Bennington Daze runs the first full weekend of June, Thursday through Sunday, across the town of Bennington in Douglas County. Thursday is the Chamber golf tournament. Friday brings a kiddie cheer camp, a community picnic and fireworks. Saturday is the long day: a barbecue contest, the Triple B Relay Race, a volleyball tournament, an eleven o’clock parade, the first farmers market of the season, a pancake breakfast, and a street dance and beer garden to close. Sunday is a community worship service and food at the fire station. The Bennington Community Theatre production and the library book sale run all weekend. It is organized by Bennington Daze, Inc. with the Jaycees, the schools foundation, the community theatre and the fire memorial foundation, and proceeds go back into community projects.