p.m. Kurt Nova Elvis Lives5:00 p.m. Cruise In at McQuillen’s5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.Magic Jamie Show featuring Jamie Petrush11:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m.Photo contest viewing (Girard Borough building)1:00 p.m.Amish bake sale (Wells Park/information booth)4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.Chicken dinner (A.F. Dobler Hose & Ladder Company, Walnut Street)6:00 p.m.Bike Tour of Dan Rice Monuments (starts at Girard Alliance Church parking lot)5:00 p.m.Car show (McQillen Chevrolet GMC, 604 Main Street)8:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.Tennessee Backporch (main stage), sponsored by Widget Financial10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.Yellow house open4:30 p.m. Girard United Methodist Church steak dinnerSaturday August 3, 20247:00 a.m.5K race registration begins (Mechanic Street), sponsored by Country FairDan Rice Days 5K Race8:30 a.m.5K race (Mechanic Street)9:30 a.m.Fun Run (Mechanic Street, no awards given)10:00 a.m.Parade registration begins (Girard High School)10:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m.Crafters and vendors open10:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m.Dan Rice Days Tote Bags11:00 a.m.Dan Rice Day Parade (Rice Avenue and Main Streets)Dan Rice Parade Entry Form11:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m.Photo contest viewing (Girard Borough building)1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.First Unitarian Universalist Church of Girard (107 Myrtle Street)1:30 p.m.Bed Races on Mechanic St.1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m.Children's games (main stage)1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m.Children's crafts (in courtyard, provided by PennWest Edinboro)2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.Free glitter tattoos by Connie (in courtyard, sponsored by Elk Creek Recreation & Leisure Board)2:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.West County Rangers (main stage), sponsored by Van Air Systems, Lake City, PA5:00 p.m. until 6:30 p.m.Chris Shaffer Karaoke8:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.Swing Syndicate Band9:00 p.m. Movie night: Encanto (Girard Community Pool, please bring lawn chairs)4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.Yellow house open1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.Shuttle bus from Main & Mechanic4:30 p.m. Girard United Methodist Church ham loaf dinnerSunday, August 4, 20241:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m.Photo contest entry pick-up (Girard Borough building)