Wabash Cannonball Chili For Charity Cookoff
October 18 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Join the 22nd Annual Wabash Cannonball Chili for Charity Cook-off!
Come & taste several variations of homemade Chili, cooked on site!
When: Saturday, October 18, 2025 (Chili tasting begins at noon!)
Where: Paradise Spring Historical Park, Downtown Wabash, IN
It’s only $5 to taste & vote for your favorite! We look forward to seeing you there!
Registration 12:30 pm Mud Volleyball (Pull Field)
7:00 am – 10:00 am Pancake Breakfast in the Covered Bridge
8:00 am 5-K Run (Ball diamond)
8:00 am – 12:00 pm Farmers’/ Kids Market (Allen Street)
10:00 am Horse Pull (Beside Tractor Pulling Track)
11:00 am Kids Cardboard Box Derby (Library)
11:00 am NHS Robotics Contest (South Stage area)
11:30 am Kids Bicycle Rodeo (Library)
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm Stockdale Mill Tours
12:00 pm Parade Line Up – Beside Baseball Field
1:00 pm Bailey’s Petting Zoo (South Stage area)
2:00 pm Parade – Featuring Culver Military Color Guard
3:30 pm Peru Circus Trapeze (South Stage area)
3:30 pm Stone Coyote Band (Center Stage)
4:30 pm Kiddie Pedal Pull (Library)
6:00 pm Modified Tractor Pull (Pull Field)
6:30 pm Renegade Line Dancers (Center Stage)
6:30 pm Barrel Scrapers (North Stage)
7:00 pm Euchre Tournament (Comm. Bldg. – In case of rain -Town Hall)
7:30 pm 35 Traxx (Center Stage)
5:00 – 7:30 pm Car Show/Cruise-in (Library)
5:45 – 6:30 pm Roann Heritage Cake Walk (North Stage)
5:30 pm Bailey’s Pony Rides (South Stage)
6:00 pm Truck Show & Pull (Pull Field)
6:30 pm Class Act Dance Troupe from Warsaw (North Stage)
6:30 – 8:30 pm Pipsqueak the Clown (Downtown)
7:00 pm Karaoke Contest (North Stage) Followed by Open Karaoke (North Stage)
7:30 pm Nu Blu – Bluegrass Music (Center Stage)
5:30 pm Bailey’s Pony Rides (South Stage area)
5:45 pm Welcome – National Anthem (Information Booth)
6:00 pm Battle by the Bridge Wrestling (Youth) Location TBA
6:30 pm Anchored – Gospel Music (North Stage)
6:30 – 8:30 pm Pipsqueak the Clown (Downtown)
7:00 pm Friend/Family Feud Game (South Stage) (5 per team – need 2 over 18 yrs.)
7:30 – 9:30 pm The Bulldogs (Center Stage)
Kick off a weekend of fun with a little pre-event fun!
6:00 pm Garden Tractor Pull (Pull Field)
Guided tour of campus environmental restoration efforts including tree planting, wildflower meadow and greenhouse.
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