tradition in holiday is the blood that runs through the town, what draws in tourists yearly and truly makes the town what it is. that’s why all the locals shouldn’t be surprised that the summer music festival is right around the corner! every august, the hopenbaukers put on a huge festival that spreads throughout the entire town over the span of five days. many businesses are closed on the thursday and friday that the festival takes place. check out the details below the cut on every day! this event will run from sunday, aug 11 at 4pm, to tuesday, aug 20 at 11:59pm.
the kick off event is on wednesday night, where a local town band will open the festival with a performance at the hopenbauker’s performances venue. the opening event is always done by a town band, and the spot tends to be pretty coveted, and try outs run the month previous the event. this part of the event will run from sunday, aug 11 at 4:00pm cst through tuesday, august 13 at 2:00pm cst.
on thursday during the day, there is an open mic at the holiday repertory theatre, which tends to book up pretty quick, so you better be sure to sign up for it soon! that night, one of the headlining acts will preform at the amphitheater located at the the holiday town park. this year, the special performers will be an up and coming british band, the raptors! this part of the event will run from tuesday, aug 13 at 2:00pm cst through thursday, august 15 at 2:00pm cst.
on friday, the hopenbauker’s open up their performance venue for an artisan market during the day time. on that night, the second headlining act will perform at at a stage set up at town square. this year, the friday night performer is carter may! this part of the event will run from thursday, aug 15 at 2:00pm cst through saturday, august 17 at 2:00pm cst.
on saturday, the town invites the a cappella groups in town or in the area to come and compete in a small competition where the winners will come back the next year and perform the closing concert on sunday night. saturday night at the amphitheater, there will be a split performance between aiden gage and adeline lewis! this part of the event will run from saturday, aug 17 at 2:00pm cst through monday, august 19 at 2:00pm cst.
sunday, there is a food truck festival at the holiday town park where all in attendance can vote for their favorite dish. the five winners earn exclusive rights to sell their food at the festival next year during the artisan market the hopenbauker’s put on every friday of the festival. that night, to close out the festival, the previous a cappella competition winners preform at the hopenbauker’s performances venue. this part of the event will run from monday, aug 19 at 2:00pm cst through tuesday, august 20 at 11:59pm cst.
throughout the event, there is a small kid friendly area that is open for the entire duration of the long weekend with carnival games and kidz bop piped throughout it located at the holiday town park. food trucks and tents are a commonly found commodity at most performances. tickets range from per event admittance, to $1000 vip passes that last the whole event and grant the purchaser exclusive access to preferred seating and the vip room set up at holiday brewing with an open bar and light snacks.
obviously we don’t expect you to drop threads every two days, but know that the next part of the event does not OPEN until the listed time, so please write starters accordingly! when the event opens, every gets one free pass to post a free starter that you can write at any point during the event. for all other starters, you must reply to two first. it is your choice whether you pause all other threads or not, but please give priority to event threads! tag all starters with the usual starter tag, holidcystart, as well as holidcyevent002! feel free to share outfits, playlists, or any other muse stuff with that tag as well!
the most magical time of the summer is here! the one day to take a breather and despite how much america has and is messing up, that it’s made some progress. time to gather around with your friends and family for barbecues and cookouts, and to enjoy the lazy summer. then, of course the brightly colored fireworks!
here in holiday, they go hard, obviously. this is the first holiday that they ever celebrated in town, and it’s time to not only celebrate the country’s beginnings, but also their own. there’s a parade in the morning, all the music department’s marching bands, notable figures, the news station, anybody who’s anybody in town is in it. then, there’s a town wide barbecue at the park that all the restaurants and bars ban together to make sure there’s enough food and drink. of course there’s a bounce house, games, a three legged race, and tons of activities for the kids.
then as the afternoon cools off, it’s time for everyone to make their way to the grandstand at the fairgrounds for one of the biggest firework shows in the country full stop. be sure to get your tickets, it’s a spectacle that even out of town folks get tickets to go to!
Check out the details under the read more, see ya there neighbors!!
the event: it will start at 7 pm est on the 6th of july with the parade. then the barbeque will open up on 7 pm est of the 7th. then the firework show will open on the 8th at 7 pm est. the event then will continue until the 9th at 7 pm. you can continue your other threads, but we ask that you please put an emphasis on the event threads. please tag all your posts to make it easier. feel free to post your muse’s outfit for the event, their fourth of july jams playlist, self paras on how they feel about the 4th of july, and other things to get your inspiration and muse up!
the tag for the inspiration is holidcy4thinspo and the event tag is holidcyevent001!
due to the realization that our poor gmt players would be left out if the event started in two hours, we’re going to start it now and adjust all the times accordingly! everyone gets one free pass to post one singular starter, per account so pick one character and post one, all others you must reply to two first. remember to tag everything with #holidcyevent002! and feel free to check the full event post here! while you don’t have to pause your non event threads, we do ask you give priority to the event!
event wise, saturday is now open to be played, but remember you can always continue threads from other days, just don’t post things for other days until they open. additionally, we’ve decided to put the starter rule on pause for the remainder of the event, but please be mindful and reply to starters. if you haven’t seen your starter up on the blog, send us a link and we’ll get it there! happy roleplaying loves!
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on thursday during the day, there is an open mic at the holiday repertory theatre, which tends to book up pretty quick, so you better be sure to sign up for it soon! that night, one of the headlining acts will preform at the amphitheater located at the the holiday town park. this year, the special performers will be an up and coming british band, the raptors! this part of the event will run from tuesday, aug 13 at 2:00pm cst through thursday, august 15 at 2:00pm cst.
don’t forget to check out the rest of the event here!
