A golf tournament and a 5K/10K run and walk are set for this weekend to celebrate the upcoming three-day-long Arnold Days Festival, which will be Friday through Sunday, Sept. 18-20.
Golf tourney
The city-owned Pomme Creek Golf Course, 1 Golfview Drive, will celebrate Arnold Days with a golf tournament Saturday, Sept. 12.
A shotgun start will be at 8 a.m. People may still register the morning of the event.
Entry in the two-person scramble is $35 a player, which includes use of a cart and lunch.
Bring your own partner or be paired up at the event.
There will be flights, skins, closest-to-the-hole contests and prizes.
For more information, call 636-296-4653.
Run/walk
In addition, the Arnold Chamber of Commerce will hold its Arnold Days Root Beer Foam Fest 5K/10K Run and Walk at 8 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, at Arnold City Park on Bradley Beach Road, off Jeffco Boulevard near the Meramec River.
The entry fee is $40 for the 5K and $50 for the 10K, for adults. Entry is $20 for those 17 and younger in either the 5K or 10K.
People may register the day of the event, prior to the start of the races.
There will be water- and root beer-chugging contests along the course and foam pits and bubble fun at the finish line. Root beer will be served, and a post-breakfast party will be included.
The race will be professionally timed. Trophies will be awarded to the top male and female in each age category.
For more information, call the chamber at 636-296-1910.