Pioneer Days

58th Annual Royal Center Lions Club Festival
Friday, June 19, 2026

Sponsored by the Royal Center Lions Club since 1969, and supported by generous businesses & friends

Schedule

8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Royal Center Area Garage Sales
(call 574-643-3771 to get your location on the map for distribution)

4:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Lions Club Fish and Tenderloin Carry-Out Supper – Dan’s Fish Fry Service, Inc. at Rea Park, Lions Pavilion

3:30 PM – 10:00 PM
5th Armored Division Military, WWII, Vietnam War & Desert Storm displays. A confederation of living history enthusiasts dedicated to hands-on presentation, historical reenacting, and restoration and preservation of U.S. military vehicles and equipment.

3:30 PM – 10:00 PM
Remembering the Traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial. 25-year anniversary display of Rea Park hosting “The Wall that Heals.”

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Youth League Boys Baseball Games

4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Pioneer Music Booster: shake-ups and tacos

4:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Two Sisters Food Truck: sandwiches, pretzels, cotton candy, apple crisp, ice cream, treats & more

5:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Round Barn Creamery: home-made ice cream

7:30 PM
Pioneer Days Parade on Chicago Street: bring your floats, golf carts, groups, cars, trucks, tractors, military vehicles and follow Parade Marshall Jack Kiser thru his home town.

Registration forms can be picked up at:

• R.C. Post Office
• Schwarz Law Office

Or by emailing:
rcpioneerdaysparade@gmail.com

For more information call:

• 765-426-4771
• 812-320-7321

Notes

• For safety of all participants, Rea Park drives will have limited access.
• Parking in Rea Park on NE corner grass will be available (weather permitting), enter on east side of park from Park Avenue.
• Royal Center Lions Club and Royal Center Pioneer Days is now on Facebook, check us out.

Revision 06/12/2026

Parade route map and parking:

Saturday, June 20, 2026

8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Royal Center Area Garage Sales
(call 574-643-3771 to get your location on the list for distribution)

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Car, Truck & Bike Show; awards. Sponsors include Community State Bank and Collins Parts & Supply–NAPA. DJ-Boogie Nights.
(call 574-702-0514 for more information)
National Anthem at noon.

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Craft, Vendor, and Business Fair
(call 765-432-0081 or 812-929-7206 for more information)

3:00 PM start
3 on 3 Basketball Tournament & Kids Knock-Out Tournament between games. Men’s and Ladies divisions – youth and adults.
(call Drew Farrer 574-702-1310 for more information)

5:00 PM start
Pickleball 101 in the park: rules, terms and scoring session, basic fundamentals session, advance strategies session, followed by open play for youth and adults.

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
5th Armored Division Military, WWII, Vietnam War & Desert Storm displays. A confederation of living history enthusiasts dedicated to hands-on presentation, historical reenacting, and restoration and preservation of U.S. military vehicles and equipment.

10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Remembering the Traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial. 25-year anniversary display of Rea Park hosting “The Wall that Heals.”

11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Pioneer Music Booster: shake-ups and tacos

9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Youth League Girls Softball Games

10:00 AM – ?
Pioneer High School Robotics Team demonstrations

9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Two Sisters Food Truck: breakfast items, sandwiches, pretzels, cotton candy, apple crisp, ice cream, treats & more

10:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Round Barn Creamery: home-made ice cream

10:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Amazing Anns’ Family Favorites: smoked beef brisket & pulled pork sandwich

12:30 PM
Logansport Junior Civic Theater performance on Don Eller Memorial Performing Arts Stage

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Lions Club Port-a-Pit Chicken or Pork Chop Carry Out Dinner – Nelson’s Catering & Fundraising at Rogers’ Auction Garage

11:00 AM – until sold out
Lions Club Port-a-Pit Chicken or Pork Chop Carry Out Dinner – Nelson’s Catering & Fundraising at Rea Park Lions Pavilion

7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Music at the Gazebo. Bring your lawn chair or golf cart and enjoy music by ATLAS, sponsored by community members and local businesses.

10:00 PM
Lions Club Fireworks Show behind Pioneer Elementary School, presented by the Hoosier Fireworks Guy and the Royal Center Volunteer Fire Department, sponsored by community members and local businesses.

Royal Center Lions Club
We are community minded men and women who want to make differences and make Royal Center a better place to live … since 1942.