CAVE CITY Next Tuesday will kick off the time of year when more than double Cave Citys normal population 1,880 turns out for the Floyd Collins Good Ole Days Celebration. But this year, the crowd will also get to celebrate the citys sesquicentennial anniversary. That just happens every 150 years, and Im privileged to be the mayor, said Cave City Mayor Bob Hunt on Tuesday. Cave City has been around a long time. Its seen a lot of good times and a lot of tough times. But its a pretty prosperous little place. Cave Citys Floyd Collins Sesquicentennial Good Ole Days Celebration will begin at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday with a Teen and Miss Pageant at the Cave City Convention Center. Admission is free. The winner of the Miss Pageant will be named Miss Cave City. After a days break, the festival will resume Thursday at 6 p.m. with the Floyd Collins Good Ole Days Parade. During it, the Caverna High School band will play. There will be floats and beauty queens, too. All will travel from Cave City Baptist Church to the convention center. Its one of three parades during the event. For the third year, at 10 a.m. Saturday , there will be a childrens parade in which kids younger than 12 can ride bicycles, toy peddle or motorized vehicles, ponies or tricycles, according to Hunts wife, Linda Hunt, who is a co-chairman of the festival. Children can also walk in the parade which begins at the Visual Display parking lot or be pushed in strollers by parents. Each will carry a helium balloon as they travel behind a surprise cartoon character. Festival volunteer Jennifer Freeman said the event is one of her Good Ole Days favorites. Its awesome to see those balloons coming down Broadway on bicycles and tricycles, she said. Following the parade, on Saturday at 11 a.m., a Pioneer Parade will be held for the first time. The parade, organized by Cave City Police Capt. Danny Coomer, will include citizens dressed in period clothing, lots of horses and cars, tractors and other machines built before 1955.Its just part of a festival that will also include a search for Cave Citys oldest resident and its longest married couple. Other activities include lots of live music, arts and crafts, a bean supper, a talent contest, a womanless beauty pageant, a silent auction, an antique car, truck and street rod show, a karaoke contest, a pet show, bingo and a historical and genealogical exhibit. All the events are free. Bob Hunt thinks the public will enjoy it. Hes looking forward to the historical exhibit at the convention centers West Hall on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.Early on, Cave City was the gateway to Mammoth Cave, the mayor said. There was a stage coach from here to Mammoth Cave. Cave City was quite well known, especially from Nashville to Louisville. People would ride here on the L&N (Railroad), and stay at the Dixie Hotel. Then, theyd go on to Mammoth Cave, which was privately owned. In 1925, when Floyd Collins became trapped in nearby Sand Cave, Cave City became internationally known. Therell be a lot of history thats been saved and collected about Cave City and the surrounding area, Bob Hunt said. The festival schedule also includes:Tuesday6:30 p.m. Hollywood Studios Photography will take 10×13-inch photos for $5 in the convention centers West Hall. Proceeds will benefit the Cave City Fire Department. Glamour shots cost $15 and include hair styling and make-up. Also, a silent auction sponsored by the Cave City Fire Department and Jim Spears will benefit the Cave City Fire Department Toys for Tots Drive. Thursday, Sept. 46:30 p.m. Official opening ceremony at the convention center will include the honoring of Cave Citys oldest resident and longest married couple. Also, Hollywood Studios will take regular and glamour shots.7 p.m. Mother/ Daughter Pageant at the convention center. Friday, Sept. 54:30 p.m. Bean supper will be sponsored by the Cave City Senior Citizens at the convention centers Kentucky Room.5 p.m. Arts and crafts booths, exhibits, demonstrations, food vendors, cake walks, a dunking booth, a climbing wall, a fun house, a barrel ride and several games will be at the convention center. 5:30 p.m. Gospel music at the downtown gazebo.6 p.m. WCLU-FM Talent Contest at the convention center. 8 p.m. Music by The Fender Benders at the convention center. Saturday, Sept. 66 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Pancake breakfast at the Convention Center.9 a.m. Antique cars, antique trucks and street rods show on the convention center grounds. Noon Baby and Toddler Pageant, photos by Hollywood Studios, Bingo games and an antique tractor exhibition at the convention center. Also, there will be a pet show at Roy Dickey Reynolds Park. Musicians Harold Hill, Rosella, Jenny and Chad and Gregory Strange will perform at the Farmers Market Pavilion. At the downtown gazebo, Elvis and Meat Loaf impersonators will entertain.1 p.m. Childrens contests and games at the convention center.2 p.m. The Abneys will perform gospel music at the gazebo.4 p.m. Arthur Hatfield and Buck Creek will play bluegrass at the gazebo.6 p.m. Womanless Beauty Pageant at the convention center. Also, there will be a karaoke contest at pavilion.7 p.m. Dr. Kuhn, also known as Americas Laugh Doctor, will perform at the convention center.8 p.m. The band Burly Cruz will play at the convention center.10 p.m. Grand finale of the festival will feature a fireworks display by Blue Thunder. Sunday, Sept. 72 p.m. Gospel music by Just Cause and Sara Waddle at the convention center. For more information about Cave Citys Floyd Collins Sesquicentennial Good Ole Days Celebration, or to offer historical or genealogical information for the exhibit, call Cave Citys city hall at (877) 773-2188.