Geode Family Fest 2026

SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH, 3476 MAIN ST., KEOKUK IOWA

Thursday, Sept. 24:

6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. - Check-In Open / First Christian Church Carbide Lane Door B

7:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. - Orientation at First Christian Church Fellowship Hall

Friday, Sept. 25:

6:30 a.m. - Check-In Open / Registration Tent

6:30 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. - Morning Hunt Site Selection Open / Hunt Site Tent. (Sign up, identify your hunt Leader and flag color of your group)

7:00 a.m. - Vendor Area Open

7:45 a.m. - Prepare to Leave for Morning Hunt Sites.

8:00 a.m. - First Guided Caravan Leaves for Hunting Site.

8:05 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. - Remaining Guided Caravans Leave for Hunting Sites.

11:00 a.m. - Pay Landowners for Geodes Collected. Return to First Christian Church Parking Lot.

11:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. - Afternoon Hunt Site Selection Open / Hunt Site Tent. (Sign up, identify your hunt Leader and flag color of your group).

12:45 p.m. - Prepare To Leave for Afternoon Hunt Sites.

1:00 p.m. - First Guided Caravan Leaves for Hunting Sites.

1:05 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. - Remaining Guided Caravans Leave for Hunting Sites.

4:00 p.m. - Pay Landowners for Geodes Collected. Return to First Christian Church Parking Lot.

5:15 p.m. - Contests and Prize Drawings Begin.

6:00 p.m. End of First Day of Geode Fest.

Saturday, Sept. 26:

6:30 a.m. - Check-In Open / Registration Tent.

7:00 a.m. - Vendor Area Open

6:30 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. - Morning Hunt Site Selection Open / Hunt Site Tent. (Sign up, identify your hunt Leader and flag color of your group).

7:45 a.m. - Prepare to Leave for Morning Hunt Sites.

8:00 a.m. - First Guided Caravan Leaves for Hunting Site.

8:05 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. - Remaining Guided Caravans Leave for Hunting Sites.

11:00 a.m. - Pay Landowners for Geodes Collected. Return to First Christian Church Parking Lot.

11:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. - Afternoon Hunt Site Selection Open / Hunt Site Tent. (Sign up, identify your hunt Leader and flag color of your group).

12:45 p.m. - Prepare To Leave for Afternoon Hunt Sites.

1:00 p.m. - First Guided Caravan Leaves for Hunting Sites.

1:05 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. - Remaining Guided Caravans Leave for Hunting Sites.

4:00 p.m. - Pay Landowners for Geodes Collected. Return to First Christian Church Parking Lot.

5:15 p.m. - Contests and Prize Drawings Begin.

6:00 p.m. - End of Second Day of Geode Fest.

Sunday, Sept. 27:

6:30 a.m. - Check-In Open / Registration Tent.

7:00 a.m. - Vendor Area Open

6:30 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. - Morning Hunt Site Selection Open / Hunt Site Tent. (Sign up, identify your hunt Leader and flag color of your group).

7:45 a.m. - Prepare to Leave for Morning Hunt Sites.

8:00 a.m. - First Guided Caravan Leaves for Hunting Site.

8:05 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Remaining Guided Caravans Leave for Hunting Sites.

11:00 a.m. - Pay Landowners for Geodes Collected. Return to First Christian Church Parking Lot.

12:15 p.m. - Contests and Prize Drawings Begin.

1:00 p.m. - End of Geode Family Fest

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