FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
Get ready and join us for our annual community festival Airway Heights Days! This annual has something fun for the with whole family event activities such as a car show, live music, kids zone, vendors, cornhole tournament, and of course our annual Watermelon Races!!
Airway Heights Days also serves as a fundraiser for two our our local non-profits: The Airway Heights Kiwanis Club and CARES (Citizens Associated fro Recreation, Education, & Social Equity). Both of these amazing organizations serve to improve our community through their focused missions. The Airway Heights Kiwanis Club, a member of Kiwians International, works to serve the children in our community by creating opportunities for growth, support, and success. CARES works to improve the quality of life to the community by promoting and supporting programs, activities, and opportunities that expose community members to new recreational opportunities as well as educating young people on the importance of making positive life choices.
SEE YOU AT the 2022 Airway Heights Days on Friday night August 26th & all day Saturday the 27th!
Things To Do
AIRWAY HEIGHTS KIWANIS CLUB
Watermelon Races
Gather your pit crew and get your watermelon to the 10th Annual Airway Heights Days Watermelon Races brought to you by the Airway Heights Kiwanis Club. Enjoy the spectacle as Sunset Park is transformed into Watermelon Pit Row, where creativity runs wild and it’s smash or be smashed. Build your watermelon racer and feel the thrill of competing in this fun and spirited family friendly community event.
BECOME A PART OF THIS ANNUAL TRADITION
Each summer this event brings families and business together for a fun action packed community event. Families and businesses celebrate teamwork, creativity, ingenuity, diversity and fair play, in the quest for the Championship Plaque. Businesses can issue official challenges to other businesses for the ultimate prize…bragging rights!
WHAT ARE WATERMELON RACES?
Handcrafted watermelon racers are built following official Watermelon Racer Rules (see below). Racers are placed side by side and let loose down the race ramp. First racer to the finish line wins and moves on to the next round…the loser…gets smashed with the Mallet-O-Justice by their competitor or in rare cases granted amnesty. All races are single elimination; so build a racer that can withstand multiple races.
Prizes are awarded for: Grand Champion – Resident and Corporate, Best Decorated, Most Innovative Design, Best Team Spirit and Best Crash.
WATERMELON RACER WORKSHOP: 8/20 9:00-11:30AM Airway Heights Recreation Center
Need help building a “legal” Watermelon Racer for the 2022 Airway Heights Days Watermelon Races? Let the AH Kiwanis Club and Parks & Rec help. This open workshop will provide you with the do’s and don’t’s to building a successful racer, as well inspection of your racer’s chassis. Races rules overview, and clarification, as well as awards criteria will be addressed. Official Race Ramp will also be set up for test runs.
Build-A-Racer Kits and materials are available for purchase at the workshop.
AIRWAY HEIGHTS PARKS & REC
CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT
Aim-Set-Toss! Get in the action and register for the 2nd Airway Heights Day cornhole tournament! This single day double elimination, family-friendly tournament is open to anyone 14 years of age and older. Teams are comprised of 2 players and each team is guaranteed 3 games.
Prizes awarded to 1st & 2nd place.
Cost: $25 per team
Register By: 8/19/22
Prizes awarded to 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place.
Tournament will be following the American Cornhole Association rules and regulations.
MATADORS AUTO CLUB
CARES SHOW & SHINE
The center of Airway Heights Days is the annual show and shine car show! This great community car show hosted by the Matadors Auto Club, takes place from 10am to 4pm in the ball field of Sunset Park and has some of the greater West Plains area’s best cars on display. From classic cars and hot rods to imports and tuners, motorcycles and more!
ENTRY FEE: $10 All entry fees go to benefit our CARES non-profit.
For more information and to register your car please contact: sarahbehrens2016@comcast.net
This event is organized by and hosted the Matadors Auto Club.
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
Too Slim & The Taildraggers
Tim “Too Slim” Langford, with his band the Taildraggers, have created an eclectic style of blues and rock that has become a genre all its own. Too Slim‘s ever evolving musical direction cannot be classified into any box or category. The eclectic nature of the band allows Too Slim and the Taildraggers to easily crossover and appeal to audiences of various musical tastes.
Spokane River Band
Rusty Jackson and the Spokane River Band is a tight, high energy band that plays country, rock, blues and swing and some original music as well.Specializing in the traditional sounds of country and classic rock, the Spokane River Band brings you the best music from every decade!
Alchemy
Alchemy brings jazz standards and soft classic rock for events and entertainment in Spokane, WA and the surrounding area.
VOLUNTEER
Be a part of this great community event by giving help in a variety of areas or services. We sign off on all hours served for volunteerism. We do not accept court appointed community service hours.
Example of volunteer opportunities:
- Event set up
- Clean up during and after
- Kids Zone attendants
- Special Activity coordination and assistance (Cornhole, Car Show, Petting Zoo, etc.)
- Special Services – If you have service that could be beneficial to the event such as MCing and making announcements.
Contact to Glen Horton at (509)244-4845 or email ghorton@cawh.org for more info on volunteering or to get signed up today!
EVENT SPONSORSHIP
Airway Heights Day offers local and regional businesses or organizations the opportunity to get in on the action and creatively promote in the community while supporting the largest of our community events. Each year this event brings live entertainment, children’s activities, annual traditions, and variety of vendors to Sunset Park for a day of fun for everyone. This annual event is an excellent opportunity to be recognized as an organization that is making an impact on our community by supporting an event that is important to the Airway Heights Community.
For more information on sponsorship levels and activities, please contact Airway Heights Parks & Recreation at (509)244-4845.
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