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The annual Quincy Dogwood Festival is an extra special weekend this year as it celebrates the new Quincy/Adams County brand. The festival includes a parade, concerts downtown featuring a variety of genres of music, activities in Washington Park, and more. This year’s theme is “Right on Q,” and festival attendees are encouraged to take photos of the parade and events throughout the weekend and post them to their Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts tagged with #RightonQ. Parade participants are encouraged to create floats that include the new Right on Q logo in the design.

2016 Dogwood Festival Schedule:

Thursday, April 28th
• 7pm Little King and Queen of Dogwood Pageant, Quincy Mall Center Court

Friday, April 29th
• 6pm Neighborhood Block Parties

Saturday, April 30th
• 8:30am, Breakfast on the Lawn, First Christian Church, 1415 Maine
• 9am-6pm, Amusement Rides, food, crafts in Washington Park
• 9:30am Parade, 24th and Maine, proceeds west to 6th St. Please bring a canned food item for the “Operation Serve” collection for local pantries.
• 12noon-3pm, Entertainment downtown
• 5pm, Outdoor concert and Street dance at Maine and Jail Alley, sponsored by The District
• 6pm-11pm, Dogwood Dance, Elks Lodge #100, 311 N. 2nd St. There will be dinner at 6pm and dancing from 7pm to 11pm with music from Raised on Radio. Sponsored by the American Business Women’s Association—Quincy Charter Chapter. Tickets can be purchased by calling Sue Chiodini at (217) 653-1005.

Sunday, May 1st
• 12noon-4pm, Amusement Rides, food, crafts in Washington Park
• 1pm-3pm, Entertainment downtown
• 1pm-5pm, Quincy Preserves Spring “Behind Closed Doors” Home Tour. For more information on locations, visit www.quincypreserves.org.
• 3pm, All Faiths Concert, Clat Adams Park, sponsored by The District

An updated calendar for the Dogwood Festival can be found at www.quincychamber.org. The schedule is subject to change. For more information, contact the Quincy Area Chamber of Commerce at 217-222-7980.