Clinton Riverboat Days organizers plan to bring back the "dirt events" this year. (File photo)
Photos by Nick Loomis/QUAD-CITY TIMES Members of the River City Red Hats wave from their float to those camped out on 5th Avenue in Clinton to watch the Riverboat Days parade on Friday evening. The parade kicked off the annual five-day festival. Today’s events include a barbeque contest, battle of the bands and a kids pedal pull.
Jeremy Greve, center, of Meatheads Cooking, Inc., cuts a rack of ribs during the opening day of Riverboat Days in Clinton on Friday evening. The Meatheads will compete in today’s barbeque contest.
Steven Martens/QUAD-CITY TIMES Bryce Williams, 13, checks the air pressure in the tires of his kart before taking it out for a practice run Monday afternoon. Williams is one of the racers participating in today’s “Race the River Front” during Clinton Riverboat Days.
Clay Thomson, 9, of Gilbert, Ariz., rides the Scrambler on Friday, July 3, 2009, at Riverboat Days on the Clinton riverfront.
Jimi Jamison, former lead singer of Survivor, concludes his shows with the band's 1982 hit "Eye of the Tiger." Jamison will perform Friday, Aug. 28 at the Freight House in Davenport. (Contributed photo)
People enjoy a carnival ride at the Riverboat Days celebration in Clinton, Iowa, a few years ago. Officials with the longtime Fourth of July celebration say it’s time to bring in some new ideas and plans for the event. Jeff Cook/Quad-City Times file photo
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