Schedule Of Events HALF CENTURY OF PROGRESS Rantoul, Illinois Thursday, August 26 Saturday, August 28 Gates Open Half Century Tractor Ride departs Rantoul Flag Raising featuring America's Largest Flying Flag 8:30-11:00 am Field Demonstrations (Broom Corn, Corn Picking and Shelling, Corn and Soybean Combining, and Field Tillage) 7:00 am 7:00 am Gates Open 8:00 am 8:00 am Flag Raising featuring America's Largest Flying Flag Field Demonstrations (Broom Corn, Corn Picking and Shelling, Corn and Soybean Combining, and Field Tillage) 8:00 am 8:30-11:00 am 11:00-12:00 pm Back Paiges Band with 50s and 60s music 10:00-11:00 am Jolene Brown, Ag & Family Business Speaker Approx. 12:00-12:30 pm Tractor Ride Returns for Daily Parade of Power (Premier Cooperative Entertainment Tent) Daily Parade of Power featuring the Class of 1971. tractors made 50 years ago this year Field Demonstrations (Broom Corn, Corn Picking and Shelling, Corn and Bean Combining. and Field Tillage) Back Paiges Band with 50s and 60s music (Premier Cooperative Entertainment Tent) (Premier Cooperative Entertainment Tent) 1:00 pm (north-south runway) Field Demonstrations (Broom Corn, Corn Picking and Shelling, Corn and Soybean Combining, and Field Tillage) 2:00-4:00 pm 1:00-4:00 pm 2:00-5:00 pm 2:30-3:30 pm Jolene Brown, Ag & Family Business Speaker (Premier Cooperative Entertainment Tent) 3:00-4:00 pm Back Paiges Band with 50s & 60s Music (Premier Cooperative Entertainment Tent) Max Armstrong & Friends Show (Premier Cooperative Entertainment Tent) 2:00-5:00 pm 4:00 pm Tractor Pull 4:00 pm Tractor Pull Friday, August 27 Sunday, August 29 7:00 am Gates Open Flag Raising featuring America's Largest Flying Flag Field Demonstrations (Broom Corn, Corn Picking and Shelling, Corn and Soybean Combining, and Field Tillage) Half Century Gospel Hour with "A Natural High" (Premier Cooperative Entertainment Tent) Parade of Power featuring Tractors of the FFA Field Demonstrations (Broom Corn, Corn Picking and Shelling, Corn and Bean Combining, and Field Tillage) 7:00 am Gates Open 8:00 am 8:00 am Flag Raising featuring America's Largest Flying Flag Field Demonstrations (Broom Corn, Corn Picking and Shelling, Corn and Soybean Combining, and Field Tillage) 8:30-11:00 am 8:30-11:00 am 9:00 am 10:00-11:00 am Jolene Brown, Ag & Family Business Speaker (Premier Cooperative Entertainment Tent) Daily Parade of Power Featuring The Repower Roundup of Rantoul Field Demonstrations (Broom Corn, Corn Picking and Shelling, Corn and Bean Combining, and Field Tillage) Jolene Brown, Ag & Family Business Speaker (Premier Cooperative Entertainment tent) Wes Wheeler & the Battle Creek Band (Premier Cooperative Entertainment Tent) Tractor Pull 1:00 pm 2:00-3:00 pm 1:00 pm 1:00-4:00 pm Tune in to 89.9 FM for information during the show - The Official Station of the Half Century of Progress Show 2:30-3:30 pm 2:00-5:00 pm Schedule Subject to Change 4:00 pm Schedule Of Events HALF CENTURY OF PROGRESS Rantoul, Illinois Thursday, August 26 Saturday, August 28 Gates Open Half Century Tractor Ride departs Rantoul Flag Raising featuring America's Largest Flying Flag 8:30-11:00 am Field Demonstrations (Broom Corn, Corn Picking and Shelling, Corn and Soybean Combining, and Field Tillage) 7:00 am 7:00 am Gates Open 8:00 am 8:00 am Flag Raising featuring America's Largest Flying Flag Field Demonstrations (Broom Corn, Corn Picking and Shelling, Corn and Soybean Combining, and Field Tillage) 8:00 am 8:30-11:00 am 11:00-12:00 pm Back Paiges Band with 50s and 60s music 10:00-11:00 am Jolene Brown, Ag & Family Business Speaker Approx. 12:00-12:30 pm Tractor Ride Returns for Daily Parade of Power (Premier Cooperative Entertainment Tent) Daily Parade of Power featuring the Class of 1971. tractors made 50 years ago this year Field Demonstrations (Broom Corn, Corn Picking and Shelling, Corn and Bean Combining. and Field Tillage) Back Paiges Band with 50s and 60s music (Premier Cooperative Entertainment Tent) (Premier Cooperative Entertainment Tent) 1:00 pm (north-south runway) Field Demonstrations (Broom Corn, Corn Picking and Shelling, Corn and Soybean Combining, and Field Tillage) 2:00-4:00 pm 1:00-4:00 pm 2:00-5:00 pm 2:30-3:30 pm Jolene Brown, Ag & Family Business Speaker (Premier Cooperative Entertainment Tent) 3:00-4:00 pm Back Paiges Band with 50s & 60s Music (Premier Cooperative Entertainment Tent) Max Armstrong & Friends Show (Premier Cooperative Entertainment Tent) 2:00-5:00 pm 4:00 pm Tractor Pull 4:00 pm Tractor Pull Friday, August 27 Sunday, August 29 7:00 am Gates Open Flag Raising featuring America's Largest Flying Flag Field Demonstrations (Broom Corn, Corn Picking and Shelling, Corn and Soybean Combining, and Field Tillage) Half Century Gospel Hour with "A Natural High" (Premier Cooperative Entertainment Tent) Parade of Power featuring Tractors of the FFA Field Demonstrations (Broom Corn, Corn Picking and Shelling, Corn and Bean Combining, and Field Tillage) 7:00 am Gates Open 8:00 am 8:00 am Flag Raising featuring America's Largest Flying Flag Field Demonstrations (Broom Corn, Corn Picking and Shelling, Corn and Soybean Combining, and Field Tillage) 8:30-11:00 am 8:30-11:00 am 9:00 am 10:00-11:00 am Jolene Brown, Ag & Family Business Speaker (Premier Cooperative Entertainment Tent) Daily Parade of Power Featuring The Repower Roundup of Rantoul Field Demonstrations (Broom Corn, Corn Picking and Shelling, Corn and Bean Combining, and Field Tillage) Jolene Brown, Ag & Family Business Speaker (Premier Cooperative Entertainment tent) Wes Wheeler & the Battle Creek Band (Premier Cooperative Entertainment Tent) Tractor Pull 1:00 pm 2:00-3:00 pm 1:00 pm 1:00-4:00 pm Tune in to 89.9 FM for information during the show - The Official Station of the Half Century of Progress Show 2:30-3:30 pm 2:00-5:00 pm Schedule Subject to Change 4:00 pm