Mt. Auburn and surrounding communities, will again have a piece of history in their backyards, as the 138th Annual Mt. Auburn Farmers Picnic picks up on Thursday, August 21st. The picnic boats three days full of events, vendors, pageants, parades, and more. Homecooked meals are just one highlight of the gathering with a ham and bean supper on Thursday and the ‘Fireman’s Fish Dinner,’ happening Friday. Saturday sees breakfast served and a pork chop supper as the picnic winds down. The Mt. Auburn Farmers Picnic is home to one of the only “soap box derbies” in the area with other new offerings coming about at this year’s event.

Shamron Kratchum and Dixie Vincent, Committee Members for the Mt. Auburn Farmers Picnic, talk the lengthy history behind the picnic. Vincent has been associated with the picnic since she was a child, she has now seen nearly 90 years of the event.

Thursday holds the ham and bean dinner, a pie eating contest, and several pageants to crown new royalty. 

Friday will have a car show with the 40 MPH Club, the start of the carnival, and the Fireman’s Fish Fry in store.

A busy schedule of events brings in the weekend on Saturday. Things get started with a breakfast being served and the parade opening up at 10 a.m..

Saturday is not done there as the soap box derby, karaoke, ‘bags,’ volleyball, and pickleball tournaments kick off. A free petting zoo is back again this year before the chili cookoff, porkchop dinner, and beer tent close things out.

Find out more about the Mt. Auburn Farmers Picnic by visiting www.mtauburnfarmerspicnic.com.

Dixie Vincent and Shamron Kratchum appeared as guests on the WTIM Morning Show.