{"id":194552,"date":"2025-07-06T21:02:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T02:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=194552"},"modified":"2025-07-06T21:03:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T02:03:45","slug":"2025-convoy-community-days-on-tap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2025\/07\/06\/2025-convoy-community-days-on-tap\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Convoy Community Days on tap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

VW independent staff\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CONVOY — The Village of Convoy will be hopping this Friday and Saturday with this year\u2019s edition of Convoy Community Days. Here is the full schedule of events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday, July 11<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enjoy shopping and dining in downtown Convoy on Friday night and Saturday. Visit Cheers & Gears, Convoy Tastee Freeze, Daily Dose, Danny\u2019s Food Mart, Gibson Barnyard BBQ, Harting Homesteaders, Local Slice Pizza & Pie, Rebel Bean Coffee, and Secret Garden Floral & Gifts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 p.m. \u2013 food trucks will be downtown, including Corny Brothers Popcorn, Flying Burrito, Tom\u2019s Hot Dogs, 4H Shaved Ice, Ambers Sweet Treats, Meats A Movin.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The always popular Convoy Community Days parade will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at Crestview Local Schools. VW independent file photo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

5-8 p.m.\u2013 the annual car show under the wate tower, sponsored by Van Wert Freedom Cruise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 p.m. \u2013 Youth 8U & 10U baseball tournaments at the park. The concession stand will be open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6:30-8:30 p.m. \u2013 SINGO Bingo by Own the Night Entertainment \u2013 Convoy Village Square. Free family friendly entertainment, win prizes, bring your friends, your chair, and a bingo marker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8:30 p.m. —  music by \u201cHomeBy 10.\u201d The band will perform lots of favorite music and there will be dancing in the Convoy Village Square.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday, July 12<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7-9 a.m. \u2013 The annual Convoy Fire & EMS Pancake & Sausage breakfast will start the day. There will be dine-in and carry out options. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

8 a.m. \u2013 Youth 8U & 10U baseball tournaments will resume at the park. The concession stand will be open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9 a.m. \u2013 Be Well pilates class at Convoy Methodist Church Call 419.605.3366 to reserve your spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 a.m. \u2013 Food trucks downtown: Corny Brothers Popcorn, Flying Burrito, Tom\u2019s Hot Dogs, 4H Shaved Ice, Ambers Sweet Treats, Meats A Movin, C-Town Wings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

10 a.m. to 12 p.m. \u2013 FFA Barnyard by the Crestview FFA in Kids Carnival Tent at the park<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 a.m. to 12 p.m. \u2013 Kids Carnival Tent at the park, featuring games, prizes, bounce houses & water slides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 a.m. to  12 p.m. \u2013 Kids crafts in the Annex building 115 S Main St.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11 a.m. – Convoy Fire & EMS equipment display & Lifeflight helicopter landing at the park, plus touch a truck and other activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Starting at 11 a.m. \u2013 Entertainment at Convoy Village Square, with Kim Hohman\u2019s DanceWorks at 11 a.m.; Brumback Library book trivia for the entire family at 11:45 a.m. with prizes given out; Griffin Waltmire will be sharing a variety of songs from 1-2 p.m. After the parade, sidewalk chalk art contest, with registration at the Convoy Village Square pavilion. At 5 p.m., Dancing in the Street, Country & Line Dancing will be offered, so come and learn some new dances. Prizes, sponsored by Doc\u2019s in Delphos, will be awarded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11 a.m. to  4 p.m. \u2013 Market on Tully Street \u2013 Shopping opportunity downtown for your retail experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11 a.m. \u2013 registration begins for the cornhole tournament. The bags will fly at noon at Edgewood Park. The payout will be 100 percent and food and beverages will be available. Anyone with questions should contact Gary Schaadt at 419.203.5577.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12-2 p.m. \u2013- \u201cPamper a Princess\u201d in the Annex building, with sparkly hairdos, and face glitter. Wear your princess dress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 p.m. \u2013 The 2025 Convoy Community Days parade \u201cThe Little Town That Does Big Things\u201d will travel from the school to park. The Grand Marshal will be Kathy Mollenkopf, who will soon retired as Crestview Local Schools superintendent. The parade line up  will begin at 1 pm. at Crestview Schools.  Call Brent at 419.605.7271 to get registered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 p.m. \u2013 it\u2019s the \u201cFinger Licking Chicken Dinner.\u201d  Dinner includes a half chicken, mac & cheese, green beans, bread, and lemonade or water at the Edgewood Park Building. Carryout will be available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 p.m. \u2013 the Village of Convoy Historical Society ice cream social will be sharing ice cream and cake for your enjoyment at the Edgewood Park Building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 p.m. \u2013 the first annual Bruce Gattshall Memorial Truck & Tractor Pull will be held at Edgewood Park. Check Facebook for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7-9 p.m. – Convoy Lions Club Bingo at the park – bring a friend and your quarters and play a little B-I-N-G-O.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8 p.m. to midnight \u2013 it\u2019s a street dance  with \u201cHubie Ashcraft\u201d on corner of N. Main St. and Franklin St. Intermission by Own the Night Entertainment with DJ Devin Siano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 p.m. \u2013 2025 Convoy Community Days Fireworks finale by Magic in the Night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The schedule is subject to change. CCC is sponsored by the Convoy Lions Club and Convoy Community Days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

VW independent staff\/submitted information CONVOY — The Village of Convoy will be hopping this Friday and Saturday with this year\u2019s edition of Convoy Community Days. Here is the full schedule of events. Friday, July 11 Enjoy shopping and dining in downtown Convoy on Friday night and Saturday. Visit Cheers & Gears, Convoy Tastee Freeze, Daily […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-194552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-21 16:31:12","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194552"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194552\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":194583,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194552\/revisions\/194583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=194552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=194552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}