Eva Frontier Days is set to return this weekend, bringing a weeklong celebration of the community and a welcoming atmosphere for visitors to the town.

Now in its 30th year, the annual festival will feature lots of old-fashioned fun and games including a beauty pageant, live music and a greased pig chase. This year’s event is set for Sept. 21-28, 2019.

The Eva Frontier Days Beauty Pageant gets the weeklong celebration going on Sept. 21 at 10 a.m. at Charlie’s Vineyard at Frost Farm located at 1684 Frost Road in Eva. The pageant entry fee is $40 per contestant. 

A hayride is set for Sept. 24 beginning at the Eva Saddle Club Arena located at 1718 Frost Road in Eva at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $1 per person and includes a free hotdog and drink at the end of the ride.

Eva Methodist Church will host an old-fashioned hymnbook singing on Sept. 26 at 7 p.m.

Sept. 27 will feature live music on the square beginning at 6 p.m., featuring Another Town featuring Anthony Bailey (former band member of Stan Nelson and Hurricane Creek Bluegrass Band). Admission is free.

The festival’s biggest day gets underway on Sept. 28 beginning at 9 a.m. with an arts and craft show, food vendors and an antique tractor and car show. Additional activities include a baking contest, a parade at 11 a.m., live entertainment at 12:30 and 2 p.m. featuring Jeff Whitlow and the Old Barn Band and a pig-calling contest at 3 p.m.

The day wraps up at the ball fields with the frog-jumping contest at 4 p.m. followed by the greased pig chase at 5 p.m. 

Proceeds from Eva Frontier Days benefit the Eva Art Guild. For more information including a schedule of events and locations, visit evafrontierdays.com.