One of the true highlights of the trucking community's summer opens Thursday and runs through Saturday.
That's when the Iowa 80 truck stop presents its annual Walcott Truckers Jamboree. The free event is loaded with family-friendly events, a major truck show, over 175 exhibits, kids games, and plenty of country music.
The jamboree also features a couple signature attractions: the Trucker Olympics and the Iowa Pork Chop Cookout.
Iowa 80 will rock with plenty of music throughout the three days. This year's featured band is Little Texas, which had major hits with God Blessed Texas, and My Love.
Admission to the event is free. So is the parking.
The schedule for the jamboree includes:
Thursday
- 10 a.m. gates open and judging for the Super Truck Beauty Contest begins
- 11 a.m. Iowa Pork Chop Cookout opens
- 1:30 p.m. Trucker Olympics events begin
- 5 p.m. Jimmy Welty Band performs
- 7 p.m. Casey Muessigmann performs
- 9 p.m. Lights At Night judging begins
- 9 p.m. Fireworks
Friday
- 10 a.m. jamboree opens
- 11 a.m. Iowa Pork Chop Cookout opens
- 11:30 a.m. Trucker Olympics events begin
- 2 p.m. 100th birthday celebration of 1925 Kenworth at Iowa 80 Trucking Museum
- 5 p.m. Angela Meyer & The Western Stars perform
- 7 p.m. Little Texas takes the stage
- 9. p.m. Fireworks
Saturday
- 9 a.m. jamboree opens
- 11 a.m. Iowa Pork Chop Cookout opens
- 11 a.m. Trucker Olympics
- 1 p.m. Dani Lynn Howe & Band perform
- 3 p.m. antique truck plaque presentation
- 3:40 p.m. Super Truck Beauty Contest award presentation
- 5 p.m. jamboree closes
Iowa 80 is located at Exit 284 of Interstate 80 in Walcott, Iowa.
