Fayette's Royal Bull Thistle Arts Festival

05/28/2026

Unfortunately, we've cancelled the Summer Fest in June this year. Just makes more time for us to enjoy the summer! Bull Thistle here we come!!!

04/26/2026

Get signed up by May 1st, to get your t-shirt with sign up. You can sign up online or applications are at the Post Office.

The Fayette Thistle Run 5K is on Saturday May 23, 2026.

08/07/2025

Let the planning for Fall Fest begin!!!! Sept 27th will be here soon!!!

08/06/2025

The Fayette Bull Thistle Committee would like to thank:

-Mayor Dave Borer and Mary Borer for the time being put into the park with maintenance and painting; all the countless hours spent we are forever grateful!
-The Village Council
-Ritter Station Solar for the generous donation for the drone show later tonight.
-Public Works department-Zach Lester, Joel Smith, Hank Priestap, Dane Andrews and Caden Leininger- your hard work does not go unnoticed!
-The Bouncehouses and Caricature artist are sponsored by: Fayette FAST, Fayette Lions Club and The Bull Thistle Committee!
-FFA Kids for helping with tractor pulls and trash.
The Sponsors of the ¼ beef for raffle: Fayette Lions Club, FAST, One More Bar & Grill, Gene & Sue Schaffner, Brian Towers, Trustee and Brian & Deb Towers, and Black Swap Tree Service. Brookview Farms for donating the processing for beef raffle.
-ARS
-Kent Deatrick for doing parade announcements
-The parade and bull thistle judges this year: Matt & Cathy Lumbrezer and Rachelle Lantz
-Michelle Molina, Katie Colegrove, Melissa Harris, Everleigh Miller for helping at the chicken bbq.
-Judy, Leroy, Barbie, Chad, Vicki for their help in the concession stand.
-Dennis Miller, Ryan Borer and Ashley Miller for their help make the parade run smooth.
-Rey Molina And Cody Theis for pulling trash and running to grab chicken
-Lisa Stambaugh and Tiffany Proper for running the Bull Thistle Table

Thank you to all who attended and enjoyed the beautiful day we had!!!

I’d also like to thank my fellow committee members, for all the help and working together to pull this event off every year. Rich and Kathy-parade, Brenda-Chicken BBQ, Baso, Brent, Chad, and Cynthia in Concession Stand, Taryn at the Bull Thistle table, Marc with the softball tourney. It takes lots of hard work by us all!

08/05/2025

Congratulations to our 1/4 beef raffle winner!!!! SaRah MaRie AsbUry

08/05/2025

2025 Bull Thistle winners, only 3 entries! They were hard to come by this year is heard!!

Mike Egia-Most Blossoms
Adam Bailey - tallest, largest girth, most fibrous content
Evelyn Lester(she's so proud of her thistle) -Best of Show, People's Choice and the b***y prize

08/04/2025

2025 Bull Thistle sand volleyball winners, Serve & Swerve!

08/04/2025

2025 Bull Thistle Softball winners: RP Construction

08/04/2025

Congratulations to our parade floats winners!!!!

1st-Kitchen Band
2nd- Washboard
3rd- Jacoby's

07/30/2025

Don't forget to dig up your best Bull Thistle and bring to the park for judging. Please drop off before noon as judging starts at 12:30!!