At the 30th annual Hillsboro Homecoming and Festival set for this weekend, longtime event volunteer Wayne Wiley will be remembered. He died May 9 at 82.
The event will be held Friday and Saturday, May 20-21, along and around Main Street in downtown Hillsboro.
“At the Armed Forces Day Ceremony (on Saturday), we’re honoring Wayne Wiley and his family,” said Mandy Alley, administrator for the Greater Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce, which sponsors the festival. “He was the coordinator of the Armed Forces Day Ceremony for 15 years. He was a board member of the Hillsboro Chamber for the last 30 years. He helped with the festival the last 30 years. He was kind of our rock at the chamber.”
The theme of the festival is “I Love the ‘80s!”
As usual, the event will include a parade, carnival rides, games and live music.
Musical performances will take place on the main stage across from the Jefferson County Courthouse, 300 Main St., Hillsboro.
The following is a list of activities.
Friday
■ 5 p.m. to midnight: Carnival opens.
■ 6 p.m.: Welcome and official opening.
■ 8 p.m. to midnight: That ‘80s Band performs.
Saturday
■ 6:30 a.m.: 5K Run registration at Bridle Ridge Acres, 5 Bridle Ridge Spur, Hillsboro. Run begins at 7:30 a.m.
■ 7-10 a.m.: Rotary Pancake Breakfast at Hillsboro Intermediate School, 10478 Business 21.
■ 9 a.m.: Craft and business vendor booths open.
■ 10 a.m.: Parade lineup forms behind Hillsboro Intermediate School, and parade starts at 11 a.m. and proceeds south on Business 21 to right onto Main Street.
■ 11 a.m. to midnight: Carnival continues.
■ Noon: Opening with the national anthem and a performance by the Hillsboro Intermediate Treble Singers.
■ Noon to 4 p.m.: Kids Corner presented by The Parenting Network, a Jefferson County Community Partnership program.
■ 12:15 p.m.: Parade winners and other announcements.
■ 12:30 p.m.: Armed Forces Ceremony at Jefferson County Administration Center, 729 Maple St., Hillsboro.
■ 12:30-3:30 p.m.: Crossfire Band performs.
■ Noon: Car show registration on Main Street near Hillsboro City Hall; 1-4 p.m.
■ 1 p.m.: Cornhole tournament near the Jefferson County Health Department, 405 Main St., Hillsboro.
■ 3:30-6:30 p.m.: Dave and Them musical duo performs.
■ 7 p.m.: Line dancing with Earline Abney.
■ 8 p.m. to midnight: Jonathan Braddy Band performs.