NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The 81st Fiesta at Our Lady of Guadalupe in South Hutchinson is this weekend and they were able to add Friday night to the event this year, thanks to a special concert.
"We'll have King Midas in concert," said Father Eric Weldon with the parish. "That's a great treat for us. It's a free concert and will be outside. We'll have a steak dinner that begins at 5:30 p.m. and also a poker tournament, where the prize will be $500. After the steak dinner, we'll have the King Midas concert and Mexican and American food will be available."
There will also be bands there throughout the day on Saturday and Sunday, along with the softball tournament that starts at 9 a.m. on Saturday, with the rest of the event kicking off at noon and lasting all the way through 11 p.m. on Saturday, including the fireworks display.
"This year, we've tweaked the raffle, the cash is a $2000 grand prize, $1000 and $500, three different prizes there in that," Father Weldon said. "Then we have separate individual raffles going on. We've got ten different prizes. For example, if you want that KU basket and you want to go to that ballgame and you want all the things involved with that, you buy a ticket for that and throw it in there. You want to get those Chiefs tickets, then you buy that ticket and put it in that Chiefs raffle prize, or the K-State one for the football game with everything that goes along with that."
Events start again around noon on Sunday with dancers.
"The cultural experience will be on Sunday afternoon, as well, from about 12 p.m. until 5 p.m.," Weldon said. "We have our own group and we're going to bring in a couple more from Wichita."
All events are at the church at 612 South Maple in South Hutchinson.
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