We have family-friendly activities all year!
Montezuma offers a variety of family-oriented events at different times of the year.
2008
January
Lions Club Toy & Craft Show
January of 2008 will mark the 15th year for this event, which features toy tractors, crafts, trains, and other toys. Visitors can win prizes and enjoy refreshments. Proceeds go toward Lions Club community service projects.
Date: Saturday, January 26th from 9:30 - 2:30.
Place: Montezuma Community High School gym.
Sponsor: Montezuma Lions Club.
February
Sweetheart Breakfast
This pancake breakfast is held the Sunday closest to Valentine’s Day, although this year it was postponed a week because of bad weather. Pancakes, eggs and whole-hog sausage are prepared by members of the Montezuma Volunteer Fire Department. Donations help to purchase new emergency services equipment and provide training for department members.
Date: Sunday, Feb. 24
Place: Montezuma Fire Station on Main Street
Sponsor: Montezuma Volunteer Fire Department
March
Montezuma Area Business Expo
It’s a once-a-year indoor mall for Montezuma area businesses. It gives area retailers and service providers a chance to showcase their services and products to the community. For more information, click HERE.
Date: Tuesday, March 11, 5:30 to 8 p.m.
Place: Montezuma High School gym.
Sponsor: Montezuma Community Boosters.
Community Hope Church - Easter Egg Hunt
More than 10,000 plastic eggs containing candy and prize certificates are hidden on the grounds of the Montezuma football field. This event is for pre-school thru 6th graders.
Date: Saturday before Easter
Place: Montezuma football field
Sponsor: Community Hope Church
April
Concert for Bill of Rights Display
Juggler-comedian Chris Bliss will perform in Montezuma Memorial Hall on Tuesday, April 22 at 7 p.m. Bliss is supporting efforts to get a plaque displaying the Bill of Rights placed in front of the Poweshiek County Courthouse. Donations will be accepted at Bliss' performance, but admission is free. Currently, the Bill of Rights is not on public display anywhere in the United States.
Date: Tuesday, April 22, at 7 p.m.
Place: Montezuma Memorial Hall
Sponsor: MyBillofRights.org, Poweshiek Co. Board of Supervisors, Hazel Sig-Hester
May
Memorial Day Services
Services are held annually in the Masonic and Odd Fellows I.O.O.F. Cemetery near the Jackson Cemetery in southwest Montezuma. It starts at 10 a.m., with members of Blakely Stevens American Legion Post 169 and Montezuma VFW Post 8876 hosting, along with their respective auxiliary units.
Date: Monday, May 26
Place: Listed above.
Sponsors: Listed above.
Lake Ponderosa Breakfast
Pancakes, whole-hog sausage and eggs are served, along with beverages, for a donation.
Date: TBA
Place: Lake Ponderosa Association Building, 175 W. Woodland Road, on the west lake.
Sponsors: Lake Ponderosa Association.
June
Sig Fly-Ins
This two-weekends event attracts model airplane enthusiasts from around the country, and plenty of spectators. There are two events that the model airplane fans compete in.
Dates: Saturday and Sunday, June 7-8 for Radio Control Fly-In, and Saturday and Sunday, June 21-22, for Control Line Fly-In.
Place: Sig Field, Hazel Sig-Hester and Maxey Hester’s private air field about two-and-one-half miles south of Montezuma.
Sponsor: Sig Manufacturing
July
“Let Freedom Ring” July 4th Celebration
Its starts early in the morning with merchants offering “ridiculous” bargains. It continues with children’s games and family activities on courthouse square. There is a kiddie parade, then a main parade at 10:30 a.m. The Montezuma Lions Club sponsors an annual chicken barbecue which attracts hundreds of people to air-conditioned Memorial Hall. The meal includes a barbecued half-chicken, baked beans and coleslaw. Carryouts are available. Proceeds go to Lions Club community service projects. Activities on the square include, petting zoo, inflatables, Smiley train rides, games, food stands, various vendors and a performance by the Sugar Creek Cloggers. Montezuma's new first-in-the-nation monument honoring the Bill of Rights will be dedicated that day. The day is topped off at dusk by a fireworks spectacular over Lake Ponderosa.
Date: Saturday, July 5th
Place: Downtown Montezuma, and over Lake Ponderosa.
Sponsors: “Let Freedom Ring – Montezuma Community Boosters. Fireworks – Lake Ponderosa Association.
Knights of Pythias Pancake Breakfast
The public can feast on pancakes, whole-hog sausage, eggs, juice, milk and coffee at this mid-summer event in air-conditioned Memorial Hall.
Date: TBA.
Place: Memorial Hall
Sponsor: Aztec Lodge #238 of the Knights of Pythias.
August
Lake Ponderosa Ice Cream Social
Lake residents and guests are treated to loose-meat sandwiches, ice cream and other treats, for a donation.
Date: TBA.
Place: Lake Ponderosa Association Building at 175 W. Woodland Road, on the west lake.
Sponsor: Lake Ponderosa Association.
October
Firemen’s Spaghetti Supper
Spaghetti and French bread, prepared by local firefighters, are served up for a donation. Also included are vegetables, desserts and beverages. It’s part of the local observance of the National Fire Protection Association’s Fire Prevention Week.
Date: TBA.
Place: Montezuma Fire Station.
Sponsor: Montezuma Volunteer Fire Department.
Lions Pancake Breakfast
This event is held on the first day of rooster pheasant hunting season in Iowa. It’s popular with the hunters early in the morning, and as a brunch for community members by mid-morning. Pancakes, whole-hog sausage and eggs are the bill of fare. Donations help the Lions with state and local service projects.
Date: Saturday, Oct. 25th.
Place: Montezuma Memorial Hall.
Sponsor: Montezuma Lions Club.
December
Montezuma’s Hometown Holiday
A series of daytime events get under way with a Santa Breakfast at The Apple Basket, where local children eat and visit with Santa. Later, there are free games for kids and families at Memorial Hall, visits with Santa, a quilt show, and lots of goodies, including a cookie walk at the United Methodist Church and refreshments at Memorial Hall and in stores. First Presbyterian Church hosts a soup supper in the evening.
Date: Saturday, Dec. 6th
Place: Downtown area
Sponsor: Montezuma Community Boosters.