Coca-Cola Days Celebrates America's Birthday with Baseball and Apple Pie

Coca-Cola Days returns to Atlantic, Iowa, on September 25-26, celebrating an American tradition with baseball and apple pie. The event's theme, 'An American Tradition,' coincides with America's 250th birthday.

This year's festivities feature a new Apple Pie Baking Contest, open to anyone with a favorite recipe. Entries will be divided into three categories: Commercial/Restaurant, Adult, and Under 18. Registration is due by September 18, and pies should be delivered to the Cass County Community Center between 9 and 9:30 a.m. on September 26.

The contest's judging criteria include flaky crust, texture, flavor, and appearance. The fastest throw in the new Baseball/Softball Throwing Contest will win prizes for grade school, middle school, high school, and adults 18 and older.