CathedralFest
October 4-6
Let the fun begin!
Our annual Saint Cecilia community festival weekend filled with fun, games, music, food, sales, and more on the Cathedral campus!!!
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CathedralFest, our annual fall event, raises important revenue for Cathedral while providing an opportunity for parish, school, childcare center, and community fellowship. Hundreds of volunteers (from our youngest school students to long-time parishioners, alumni, and friends) create an atmosphere that appeals to all ages. Everyone from the parish, school, childcare, neighborhood, and city is welcome to take part and have a great weekend.
The signature big top tent serves as the center of a midway of booths and inflatable fun for the kids, the not-to-be-missed White Elephant sale, the silent auction, cake spin, and so much more.
CathedralFest takes place on the first full weekend in October, beginning with a Friday Knight party and concluding with the Grand Prize raffle drawing at 6:00 pm Sunday evening. It is also a great "homecoming" event for all of our Cathedral High School and Grade School alums!!
Plan to join us in this weekend of fun. It is the greatest show around!!!!!
Please check back for updates on times, etc. Planning is still underway.
Friday Knight Football (Adults Only)
Friday, October 4, 6:30 - 11:00 pm
Free will donation
Chili cookoff
Brewoff
Kickoff 7:05 pm football game on the big screen
Split the pot drawing at halftime
Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus.
Click on image for more details.
Pancake Breakfast
Saturday, October 5, 8:30 - 11:00 am
Breakfast under the Big Top Tent!!
Relax after the race or the game or before the Blessing of the Animals and join us for a fabulous hot breakfast under the Big Top Tent!
Who needs the Pancake Man? Nobody else has a rotating culinary flapjack apparatus. We have two. Come and see!
Cost: $8.
Sponsored by Saint Cecilia Boy Scouts.
Proceeds benefit the troop.
Color Fun Run
Saturday, October 5, 9:00 am
Untimed 2 mile COLOR fun run/walk around the beautiful Cathedral campus. $20 entry fee. Family fee $40.
8:00 - 8:30 am: Same-day registration
8:30 am: Shirt pick up
9:00 am: Walk/run fun begins!
Click image for more details and to download the registration form.
Blessing of the Animals
Saturday, October 6, 10:30 am
Cathedral will host an outdoor celebration of the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi. Bring your pets (dogs on a leash please) to the Cathedral front steps and join in this delightful event for all creatures great and small.
Music and socializing 10:30 am.
Blessing at 11:00 am.
Come early and bring your pooch with you to the Pancake Breakfast!
Soccer Tournament
Friday through Sunday, October 4-6
Catholic Youth Soccer League teams will compete for the Saint Cecilia Tournament Championship.
Medals for all players.
Great fun for all to watch! Bring a chair.
Beer Garden
Saturday, October 5, 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm and Sunday, October 6, Noon - 6:00 pm
Join us under the big top tent for our annual beer garden!
Good food, drinks, and football on the big screen!!
Holy Mass
Saturday, October 5, 5:30 pm
As always, the Mass is at the center of what we do at Saint Cecilia Cathedral.
Join us for Holy Mass in our beautiful church!
Then stop in to the big top tent for dinner and the street dance!
Saturday Night Special
Saturday, October 5, 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Spaghetti Dinner, Dance, Football on the Big Screen!!
Lots of family fun beginning with a spaghetti dinner (6:30-8:00 pm).
The beer/pop garden will be open with football on the big screen.
And, if that’s not enough, there will be dancing music for the whole family starting at 7:30 pm.
Tickets for Spaghetti Dinner/Street Dance are $15 adults, $8 child, and a maximum of $50 per family (pay at the door).
Festival Fun
Sunday, October 6, Noon to 6:00 pm
All the traditional fun of CathedralFest is here.
Hang out under the Big Tent with food, music, and raffles.
The beer garden will be open with football on the big screen.
Try your hand at many games of skill.
Check out the Sweet Shoppe, book sale, cake spin, wheel of meat, silent auction and white elephant sale.
There will be rides for the kids, games, and lots of other fun!
Fun for the Kids
All Weekend Long!
Friday:
Soccer Tournament
Saturday:
Soccer Tournament
Color Fun Run
Pancake Breakfast
Blessing of the Animals
Spaghetti Dinner
Street Dance
Sunday:
Soccer Tournament
Food & Sweets
Game Booths
Inflatables
Cake Spin
Food Court
Sunday, October 6, Noon to 6:00 pm
Join us under the Big Top Tent for goodies during the Festival!
Italian Sausage
Chili
Grilled Chicken Sandwich
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Chili Dog
Homemade French Fries
Cheese Fries
Chili Cheese Fries
Beer, Pop, and Water
Silent Auction
Sunday, October 6, Noon to 5:00 pm
One of the highlights of Sunday's festival is the silent auction held in the Cathedral gym. Many items are displayed for you to shop and bid on. From gift cards to gift baskets, these items are sure to meet your level of shopping pleasure. Be sure to keep a watch on your favorite items to keep your name at the top of the bid list!
Sweet Shoppe
Sunday, October 6, Noon to 6:00 pm
You know you can't resist a sweet from our Sweet Shoppe! So many delicious items to choose from to delight your sweet tooth. Stop by to see all the goodies that were made by our parishioners, school and childcare families.
Game Booths
Sunday, October 6, Noon to 6:00 pm
The parking lot is filled with game booths on Sunday giving all the children many ways to have fun and test their skill. Many of these booths are run by our own school students as part of their way to help at this fund raiser.
Wheel o' Meat
Sunday, October 6, Noon to 6:00 pm
Take your chance under the Big Top Tent to win some fabulous meat prizes.
We will also have special drawings throughout the day for other great prizes! Join the fun!!!
White Elephant Sale
Sunday, October 6, Noon to 6:00 pm
One of our biggest attractions is our White Elephant Sale!
Located in the cafeteria below the gym, this sale is bursting with donated items that will fit everyone's budget and look great with anyone's decor style.
Bring your cash to purchase household items, sports equipment, toys, tools, kitchen decor and utensils, and so much more!
Raffle
Drawing is Sunday, October 6, 6:00 pm
For $5 you can have a chance at winning the $2,000 1st place cash prize or one of two second prizes of $100 each.
Contact us at the Cathedral Administration Office 402-551-2313 to purchase your tickets or buy at any of the weekend's events on campus.
Thank you to our past CathedralFest chairs:
Founders: Fr. Paul Peter, Fr. Martin Connley, Fr. Vincent Mainelli
1973 Wayne & Jeri Childers
1974 Wayne & Jeri Childers
1975 Dennis & Cathy Buckley and Tom & Jane Werner
1976 Leo & Rose Batenhorst and Tom & Jane Werner
1977 Martin & Mick Champion
1978 Ed & Mary Sue Riley
1979 Barry & Mary Gerken
1980 Frank & Pam Kucirek
1981 Lee & Norma Schweikert
1982 Leroy & Jean McKamy
1983 James & Patricia Kalamaja
1984 Bill & Janet Lehn
1985 Bill & Melissa Gerken
1986 Randy & Cheryl Heimes
1987 Bob & Mary Gerken
1988 John & Michele Niksick
1989 Dick & Marita Mitchell
1990 Joe & Jo Ann Stoffel
1991 Steve & Pat Schill
1992 Don & Sharen Chatterton
1993 Craig & Cathy Lyons
1994 Lance & Debbie Herold
1995 David & Michaela Doyle
1996 Marc Talkington
1997 Eva & Corkey Grimes
1998 Jim Crampton
1999 Ron Cook
2000 Ron Cook
2001 Michael Markey
2002 Magan Smith
2003 Magan Smith
2004 John & Kim Buckley
2005 Tim & Pam Lammers
2006 Joe & Denise Saniuk
2007 Pat & Amy Campagna
2008 Jim & Tricia Elliston
2009 Jim Smith & Jean Batenhorst-Smith
2010 Jim Smith & Jean Batenhorst-Smith
2011 Jim Smith & Jean Batenhorst-Smith
2012 Jim Smith & Jean Batenhorst-Smith
2013 Mike & Ann Downey
2014 Mike & Ann Downey
2015 Brad Poeckes, Mike Downey, and Jim Smith & Jean Batenhorst-Smith
2016 Jim Smith & Jean Batenhorst-Smith and Mike Downey
2017 Tom & Kelly Hickey, Jim & Tricia Elliston, and Mike & Ann Downey
2018 Jim Smith & Jean Batenhorst-Smith and Jim, Tricia & Dan Elliston
2019 John & Judy Wees
2020 Jim Elliston and Jean Batenhorst-Smith
2021 Brian & Dani Ohlman and Mike & Dawn Beelman
2022 Brian & Dani Ohlman and Mike & Dawn Beelman
2023 Jeff Hoffman