The city of Zebulon will celebrate 200 years of history and community in September with a three-day celebration from Sept. 5-7 including a parade, corn hole tournament, car show, free train rides and kids activities, axe throwing, the Zebulon History Tour hosted by the Pike County Chamber of Commerce, live music and dancing on the courthouse square and a dunk tank for local leaders.
“We are excited to be celebrating our 200th year as a city,” said mayor Joe Walter. “Our city’s streets are going to come alive this September as Zebulon celebrates its 200th birthday.”
Volunteers will be needed for the event with a mandatory volunteer training session set for 5 p.m. Sept. 2 at Zebulon City Hall. Volunteers will receive a free city of Zebulon t-shirt. Groups or individuals can register as volunteers at cityofzebulonga.us.
Friday, Sept. 5
Festivities will kick off Friday, Sept. 5 including line dancing on the courthouse square led by Line Dancing with Kipala and powered by TW tunes. Food trucks will be parked on the courthouse square from 7 to 10 p.m.
Zebulon History Tours will also be offered from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5 and is hosted by the Pike County Chamber of Commerce. Free tickets will be available at the Chamber the day of the event.
Saturday, Sept. 6
Saturday’s celebrations on the courthouse square will start with a parade at 10 a.m. through downtown Zebulon. Entries are needed and registration is free at cityofzebulonga.us.
There will be plenty to do throughout the day, including a free kids zone, a car show from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (at Pike Billiards), a cornhole tournament, axe throwing, free train rides as well as food and other vendors.
Citizens will get the chance to dunk several local leaders in the Dunk Tank on the square during the celebrations from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with proceeds going to the Pike County Backpack Program which provides weekend meals for kids in need. Don’t miss the chance to dunk Zebulon mayor Joe Walter, First Baptist pastor Matt Hinseley, Pike tax commissioner Donna Chapman, PCHS head football coach Stephen Holmes, PCHS head baseball coach Blake Parrott, PCHS soccer coach Justin O’Steen and Pike chief tax assessor Gregg Hobbs.
The Bicentennial Celebration Cornhole Tournament will start promptly at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1 at the old board of education building off the courthouse square. Proceeds benefit Hope 4 Tomorrow Optimist Club of Pike County and the cost is $50 per team.
Register for the car show at cityofzebulonga.us and all cars must be in place by 9:15 a.m. to avoid parade traffic.
Contact Zebulon City Hall at 770-567-8748 with any questions about the upcoming celebrations planned for the city’s 200th birthday.
Sunday, Sept. 7
Sunday’s celebration will include the Sunday Sing from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Zebulon City Park with an uplifting and inspiring choral concert put on by community churches.
At 1 p.m. Zebulon mayor Joe Walter will present the Zebulon Bicentennial Time Capsule which will include items that reflect the history and importance of the city of Zebulon. Citizens suggested or provided items to be placed in the capsule by delivering submissions to City Hall by Aug. 29. The items to be included were limited as the box is 15.5×13.9×6.3 inches.
The first 200 citizens to attend the Sunday Sing event will receive free Coffee A GoGo items.
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