By BARBARA PROFFITT | September 30, 2026

Linn County News

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This coming weekend will bring the annual General Pleasonton Days celebration in Pleasanton.

The events kick off on Saturday morning with the annual parade at 10 a.m. with line up for the entrants starting at 9 a.m. The theme for this year is “Let the Good Times Roll.”

The parade will be followed by music in the park with vendors and food trucks and games galore, including a cornhole tournament, a fishing game, a ring toss, a bean bag toss, a cake walk and more. There will also be Tug-O-War and a Pie Eating Contest and the kids train will run through the park.

Bingo will start at the Community Center at 9th and Main at 4 p.m. with tons of prizes and runs until the prizes run out so make sure to go get your card – or cards – and daub your way to a win!

The day ends with a street dance from 9 to 11 p.m. on Main Street with music provided by local band, Two Lane Highway.

Sunday will bring the opening of the time capsule that was buried at the old city hall location 30 years ago. The capsule will be taken to the current city hall location and opened. New contents from now will be added in with the old and it will be buried at the current city hall location with instructions to open it again in 30 years, allowing participants then to see not just 30 years into the past of their town but 60 years back.

The community church service will be held at 11 a.m. at the Community Center followed by a Chili Cook Off at 12 p.m. and then lunch.

Funds from winning chili entries will be split with the winners and the Pleasanton Ministerial Alliance.

Chili will be served to the public on hotdogs following the chili contest.