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27th Annual Belton
Standpipe
Heritage & Arts Festival
Saturday, October 5, 2013
News Ad [PDF file]
Standpipe Festival Flyer [PDF file]
Standpipe Heritage & Arts Festival 2013 - Main
Stage Events
13th
Annual Standpipe Road Race & Fun Run/Walk -
Location is Belton First Baptist
Church parking lot, Brown Ave.: 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk begins at 8:00 am - 5K
Meters Run begins at 8:30 am.
See adjacent link for additional details
and Pre-registration form.
2013 Details and Entry Form
[pdf file]
Results of 2011 5K Run and
Awards
1 Mile
American Legion Breakfast (Campbell Street, 8 -
10 AM) For $5 where else can you find a hardy man's breakfast
including made-to-order eggs, sausage and bacon, biscuits and gravy, and
grits! All proceeds benefit American Legion youth programs.
Rising Stars Tennis Tourney - 8:00 AM -
1:00 PM (Belton Tennis Courts and Leda Poore Park), three age brackets--12
and under/boys and girls, 10 and under/boys and girls, and 8 and under/coed; registration fee;
lunch sponsored by Chic-fil-A
Open Car Show - (Main Street 9:00 AM
- 3:30 PM; awards ceremony at 3:30 PM), registration fee, registration forms
available online at
2013 Details and Entry Form.
Opening Ceremonies on the Main Stage with
Live Entertainment -
(2013
Time
Schedule) The Opening Ceremony begins at 10:00 am with the National Anthem
sung by Patti Hedgepath Lusk and Counterflo with the Presentation of Colors by the B-HP AFJROTC.
Jack Roper's Magic Show, and other performances and demonstrations will take
place throughout the day, including live music by BasicLife Band, City Street Band,
the Temptations, and Legends of the Beach.
(Main Stage, Belton Square, 10 AM - 9:15 PM) See
2012 Time Schedule
above for more information.
Heritage Days at the Depot:
Greenspace surrounding Historic Belton Train Depot, 10 AM - 5 PM) We
are a Certified SC Arts and Agriculture Event; demonstrations and presentations by 15 traditional skills artisans
including
a Monument Carver, a Paper Maker, a Wood Carver, a Gullah Grass Doll Maker,
a Fiber Artist/Indigo Dyer, a Cherokee Beader, a Gourd Artist, a Turker Call
Maker, a Primitive Skills/Firemaker, a Folk Musician, a Tinsmith, a Bamboo
Fly Rod Maker, a Civil War Artilleryman, a Bladesmith, and a Brickmaker;
sponsored by
the City of Belton Hospitality Fund, SC Arts Commission, Anderson County, Walmart Foundation,
Timken Foundation, Bi-Lo Foundation, Target Community Foundation, Senator Billy O'Dell, Representative Mike Gambrell,
Ingles, Sam's Club, and Belton Metal Corp.,
free to the public
Details
Artisans and Interpreters
Heritage Day Flyer [PDF file]
Food Vendors: (Belton Square, 9:00 AM - 10:00 PM)
Choose from fried candy bars to birddogs to cotton candy to
melt-in-your-mouth barbecue...you won't leave hungry!
Craft Vendors
(Belton Square, 9:00 AM - 10:00 PM) From candles to pocketbooks,
wreaths to smocked dresses, gems to handmade items, there's something unique
to purchase!
15th Annual BCA Juried Art
Show Exhibition and Art Market
(Belton Center for the Arts,
Belton Square, 10 AM - 3 PM) The BCA has had 90 artists
enter approximately 180 pieces of art.
Details
Children's art activities
including wood painting (Belton Center for the Arts, Belton Square, 10 AM -
3 PM)
Rock and Gem Museum
Children's Dig, free to the
public (North Main Street, 10 AM - 3 PM)
Historic Mule-Drawn Wagon Rides Through
Historic District:
Come take a leisurely ride through the historic district of the City of
Belton as a guide narrates the history of its people and places. View
the beautiful architecture, learn about het entrepreneurs and the town's
eccentric characters, and listen to interesting stories and fascinating
facts of another age and time. (Anderson Street, $3 per rider,
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM) Sponsored by Superior
Engineering
Times to Board: 10:00 AM
10:40 AM 11:20 AM 12:00 Noon
12:40 PM 1:50 PM 2:30 PM
3:10 PM 3:50 PM 4:30 PM
Sunset Tethered Hot Air Balloon Rides: SkyScapes of America, $10
adults, $5 children. Breazeale Street, 5:00 - 8:00 PM, weather permitting.
Antique Hit-n-Miss Engines (Breazeale Street,
5:00 - 8:00 PM) free to public, sponsored by the Antique Hit-n-Miss
Society
Tours of Historic
Belton Standpipe (Campbell Street, 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM)
features an entertaining look inside this historic structure which has been
placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Free to the public.
Children's Play Area
with inflatable bounces
and games, fee for armband which entitles child to unlimited
access (Belton City Square, 10 AM - 10 PM)
Children's Build a Project, sponsored by
Lowe's (Belton Square, 10 AM - 3 PM)
Information Booth, sponsored by Belton Lion's
Club (Belton Square, 10:00 AM - 5 PM)
Information Booth, 3 booths sponsored by BHP
AFJROTC (Belton Square, 9:00 AM - 7 PM)
City of Belton Fire Department Fire Truck
Rides -
$2 per rider, proceeds fund fire prevention programs in
area schools and Augusta Burn Center (corner of Breazeale and Holmes Streets, 11:00
AM - 9:00 PM)
Bingo, win
some great prizes donated by area businesses 50 cents per game (Belton Square, 10:00 AM
- 5:00 PM)
T-Shirts Sales,
designed by Chuck Brooks (The Jean Shoppe, $12, children's sizes thru 3x).
BAMA Antique Market,
Silent Auction,
and Appraisals: (Center Section of Historic Belton
Train Depot, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM) renowned antiques dealers will have
unique items on hand for sale and will also be available for appraisals; $5
donation to BAMA for each item to be appraised
BAMA Exhibit, Native
Americans:
Peoples of the First Nation.
[North End Gallery of the
Historic Belton Train Depot, 10 Am - 5 PM) sponsored by Dr. Jarod
Haggard/Palmetto Chiropractic, Cloud Dancer Photography, City of Belton
Hospitality Fund and Anderson County ATAX, free to the public
Jack Roper Magic Show
(Belton Square, Main Stage, 11:00 - 12:00)
Car Seat Safety Checks
(Breazeale
Street, 11 AM - 4 PM) Bring your car to the site on Breazeale Street
and a certified City of Belton Fireman will conduct a safety check to see if
your child seat is positioned correctly free of charge.
Battle of the Sexes by Marty Knight
Karate: Come see the boys and girls of Marty Knight's dojo duke it
out for bragging rights.
Doggy Fashion Show
(in front of
stage, 12:30 PM) The latest fashion trends for your four-legged pals
will be modeled by area pooches.
Texting Competition: Calling all
teens! Show your prowess at texting during three different texting
contests held at noon, 3 PM, and 6 PM. Check out the Verizon Wireless
Communication booth and vie for the chance at great prizes!
VideoCast of Clemson and Carolina
ballgames (BasicLife Building, 3 - 9 PM) Just because you
come to the festival doesn't mean you can't still keep up with the score.
Drop in for 3:30 PM and 7:00 PM kickoffs.
Street Dance -
music provided
by beach music stars Legends of the Beach (Belton Square, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM)
The band's website is located at
http://www.legendsofbeach.com.
Fireworks
Display, Sponsored by Anderson Regional Landfill
(Belton Square, 9:15 PM)
For more information, contact Gina Clary (864-934-3744)
or Alison Darby (864-958-5264).
CONTACT INFORMATION FOR VENDORS SPONSORS & OTHERS
Belton Standpipe Festival - For more information,
contact Dave Jones, Scott McGonigle, or Nicole Rutledge at 864 226-8799 or email
davidj@superioreng.com.
Vendors & Sponsors
(See links at bottom of page)
2013 Main Stage Events
Open Car Show - For more information, contact Dave Jones, Scott McGonigle
or Nicole Rutledge at 864 226-8799
or 800 359-3052 or email
davidj@superioreng.com.
2013 Details and Entry Form
Standpipe Festival 5K M Run & Fun Run/Walk -
For more information,
contact Renea Rowland at
864 338-1600.
2013 Details and Entry Form [pdf
file]
Standpipe Juried Art Show
- For more information,
contact Betsy Chapman at
864 338-8556, FAX 864 338-0280 or email
betsychapman@beltonsc.com.
2012 Details and Entry Information
2013 Application & Information Forms for Craft, Food, and Other Vendors
2013 Information for Sponsorship Opportunities