Second try: Menasha moves its sesquicentennial celebration to Oct. 11 and 12

MENASHA — The Celebrate Menasha Sesquicentennial Weekend that was postponed in June due to forecasts of heavy rains has been rescheduled for Oct. 11 and 12.

The party that's been 150 years in the making will offer carnival rides and games, children's activities, food trucks, live music and what's billed as the Fox Valley's first-ever  drone shows .

"We anticipate a monumental weekend and hope that everyone can help us celebrate this major milestone in our city's history," the city said in a press release.

The two-day event will coincide with the Menasha High School homecoming football game against Sheboygan South on Oct. 11 and homecoming dance on Oct. 12.

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Celebrate Menasha is free to attend.  The downtown festivities will begin at 5 p.m. Oct. 11  with carnival rides and games, children's activities, performances by  Mischief & Magic , food trucks, a beer tent and live music.

The headliner of Friday's street party is  Hot Rod Huey & the B-Sides , a Huey Lewis tribute band, which will perform from 8 to 11 p.m. on the Community First Main Stage at the intersection of Main and Tayco streets.

Activities will resume at 3 p.m. Saturday  with carnival rides and games and children's activities. Music on the main stage will begin at 5 p.m.

On both nights, once the skies turn dark, Menasha Corp. will present a drone show. Friday's show will be held after the conclusion of the Menasha football game.

"The displays will feature more than 150 lighted drones in a brilliantly choreographed aerial exhibition," the city said.

The drone shows will be directed toward the Menasha Marina.

Menasha incorporated as a city on March 5, 1874, and has been  celebrating its sesquicentennial since January .

Contact Duke Behnke at 920-993-7176 or  dbehnke@gannett.com . Follow him on Twitter at  @DukeBehnke .

This article originally appeared on Appleton Post-Crescent: Menasha reschedules sesquicentennial celebration for Oct. 11 and 12