January
January - March - Skiing, snow boarding, and tubing at Seven Oaks Recreation Area
February
February 5 - Shrove Tuesday, Pancake Supper @ Grace Episcopal Church
February 9 - Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad Valentine Dinner Train
February 13 - Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad Valentine Dinner Train
February 14 - Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad Valentine Dinner Train
February 14 - 17 Boone Community Theatre presents "Hotbed Hotel", Valentine Dinner Theatre. Tickets at Boonecommunitytheatre.org
February 15 - Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad Valentine Dinner Train
February 16 - Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad Valentine Dinner Train
February 17 - Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad Valentine Dinner Train - Sold Out
February 29 - Boone's Home & Garden Show - free admission - held at Boone
Fairgrounds Community Building from 5 pm to 8 pm
March
March 1 - Boone's Home & Garden Show - free admission - held at Boone Fairgrounds Community Building 10- to 5
March 20 - Boone Area Chamber of Commerce Ag Omelet Breakfast - 6-8 am
at the Fairgrounds Community Building
April
April 5 - Boone Speedway opens for the 2008 Racing Season
April 5 - Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad Dinner Train season begins
April 13 - 19 - Week of the Young Child
April 17 - Boone National Little League Opening Ceremonies at B High School 7 pm
April 19 - Boone National Little League Opening Day
April 24 - Masquerade Jewelry Sale - Boone County Hospital
April 25 & 26 - Boone Community Theatre presents "Dearly Departed". Tickets at boonecommunitytheatre.org
May
May 1- Tourism season begins
May 2, 3 and 4 - Boone Community Theatre presents "Dearly Departed". Tickets at boonecommunitytheatre.org
May 10 - Johnny Appleseed Tree Planting
May 11 - Madrid City-Wide Garage Sales
May 19 - Boone Chamber Golf Day
May 24 - Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad daily operations begin
June
June 7 - Boone Shopping-News City Wide Garage Sale
June 2 - 19 - Boone County Hospital Summer Chair Project Fundraiser
June 20 - 21 - Ogden Fun Days in Ogden, Iowa
June 22 - 25 - WHO Radio Great Iowa Tractor Ride
June 26 - Monthly Heritage Program, "Trains Unlimited: The Presidential" at
Boone County Historical Society
July
July 4 - Fourth of July fireworks at Boone Speedway beginning at dusk
July 12 - Iowa Municipal Band Festival at Herman Park Pavilion
July 16 - 20 - Boone County Fair at Boone County Fairgrounds in Boone
July 21 - Boone County Historical Society Golf Tournament at Boone Golf Club
July 26 - Crazy Days at Boone Area Merchants
August
August 2 - Ogden City-Wide Garage Sale
August - 7 - 17 - Boone Convention and Visitor's Bureau Boone Booth at the Iowa State Fair, Iowa State Fairgrounds
August 26 - 28 - Farm Progress Show
August 29, 30, & 31 - Madrid Labor Day Celebration/Car Show
August 29, 30 & 31 - Madrid Quasquicentennial (125th Anniversary)
September
Sept 1 - Madrid Labor Day Celebration / Car Show
Sept 1 - Madrid Quasquicentennial (125th Anniversary)
Sept 1 - 6 - IMCA Super Nationals at the Boone Speedway
Sept 4, 5, 6, & 7 - Pufferbilly Days celebration in Boone
Sept 13 - 14 - Thomas the Tank visits Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad
Sept 19 - 21 - Thomas the Tank visits Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad
Sept 25 - 27 Quilt Show at Boone County Historical Center
October
Oct 5 - Ogden Oktoberfest at Ogden
Oct (TBA) - Pumpkin Trains at Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad
Oct 23 - Boone Area Merchants Trick or Treat for "Shop with a Cop"
Oct 25 - Re-enactment of Boone Suffrage Parade, Boone County Historical Society
November
Nov 13 - Boone Area Chamber of Commerce Ag Harvest Breakfast 6 - 8 am
Nov 16 - Boone Area Merchants Holiday Open House
Nov 20 - Boone Area Merchants Lighted Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting
Nov 28 - Santa Express Trains at the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad
Nov 29 - Santa Express Trains at the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad
December
December 1 - Madrid Christmas Extravaganza & Holiday Lighted Parade
Dec 2 - Santa Express Trains at the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad
Dec 3 - Santa Express Trains at the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad
Dec 4- Santa Express Trains at the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad
Dec 5 - Santa Express Trains at the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad
Dec 6 - Ogden Taste of Christmas
Dec 6 - Santa Express Trains at the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad
Dec 9 - Santa Express Trains at the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad
Dec 10 - Santa Express Trains at the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad
Dec 11 - Santa Express Trains at the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad
Dec 12 - Santa Express Trains at the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad
Dec 13 - Santa Express Trains at the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad
More information of times, dates and places of Boone sites and businesses is available from the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce's caboose information center on South Story Street from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
