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SUMMARY:2026 Empire Asparagus Festival
DESCRIPTION:Ready for all things Asparagus!?\nSAVE THE DATE:\nSaturday\, June 6\, 2026\nWe are back for another amazing asparagus filled day in downtown Empire! Lots of incredible local asparagus eats\, great music\, and fun activities to come! Including the Kick-Yer Assparagus 5k Fun Run/Walk! Link below to sign up! \nSign up for the 5k HERE! \nStart planning your asparagus recipe entries. Download your entry form for the recipe contest here! \n \nSCHEDULE OF EVENTS\n10am: Kick-Yer Ass-paragus 5k Fun Run/Walk\n11am-3pm: Glen Lake Community Library Pop Up Book Sale\n12pm: Recipe Contest in Empire Town Hall\n12pm-6pm: Asparagus Eats with food vendors\, local breweries and live music!\n\n\nFOOD VENDORS: Arts Tavern\, Plevas Meats\, Shipwreck Cafe\, Birria Taco Truck\,  Red Top Gourmet Hot Dogs\, Squeeze ‘Em Lemonade Shack\, Norconk’s Asparagus and Lively Neighborfood Market!\n\n\nDRINK VENDORS: Right Brain Brewery\, Lake Ann Brewery and St. Ambrose Cellars!\n\n\nLIVE MUSIC: Zinnia Dungjen\, Andre Villoch\, and 5th Gear Band \n\n\n2-4pm: Queen Asparagus on Stilts\n3-4pm: The Magic Lady Family Magic Show\n2pm: Ode to Asparagus Poetry Contest at the Glen Lake Community Library \n\n\nGlen Lake Community Library on Front Street invites you to help celebrate the Empire Asparagus Festival with their Ode to Asparagus. Poets young and old are encouraged to submit their asparagus-inspired poems. All styles are welcome\, be it sonnet\, haiku\, or even limericks!
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LOCATION:Downtown Empire
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SUMMARY:Empire Hill Climb
DESCRIPTION:Empire Hill Climb is back for 2026!\nJoin us for the Empire Hill Climb!\n \nThe Empire Hill Climb will take place on Saturday\, September 19\, 2026\, with races starting at 10am. Cars will drive up Wilco Road in Empire. Race cars will be on display and open to spectators all day in downtown Empire.  \nThe Empire Hill Climb originally ran from 1964–1980 and has only increased in popularity since its revival. \nThe Race will start at the bottom of Wilco Rd and consists of 6 turns traveling a total distance of 0.6 miles up Storm Hill \nCompetitors are split into 5 classes and will get at least 6 timed/competition runs up the hill \n\nClass 1 – NA 2.0 liter and less\, FI up to 1.0 liter\nClass 2 – NA 2.1 – 3.9 liter\, FI 1.1 – 1.9 liter\nClass 3 – NA 4.0 liter and up\, FI 2.0 and up.\nVintage – (trophies only\, not for prizes\, may dual enter in appropriate class)\nDrift – Prize awarded by a judge appointed by the EHC\nExhibition – (Does not qualify for prizes)\n\n \nphotos courtesy of Tara Hurlin \n  \n  \n2026 Empire Hill Climb Schedule\nGet more information on the Hill Climb website! \n Friday\, September 18\n6:00-8:30pm: Tech Inspection & Volunteer Check-in \nSaturday\, September 19\n8:00am: Registration for Competitors and Workers \n8:00-9:00am: Parc Expose/Car Show on Front Street \n10:00am: Timed Runs Begin on Wilco Road \n12:30-1:30pm (approximately): Lunch Break \n1:30pm: Afternoon Timed Runs Begin \n6:00pm: Pit Cleanup \n  \nAccess to Hill Climb \nEmpire Hill Climb
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