61st Annual Steam Threshing Jamboree kicks off today

The annual Steam Threshing Jamboree is underway this weekend at Prairie Village, just west of Madison.  

Today’s events include a parade featuring International Cockshutt at 10:30, and horse parade at 1:00.  There is also a historical program by the Lake County Museum at 1:30, in the Lawrence Welk Opera House.

Later today is also a Garden Tractor Parade, and the Great Plains Season Championship.   Performing in the Opera House tonight are Mogen’s Heroes 7:30.

Steam Threshing Jamboree events continue Saturday, with the South Dakota open plowing contest at 9am, and the 3rd Annual Prairie Village Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Opera House at 3pm on Saturday. 

The 61st Annual Steam Threshing Jamboree wraps up Sunday with church services, train rides, and tractor pulls.  There are several parades to round out the afternoon, with the last one being the Giant Machinery Parade Sunday afternoon at 2:30.

A full schedule of events for the 61st Annual Steam Threshing Jamboree can be found on Prairie Village’s website at prairievillage.org.