Wapakoneta Summer Moon Festival

55th Anniversary Celebration
Apollo 11 Mission to the Moon

Schedule:

8am: Fishing Derby

Enjoy a morning along the Auglaize River in the new Heritage Park.  All ages welcome, ages 12 and under please have an adult present, don't forget your Fishing Derby Registration and a pole.

8:30am-12:30pm: Wapak Farmers' Market

Open every Saturday in the Auglaize County Courthouse parking lot you'll find vendors selling produce, baked goods, honey and more.

9am-3pm: RC Fun Run

Kids and adults alike love driving RC cars on the Dad's Toy Shop course. Bring your own cars or try out the DTS fleet. Learn how to do cool stunts. It's a great time for spectators too!  Check out the event on Facebook for more details.

11am: Festival Opens

Kegs have been tapped and food trucks are all back open for a full day of fun.

11am - 6pm: Antique Tractor Show

The Buckeye Antique Tractor Club is back at Moonfest to showcase their amazing tractors! Enjoy the stroll down Auglaize Street while you visit the Summer Moon Festival on Saturday!

11am - 9pm: Family Zone in Heritage Park

Join us behind town on Heritage Drive for Carnival games and prizes for the whole family!  Zipline, bounce houses, large slide, a photo booth and more.

12pm - 9pm: 6th Annual Moon Market

An annual vendor market in downtown Wapakoneta featuring 60 curated vendors of clothing, jewelry, handmade soaps, candles and more. Follow them on Facebook to learn more about this year's vendors from Ohio and beyond!

2pm: Astronaut Meet & Greet

Meet NASA Astronaut Carl Walz and learn about his space career and time aboard the International Space Station.  Autograph time will be provided.

2pm-8pm: Firefighter Kiddie Challenge at the Fire Station

Free event for kiddos to stop by the fire station and simulate being a firefighter!

3pm - 6pm: Stage - T102 Country Star Playoffs

Rowdy Ron & JB In The Morning are back on the road with Exploit for the best local singing competition!

4:30pm: Pageant Meet & Greet

Each year the Wapakoneta Area Chamber of Commerce hosts the Wapakoneta Miss Summer Moon Festival Scholarship Pageant.  Meet the 13 contestants and learn more about their "littles" or "mentees" who are getting to experience the pageant alongside them! Follow the pageant on Facebook here.

5pm: Kiddie Tractor Pull

Join us behind town on Heritage Drive for a classic Kiddie Tractor Pull!  Ages 3-8 boys and girls are invited to sign up and give it a try!  Get registered at the Game Tent, this event is free to register. You can register here!

6pm: Stage - Downtown Wapakoneta Partnership's Golf Cart Raffle

Support the Downtown Wapakoneta Partnership in their mission to keep Downtown Wapakoneta a great place to live, work and play.  Get your ticket in advance online here or at your favorite downtown business!

6:30pm: Weiner Dog Races

A family and dog-lover favorite!  Register your Weiner Dog to show its the fastest around!  Email Weiner Dog Registration forms to chamber@wapakoneta.com or bring your form (and two dog handlers) the day of the race!

8pm: Stage - Another Round

A Premier Classic Rock Band that's locally grown!  You won't want to miss this fan favorite band!
Preview their sound early on their website!

10pm: Beer Stein Holding Contest MASSKRUGSTEMMEN!!!

Come to the main stage to watch this crazy fun endurance challenge as contestants attempt to hold a full stein of beer the longest.
Want to enter? Register at the Beer Tent with your name and $20 and make your way to the front of the stage before the start time. All participants get to keep their Stein!!!
Must be 21 to enter!

Location: Downtown Wapakoneta

7:30am - 11am: Run to the Moon 5K/10K

Race starts at the Armstrong Air & Space Museum. See you at the Moon!  Register online here.

10am - 5pm: KONA Ice frozen treats available on the museum's north lawn if you need to cool off. ($)

10am - 5pm: Charley's Kettle Korn available on museum's north lawn ($)

10am-5pm: Inflatable rides located on the museum's south lawn.  Kids can put their skills to the test in our free inflatable rides located on the museum's south lawn.

10am-5pm: Lima Astronomical Society

Lima Astronomical Society on the museum's southwest lawn will be ready to talk about the sky with telescopes in hand.  Ask them about the stars, planets, nebulas, galaxies and anything else they can see in their telescopes.
Hours and more at www.armstrongmuseum.org.

10am-5pm: Wright State Rocketeers

Truly a fan favorite, this group of rocket builders will be giving periodic rocket demonstrations throughout the day. Be the group's countdown clock as they lift-off your rocket! The rocketeers will be available only on Saturday and Sunday and will be found on the museum's south lawn. Check out the full schedule of Museum events here.

10am-5pm: Parachute Museum activity on the museum's north lawn.

They'll have amazing items on display to share the impressive history of jumping out of planes!
Check out the entire schedule of Museum events here.

10am-5pm: Face Painting

Art Me! face painting will be available on the Museum's southwest lawn.

10am-5pm: Balloon Artist

Balloon tying on the Museum's south lawn.

10am-5pm: Education tent activities on the museum's south lawn.

Our STEM education tent will have fun, science-based, activities for kids to test out. These activities include stomp rockets, water rocket demos, Mentos-geyser demos, circuit-building, energy sticks, static-electricity and bubble demos, balloon twisting, face-painting, and more.
Check out the full schedule of Museum events here.

10am-5pm: Rinda Beach Wind Tunnel Demo

Meet author of "Neil Armstrong's Wind Tunnel Dream" and see a wind tunnel example inside the Early Space Gallery.
Check out the entire schedule of Museum events here.

10am-5pm: Cancellation Cover

The Museum has a special cancellation cover each year to commemorate the moon landing, stop by the Museum store to have you stamps cancelled. Plan your visit at www.armstrongmuseum.org.

11am-12pm: Astronaut meet & greet in STEM center Frogman in outdoor pavilion.

Meet NASA Astronaut Carl Walz and learn about his space career.  Autograph time will be provided.

6pm-8:30pm: Astronaut Mix & Mingle event at Museum ($)

Location: Armstrong Air & Space Museum