Last year Trail Days had to be cancelled due to COVID-19. This year Trail Days is back with a new look.

There will be a concert featuring a country-music legend. Neal McCoy will perform in concert, with Lainey Wilson as the opening act, starting at 8 p.m.

McCoy has released fifteen studio albums on various labels, and has released 34 singles to country radio. In 1993, he broke through with the back-to-back number one singles No Doubt About It and Wink from his platinum-certified album No Doubt About It. His commercial success continued into the late 1990s with two more platinum albums and a gold album, as well as six more Top Ten hits. A seventh Top Ten hit, the number 10 Billy's Got His Beer Goggles On, came in 2005 from his self-released That's Life.

Bulls and Broncs action will begin at 4 p.m. in the Trail Days Arena. There is no charge for the action-packed event.

After the McCoy concert, Peter Franck will provide music at the after-party until 1 a.m.

Saturday

The 5K Run/Walk begins the day at 7:30 a.m. by the Fitness Center.

The Trail Days parade begins at 11 a.m. on Saturday. This year the event is a "Salute to Essential Workers." The parade marshals are June Torrence-Heinz, PA-C and Vickie Ernst, PA-C. They have been providing excellent care for many years. Sanford Health Ipswich Clinic has been a constant in healthcare for over 25 years. The family medicine clinic cares for all ages of patients.

The parade lines up on 7th Street by the 4-H Building, heading north beginning at 10 a.m. The parade begins at 11 a.m. by Avantara nursing home, heading south. The route crosses Highway 12 and heads south of 8th Street, turning east on First Avenue. Then the route turns north on Main Street, ending at Highway 12.

After the parade on Saturday the festivities are planned at the Trail Days Complex. There will be games and inflatables for all ages.

There will also be the annual Car Show at the Agtegra office after the parade until 3 p.m.

Enjoy food vendors at the Trail Days Complex. The United Church of Christ will also have lunch available in their Fellowship Hall or enjoy lunch at the Car Show.

FRIDAY

There are some events planned on Friday.

An 18-hole golf tournament is planned at the Split Rock Country Club beginning at 12 noon on Friday.

Valley is planning an Open House at their new office in the Ipswich mini-mall from 3 to 7 p.m.

The Wily Wizards 4-H Club is planning their annual Amazing Race Ipswich Scavenger Hunt. The fun begins at 6 p.m.

SUNDAY

A community Cowboy Church Service will begin at 9:30 a.m. with Pastor Dave Morrison.