Friday Fun Wraps, Saturday Bursts with Events at the Pink Tomato Festival

Copper Flats on the Ryburn Automotive Stage Friday night.

With a full day of festival fun now behind us, Friday of the 69th Annual Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival is officially in the books—and it’s time to get ready for a jam-packed Saturday lineup full of food, family activities, entertainment, and fireworks.

Here’s a rundown of everything happening Saturday, June 14, in downtown Warren:


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🍅 Morning Highlights

  • 7:30 AM – PTF 5K Run/Walk
    📍104 S Main St. (Commercial Bank)
  • 8:30 AM – Bike Decorating Contest
    📍Tony Cathey’s Parking Lot – Cypress St.
  • 9:30 – 10:00 AM – Comedy & Magic by Derrick Rose
    📍Commercial Bank Stage
  • 10:00 AM – Festival Parade
    📍Downtown Warren
  • 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM – Arts & Crafts for Kids
    📍On the Square (Sponsored by the Warren Woman’s Club)
  • 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM – Bradley County Historical Museum Open House
    📍200 W Ash St.
  • 10:45 AM – Union Bank’s Tomato Eating Contest
    📍Commercial Bank Stage

🎨 All-Day and Afternoon Activities

  • 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM – Info Booth & T-shirt Sales
  • 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM – Obstacle Course/Bouncy House
    📍On the Square
  • 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM – Arts & Crafts
    📍Myrtle & Cedar Streets, Emergency Services Building
  • 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM – Quilt Show
    📍YMCA
  • 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM – Veterans Museum
    📍210 N Main St.
  • 11:30 AM & 2:00 – 5:00 PM – Local Talent Performances
    📍On the Square
  • 12:30 PM – All-Tomato Luncheon
    📍First Methodist Church
  • 1:45 – 2:15 PM – More Comedy & Magic by Derrick Rose
    📍On the Square
  • 2:30 PM – Little Miss Pink Tomato Pageant
    📍Bradley County Services Building, 302 Smith Rd.

🎡 Carnival Continues

  • 6:00 – 10:00 PM – Armband Night at the Carnival
    📍Downtown Warren

🎶 Evening Entertainment & Fireworks

  • 7:30 – 10:00 PM – Autorizaćion Norteña
    📍W Cypress Street (Sponsored by Thomas Frazer)
  • 8:30 – 10:00 PM – LANCO live on the Ryburn Stage
    📍Main Street
  • 🎆 FIREWORKS SHOW – Immediately following LANCO’s performance
    Sponsored by Mainline Health Systems & The Hatcher Agency (Hayen Lassiter)

For the full mobile-friendly schedule, visit the official guide at salinerivernews.com/tomatofestival.

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