The 20th Annual Whistlestop Festival in downtown Ashdown, Ark., will be held Saturday, April 30.

The annual event kicks off with the Whistlestop 5K Fun Run at 8AM at 181 East Main St. Pre-registration fee is $30 in advance and the day of the race is $40. Price includes a pancake breakfast from 7AM to 10AM Cost to the general public $5.

Don't miss the Miss Whistlestop Beauty Pageant in the Ashdown High School auditorium  beginning at 2PM. In addition, there will be a Cake Walk at 5PM and bingo on Friday evening on April 29 in the Fellowship Hall Methodist Church on Commerce Street starting at 6PM.. On Saturday there will be lots of entertainment, children’s activities, food vendors, a street dance, car show and a catfish cook-off.

For more information visit LittleRiverCounty.org.

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