The K-Jo 105.5 Costume Contest sprang from the observation that the rescheduled South Side Fall Festival at Hyde Park this weekend falls fairly close to Halloween.

But Gary Pettis says he and the other festival organizers are already hoping to have one next September in next year’s festival.

“We’re planning on making it an annual event,” Pettis said. “The baby show stops at 24 months (zero to 24 months) so the costume contest is going to pick up there. So, if they’re over 24 months they can be in the costume contest, and it will go up to the age of 12.”

K-Jo will present ribbons for first, second and third prizes. The contest is Saturday night from 6-7 pm at the Gazebo at Hyde Park.  No registration is required.

Sister station Q-Country 92.7 presents the Baby Show on Sunday from 1-3, also at the Gazebo.  You must register your baby to take part.  You can do that at the east entrance to the park on Friday from 6-8pm, and on Saturday from 1-5pm.  Baby Show contestants can be from one day to two years of age.

The park was flooded a month ago, but Pettis says it’s ready for the weekend.

“The park’s looking really good,” he said. “The Parks Department has been working very hard on it, and getting it all cleaned up. At this time there’s no water standing anywhere.”

Will the later schedule affect attendance?

“We’ve never had to postpone it before, we’re not sure what to expect, but we’re hoping everybody gets the news and they’ll show up just as normal,” Pettis said.

Pettis said there was one change on timing, and that was the parade. “We had to move the parade back one hour, because of an event that was already scheduled. So the parade will start at 11 o’clock instead of 10 o’clock” he said.

The parade route will start at King Hill Plaza, site of the new Apple Market store, and runs north on King Hill to Missouri Ave.

For the most part, the schedule of the delayed festival will be the same as that of the original. All of the musical acts and other attractions will be at the same time and same day of the week as originally scheduled.

FRIDAY October 21
1:00 pm Main Stage…………………..No Limits
1:00 pm Gazebo…………Chad Elfrits Country
3:30 pm Gazebo……………Bill Boswell Band
4:00 pm Main Stage……………………Jeff Lux
6:00 pm Gazebo OPENING CEREMONIES
7:00 pm Main Stage…………..Missouri Detour
7:00 pm Gazebo.Forney Paxson & Betts Band
9:15 pm……………FIREWORKS by Aerial FX
SATURDAY October 22
10:00 am…………….SSFF/Home Depot Parade
1:00 pm…………….. Gazebo Variety Pack
1:00 Main Stage……………..Country Way
3:30 pm Main Stage……Phil Vandle Band
4:00 pm Gazebo………………I-35 Express
6:00 pm Main Stage………The licious Brothers
7:00 pm Gazebo………………Manda Lynn
8:00 pm Main Stage……………The Motors
SUNDAY
9:00 am / Gazebo………..Worship Service – The Journey
12:30 / Main Stage……….Loozin Sleep & Southern Vixen
1:00 pm / Gazebo………….92.7 Q-Country Baby Show

KARAOKE 4 pm – Close on Friday
Noon-Close on Saturday
At the West Shelter