A fun-filled event intent on bringing friends, family, and community together for the New Year! Proceeds going to Dropping the Carp Fund and City Park and Recreation Youth Enrichment/Hoffman Hall Activities.

2010/2011 CARP FEST SCHEDULE

FOUR CHOSEN TO GO FISHING FOR LUCKY THE CARP. Click here for details.

POOL CARP ACTIVITIES, DEC. 27-31TH 1-4PM at Hoffman Hall Pool including

  • 12/27-Big Carp Splash Contest,
  • 12/28-Youth Triathalon,
  • 12/29-Flying Carp Games
  • 12/30-Diving for Carp Contest
  • 12/31 New Year’s Eve Day Pool Party w/Music
  • DAILY YOUTH CARP GAMES/ARTS and CRAFTS, Dec.27-31st 1-4pm @ Hoffman Hall
BOWLING PARTY- Dec. 28th 12-3pm Timber Lanes Sports Bar and Grill. View details here.

EUCHRE TOURNAMENT - December 29th 1-4pm City Hall Community Room

SKATE PARTY - Dec.29th 6-8pm @ Lochner Park Sponsored by PDC Boys Scouts

TORCHLIGHT SKI, HIKE, SLEDDING HILL - DEC. 30th 6-9pm@ LaRiviere Park


DODGEBALL TOURNAMENT - Dec 31 10am @ Hoffman Hall


ICE FISHING FUN DAY- Dec. 31 9-11am @ South of Blackhawk Bridge


CARP BOWL FOOTBALL GAME - DEC.31 3-5pm @ St. Feriole Island Sponsored by Go America

CARP RUN/WALK – DEC.31, 9am @ Hoffman Hall (Megan Pedretti 412-0049)

ROCKIN THE NEW YEAR CONCERT - Dec. 31st 8-11 @ Hoffman Hall View details here.


CARP HOT AIR BALLON RIDES (PENDING WEATHER) @ ST. FERIOLE ISLAND

FOOD/HOT DRINKS TENT - Dec. 31st 9pm-1am @ Lucky Park

LIGHT SHOW and FIREWORKS - December 31st,12 midnight @ Lucky Park sponsored by Scream Xtreme

GRAND FINALE 10th ANNUAL DROPPIN OF THE CARP - Dec. 31 9pm-1am@ Lucky Park
NEW YEAR'S DAY ROTARY BREAKFAST- Jan 1st, 2011 9am-1pm @ Huckleberrys
　
　

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Meet 'Lucky' the Carp

The first annual Droppin' of the Carp was held in 2002. after two local residents spent the year before in Savannah, Ga.. Where they lowered a giant styrophoam peach. "We decided we could have some sort of New Year's celebration here in the Midwest," Tom Nelson, one of the founders, said. "Since New York took the ball idea, a carp was the next local choice. Being on the river, it had to be a fish." The first year, a three foot carp was named Lucky after learning that Chinese people believe that eating Carp on New Years was lucky. Mike Valley, a local business man and owner of Valley Fish Market said, "Everybody always kisses it for good luck."

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