Opening Ceremonies to kick off the Festival in the Chautauqua Tent, Silvermoon,  a great band with many local ties will kick things off after a brief Welcome/Thank You ceremony.                                                                                                                                                                                        The purpose of the John C. Fremont Days, Inc. is to promote and carry out an annual festival in Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska, in celebration and in remembrance of the Pathfinder, John C. Fremont, explorer, politician, soldier, and patriot whose journeys throughout the West in the 1840's helped open up and make possible the settlement of the West and Nebraska in particular. The general objectives of the annual John C. Fremont Days celebration is to provide entertainment, education, activities for all age groups, to provide a variety of activities for visitors and residents to attend, and to promote the community of Fremont, Nebraska.