10:00 a.m.       Mother/Daughter Look Alike Contest       

10:30 a.m.       Hula Hoop Contest (ages 6 and under)

11:00 a.m.       Center for Mixed Martial Arts

11:30 a.m.       Sponji

Noon               Dance Etiquette

1:00 p.m.        Hula Hoop Contest (ages 6 – 12)

1:30 p.m.        Sponji

2:00 p.m.        Father/Son Look Alike Contest

2:30 p.m.        Hula Hoop Contest (ages 13-17)

3:00 p.m.        Bubble Gum Blowing Contest

3:30 p.m.        Hula Hoop Contest (ages 18 and over)

All contests will have 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd place prizes.

Then the country stylings of Kyle Bennet will start at 11:45.

At 1:30 the Main Stage will rock, thanks to Texas Regional Radio’s 2010 “Best New Band” Six Market Blvd.

Finally, our headlining band No Justice will hit the stage around 3:30 ending the day on a Red Dirt highroad. 

Also, if you are on Spotify and want to check out the bands, we’ve made it easy for you to do so!  Subscribe to our Burger Day 2013 Playlist and get a preview of the music.

Be sure to become a fan of Burger Day on Facebook to keep up with the latest news and happenings.  We’re also on Twitter for you 140 character types.

We are looking forward to another great Burger Day here in El Reno and we hope to make this 25th Anniversary the best one ever!

Next year, May 4, 2013, will be the 25th Annual Fried Onion Burger Day so you KNOW we are planning something truly special.  Keep your eyes on our Facebook page for upcoming announcements, but we have to get some well-earned rest first.

Thanks again for supporting El Reno Main Street and Fried Onion Burger Day.  We couldn’t do it without YOU!

Children’s Stage Schedule

10:00 a.m.           Lincoln Honor Choir

10:30 a.m.           Black Dragon Karate 

11:00 a.m.           Dance Etiquette

12:00 p.m.           Hip Hop for Heart

12:30 p.m.           Sponji the Clown

1:00   p.m.           Maddox Ross

1:30   p.m.           Kailyn Jolliff

2:00   p.m.           Sponji the Clown

2:30   p.m.           Center of Mixed Martial Arts 

3:00   p.m.           Hula Hoop Contest – Sponsored by Salvation Army Canadian County Service Center

Check back often for updates and be sure to become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/elrenoburgerday  

Click here for the full 2012 Burger Day news release

In the morning of Friday, May 4, UP and the City of El Reno will unveil a railroad-themed mural, painted by local artist Chris Small, that will be painted on the historic Route 66 underpass as it crosses under UP’s track, near the museum.  The train and museum car will be available for tours during the day on Friday, May 4th.

The train will also be carrying UP’s famous Mini train, which will be set up on Burger Day offering free train rides.  You can also ride the Heritage Express Trolley from the Burger Day festival to the museum to tour the train and museum car from 10am to 4pm.

RSVP to El Reno Burger Day on Facebook and become a fan of Union Pacific Railroad.  Follow @Elrenoburgerday and @UP_Steam on twitter.

Map to the Canadian County Historical Museum

We’ll have times posted as soon as everything is finalized and be sure to click the links to these great entertainers to get a sample of their music and style.

Check back often for updates and be sure to become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/elrenoburgerday

King Electric representative, Tom Lloyd, has been a Burger Day volunteer for the past 24 years and is a lifelong El Reno resident.  He is married to Terry and they have two children: Mike and Jennifer.  They have three grandchildren: Blake, Reagan & Mikal.

Unless you have been actively involved in the festival, few people understand all the work that goes on before and after the event.  King Electric loans their professional electrician, Tom Lloyd, to El Reno Main Street weeks in advance of the event.  From attendance to planning meetings to mapping out the placement of the booth spaces in the festival area, King Electric’s Tom Lloyd is the “go to” for El Reno Main Street regarding electricity for the entire event.

The day before and during the event, Tom is responsible for keeping all the food booths, the vendor booths, the sound systems on both stages, the rides and games (everything) in power and functioning properly the entire length of the festival.  This is a high maintenance position that requires constant attention, by not only Tom, but by several King Electric workers that Tom Lloyd spends the time and effort to train so that the event functions seamlessly.  It also means that he and other King Electric staff is all over the festival area, all day.  The donation of King Electric’s labor and materials is worth thousands.

There have been Burger Days where Tom is standing in puddles of rain, trying to figure out how he is going to make the power work before the festival starts.  He is always on call when event coordinators have questions about festival set up and placement, and he literally “proofs” the Burger Day layout map before it can be published, because his input is that important in properly setting up for the festival.  He is dedicated to ensuring the Burger Day Festival is success.  Tom Lloyd is truly worthy of the distinction of “King of the Big Burger”.

We are happy to announce that Johnny Cooper will be the Main Stage headliner for El Reno’s Fried Onion Burger Day on May 5, 2012!  Check out his music and like him on Facebook too.

Here’s a bit about Johnny and the band:

Johnny Cooper, at the age of 23, has accomplished more than many musicians twice his age.  Having recorded two critically-acclaimed, full-length studio albums (and another in the works) and not one, but two live albums under his belt – the total album sales of which have eclipsed 50,000 – Johnny Cooper’s career trajectory cannot be stopped.  He recently had two songs included on the soundtrack for the independent movie, Deep In The Heart, which also includes tracks from Charlie Daniels, Larry Gatlin, Wade Bowen, and others.  Riding high on the success of 2007’s Ignition – which, alone, has sold over 25,000 copies – and 2009’s Follow, Johnny Cooper now releases Live At The Pub II, a collection of songs that his band recorded live, over the course of two nights, to some of their most devoted fans.

It seems to have been written in the proverbial stars that Johnny Cooper would dedicate his life to performing and entertaining crowds.  He was raised by a self-starting, go-getter mother, who started her own dance company at the young age of 18, and a dedicated father who played in bands and made music throughout his 20s, and in whose footsteps Johnny closely follows.  Since birth, Cooper has been immersed in music of all kinds, and encouraged to pursue his dream.

The lines between family, fans, and band all blur for Johnny Cooper, which has been a blessing for the young artist and has played a large (and genuine) role in his success, thus far.  When asked about his relationships with the musicians with whom Cooper shares the stage night after night, he says, “We’re all really close friends.  I grew up with them.  The lead guitarist [Ben Shaw] and bass player [Cody Shaw] are actually father and son.  I met them when I was 13 or 14 years old in Wichita Falls [Texas].  We started jamming together when I was about 16 and we became an official band by the time I was 18.  There are multiple families involved in our band.”  Cooper’s band also features keyboardist Nick Ghanbari and dummer Joe Cortez IV.

Close relationships do not end at the stage for Johnny Cooper and his band, who believe that their fans need to feel as if they can approach them and connect with them.  “Right after every set, I head straight to the merch table and give fans the opportunity to relate to us, face-to-face.  Pictures, autographs, quick conversations – or long ones; we all breathe the same air.  They are spending their hard-earned money to come see you play, and then they spend even more of it on merch.  I owe them my time to thank them, face-to-face.”  The connection with fans continues beyond the band’s tour dates, thanks to Cooper’s personal Facebook, fan page, and his Twitter account – which is more personal and informational in regards to performances and band news.  His social networks have the membership of over 60,000 fans, and have generated over one million page views and two million+ song plays.  “I’m excited to use technology to connect with fans.  I want them to feel like they are friends, too.  I want to reach out to fans.  I don’t want them to be strangers.”

Live At The Pub II is the perfect culmination of Johnny Cooper’s values and his last couple of years on the road, growing with his band mates and creating music.  The album features 2 discs, 24 tracks that continuously blur the lines between genres from one guitar lick to the next.  Keeping with Cooper’s genuine spirit and inclusive attitude toward his fans, Live At The Pub II was created with the intention of making fans feel as if they are in the intimate presence of the band, in the moment, face-to-face.  Cooper says, of Live At The Pub II, “I want them [fans] to feel like they understand the journey we have been on.  I want them to feel like they are right there with us.”