• 6:30am – 10:30am Kiwanis pancake breakfast

• 8:00am – 11:00am Farmers Market- Fresh produce, baked goods, and handmade crafts.

• 9:00am Beef Show- Agricultural and youth livestock competition featuring local 4-H, FFA, and open class exhibitors showcasing top-quality cattle.

• Noon – 4:00pm Free Kids Activities- Face Painting, Animal Balloons, Foam Blaster, Pony Rides & more!

• 3:00pm Production Animal Show- Livestock Shows where  4-H and FFA members exhibit animals they have raised.

• 7:00pm Demolition Derby- A popular, action-packed grandstand motorsport event where drivers deliberately crash their vehicles into one another until only one operational car remains.

Sidewalk Sales in Downtown Mt. Pleasant- Shop great deals from your favorite downtown businesses!

Who says you have to wait until December? Santa’s taking a summer vacation in Bentonsport and you’re invited! From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Santa will be twisting festive balloons and animal balloons, the Snakeman, Van Buren County Naturalist programs, scavenger hunts, Jumping Jim’s giant inflatables, a photo booth, wagon rides, mining sluice, and the HUMP Day Youth Entrepreneurs Market for kids 18 and under. Plus, enjoy the Christmas in July Shop About throughout Bentonsport, Bonaparte, Farmington, and Keosauqua. Browse the Rudolph Run Flea Market, enjoy delicious food trucks, and enter for chances to win gift certificates throughout the event. Enjoy live music from Fiddler Tom Shaddonix  (Shad-nix) on the porch of the Greef General Store, the conductor of the Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra, a music instructor, and a talented musician.