The 2023 Cecilia Days festival will take place this Friday and Saturday.
“This is our fifty-third year for this event,” said Cecilia Ruritan Club President Mike Wimp. “It started back in 1970 by some local civic leaders. We’re pretty excited about it.”
Wimp says because Cecilia is unincorporated and therefore does now draw taxes Cecilia Days is the main fundraiser for the community.
“We fund the street lights in Cecilia, we fund and keep the upkeep on the South Hardin Baseball Park which is used by a lot of county residents,” Wimp said. “We actually own and furnish the facilities for the Cecilia post office, and there’s a lot of scholarships that we do throughout the year.”
Cecilia Days also serves as a homecoming celebration.
“A lot of people plan their vacations around this time,” Wimp said. “It’s always the second weekend in August, so we have a lot of people that will come back home and take the opportunity to see family and friends that they see no other time.”
Friday will feature the fish plate dinner and baby contest beginning at 6 p.m., followed by the Little Miss/Master, Princess, Jr. Miss, and Miss Cecilia contests.
Saturday kicks off with breakfast at 7 a.m. at the Cecilia Baptist Church, followed by the parade at 10 a.m. and leading into events and activities that continue until 10 p.m. For more information and a full schedule, find the Cecilia Ruritan Club Facebook page.
