{"url": "https://de.localwiki.org/api/v4/pages/967/", "name": "Toad Suck Daze", "slug": "toad suck daze", "content": "
\n\t\t\t\tLocation | \n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t1050 Ellis Ave. Suite 110 | \n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tHours | \n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\tFriday Saturday Sunday \n\t\t\t | \n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tPhone | \n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t(501) 336-9292 | \n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tWebsite | \n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\thttp://toadsuck.org/ | \n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tEstablished | \n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t1982 | \n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tPayment Method | \n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tCards and cash | \n\t\t
\n\tToad Suck Daze\u00a0is an annual free-admission festival in May. The festival is named for the\u00a0Toad Suck\u00a0historic ferry crossing on the\u00a0Arkansas River\u00a0just west of the city. Festival proceeds are dedicated to funding academic scholarships for students at local Central Baptist College\u00a0(CBC),\u00a0Hendrix College, the\u00a0University of Central Arkansas(UCA), and the\u00a0University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton. Since 1982 the festival has raised $532,000 for such scholarships. The festival has also raised $200,000 in endowment funds for CBC, Hendrix, and UCA.
\n\n\tToad Suck festival-goers enjoy live events - including music and dance performances - carnival rides, and food vendors. Favorite festival foods include frozen bananas dipped in chocolate and served on sticks, chicken-fried bacon, and\u00a0tamales. One hundred and seventy vendors populate the annual Toad Market during the festival. The local\u00a0Toad Store\u00a0is also open during the festival.
\n\n\tThe first Toad Suck Daze was held at the\u00a0Toad Suck Park\u00a0on the Arkansas River in 1982, but when the river flooded the park in 1990 the event was moved to downtown Conway. The festival has remained in the downtown district in subsequent years. Regularly scheduled events include the Toad Suck Daze Softball Tournament at the\u00a0Don Owens Sports Complex, the Toad Suck Daze Golf Tournament at\u00a0Centennial Valley Country Club, Stuck on a Truck, the Toad Suck SuperStar competition, Toad Suck Car Show, Toad Dome and Courthouse Stage performances, and the annual Toad Races.
\n\n\tThe event was named Festival of the Year in 2008. More than 160,000 visitors attended Toad Suck Daze in 2008.
\n\n\tToad Suck Daze Advertising Supplement, River Valley & Ozark Edition,\u00a0Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,\u00a0April 26, 2009.
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