Solon Home Days Guide: Sunday Events

The 2011 Solon Home Days has tons of fun activities on tap for residents to enjoy during the four-day festival, which began Thursday and ends today. 

And if you're interested in Home Days, then you've come to the right place: The Solon Patch Home Days Guide! 

Every day during the festival, we will provide more info on a few events. Our guide to the event is not all-encompassing, and simply offers highlights. To fully experience it, by all means get out to the park and check it out for yourself. 

Without further ado:

SUNDAY (Events begin at 2 p.m.)

SOLON HOME DAYS RAFFLE GRAND PRIZE DRAWING

When: 9 p.m. Sunday

What: Tickets for the raffle, organized by the Solon Benevolent Fund, are sold throughout the festival. Daily winners will be drawn, as well as featuring hourly prize packages, including cash prizes. All tickets will be eligible for the grand prize drawing held at 9 p.m. Sunday.

The grand prize is $5,000 cash, a donation from the Davis Automotive Group. Other prizes include $1,000 cash donated by the Friends of the Solon Benevolent Fund, a 42-inch HD TV donated by Sam's Club and a $550 Weber Gas Grill, donated by Solon Hardware & Tool Rental. 

A Good Cause: The benevolent fund uses the money raised by the raffle to do good things in the community. The group's mission is to "provide help where the need is presented." The group especially focuses on helping needy children, and has donated more than $100,000 in aid to the needy by working with the city, schools, religious organizations and more.

Cost: Tickets are $5 each or $20 for five tickets.

SOLON HOME DAYS PARADE

When: 1 p.m. Sunday

What: This one is self-explanatory, but there's nothing better than a parade to cap off a fun weekend festival. The parade, will feature a "Cruisin' Solon" theme this year. The parade features music, vintage cars, fire engines and more. Of course, candy will be thrown. 

Parade Route: The parade will begin at Arthur Road School and head down Arthur Road, turn right on Solon Boulevard. It will head down that road until it gets to Inwood Road, where the parade will turn right. The parade will then turn right on SOM Center Road and finish in front of the Solon Community Park at about 2:30 p.m.

Questions?: Call the Recreation Department at 248-5747.

RUN AVRIL RUN ON MAIN STAGE

When: 7 p.m. Sunday

What: Run Avril Run describes itself as "Cleveland's Dance-Your-Butt-Off Band." Featuring Solon residents Avril Burg and Rob Blank, the group plays recognizable hits during crowd-pleasing high-energy show. So expect a wild and fun way to end Home Days. For a preview, check out the band's YouTube video attached to this post.