The sound of banjos, fiddles, and mandolins will echo across western Howard County once again this August as the Winding Creek Music Festival returns. But there’s something wandering in the woods this year.

That’s right. There has been a Bigfoot sighting!

Make sure to visit the Winding Creek Music Festival, Aug. 13-16, as a fantastic line-up of bands are joined by vendors, music instructors, a Sunday 5K, and that hairy forest recluse and his friends.

Tickets for the Winding Creek Music Festival are on sale now and can be purchased at www.windingcreekmusicfestival.com. A discount is available for buying tickets prior to Aug. 1. See the site for prices on single-day, three-day, and four-day tickets. The Sunday family ticket includes admission for two adults and up to four kids for just $20.

Dan’s Variety Bakery, 1800 S. Union St., announces its first Donut Eating Contest to benefit Relay for Life. The contest will be held Wed., Aug. 26. in the Dan’s Donuts parking lot.

The competition will feature men’s and women’s divisions for people ages 18 and up, and cash prizes will go to the top three finishers in each division. First place in each division will receive $500, while second-place finishers will be awarded $200, and those finishing third will receive $100.

All proceeds from this event will go to the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life’s Team Knotty Mama. The cost to enter the contest is $25, and entry forms for the event are available only at Dan’s Variety Bakery.

The 30th annual Relay for Life of Howard County will take place Sat., Sept. 12 on the Howard County Courthouse Square, 104 N. Buckeye St.

For additional information about the donut eating contest, call 765-319-9820 or 765-438-9810. For additional information about the Relay for Life event, contact Sherri Johnson at 765-457-7277 or sjohnson@syndicatesales.com.