Ammon Days returns ‘bigger and better than ever’ this weekend

AMMON — An arena for nan organization to bask is coming backmost this play pinch caller activities, including a 100-foot zip line. 

“It’s bigger and amended than ever this year,” said Randal Miller, Ammon Recreation Director. 

Ammon Days will beryllium held from Aug. 2 to Aug. 4 astatine McCowin Park.

It starts erstwhile 16 basking aerial balloons assistance into nan entity Friday astatine 7:30 a.m. There’s a basking aerial balloon photo title where anyone tin triumph prizes. The aforesaid day, location will beryllium a “Glow Night” astatine 8:30 p.m., and there’s a excavation glow aquatics that costs $5. The basking aerial balloons will assistance disconnected connected Saturday and Sunday too.

Saturday will beryllium nan main arena from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will beryllium astir 150 vendors, pinch giveaways and prizes. A fewer vendors see BodyWorx Massage Therapy, Crayster, East Idaho Weed Association, and Ka-Ko Jo’s. Click present to spot nan afloat vendor list.

Hot aerial balloons from a past arena for Ammon Days. | Courtesy City of Ammon

“We’ve sewage vendors giving distant gift cards, upland bikes and limo services and each kinds of nosy stuff. Each booth will giveaway their prizes nevertheless they want to do it,” Miller said. 

Not only will location beryllium a zip line, location will besides beryllium elephantine gaffe and slides, archery, bouncy houses, inflatable bull riding, unrecorded music, look painting, a car show, Star Wars characters and more. 

“Everything is free. All of nan events and activities are free pinch nan objection of nan dunk vessel which nan swimming excavation is utilizing arsenic a fundraiser and awareness,” Miller said. 

And don’t hide to bring your appetite arsenic location will beryllium nutrient trucks galore to take from for illustration Taco H, Blackhawk BBQ Pit, Duck Donuts, and Creamy Daze. 

Miller told EastIdahoNews.com that nan metropolis is expecting a good-sized crowd. 

“10,000 to 12,000 group passim nan time but nan bully news is location is plentifulness of room, plentifulness of abstraction retired there. There’s truthful galore options and there’s thing for everyone,” he said. 

It’s predicted to beryllium a basking upwind day, and it could scope nan precocious 90s. Event goers are encouraged to deterioration sunscreen and bring a chapeau to deterioration and a h2o bottle. 

“There’s going to beryllium (water) misters retired successful nan park. The scatter pad will beryllium going. Our Fiber Department…they are going to beryllium giving retired free h2o squirters,” Miller said. 

There is constricted parking astir McCowin Park, and Miller highly encourages taking a shuttle that has been group up for Ammon Days. 

“Go parkland astatine Hillcrest High School and return nan shuttles over. District 93 is moving buses backmost and distant each time long,” he said. “They are stopping and dropping disconnected astatine each location astir each 10 to 12 minutes.”

Overall, it’s expected to beryllium a fun-packed weekend. 

“Come and enjoy! We are hoping that group conscionable person a awesome time,” Miller added.