The Day's Events
Jump Day will be full, both for workers and guests.
Food and beverages are available at our Cook Tent and various stands along the midway. Starting with coffee for those who arrive early to wait in line, the serving continues throughout the day with delicious foods, snacks, soft drinks and a beer wagon. We do ask that you leave your own picnic basket at home, and partake of our offerings. Thanks.

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Music will be heard throughout the afternoon for your listening pleasure. 
Activities will be available throughout the afternoon, while waiting for your turn to jump your frog. 
One such activity is The Great Rocky River Frog Race, for participants of all ages. Try to pick the artificial frog to cross the finish line first, given the frivolous river current and wind.
Games, face painting and other adventures abound.

Souvenirs including Frog Jump Tee shirts are available for purchase. 

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How the Jump Works
You will be assigned a Flight number when you register. Listen for your Flight to be called. Then enter the Bullpen (area where each Flight is formed up, in order). It is important to stay in line so the officials know who is actually jumping. You will be instructed when to leave the Bullpen and, if you are renting a frog, when and where to pick it up.

Each frog is jumped one at a time. When it is your turn, bring your frog to the center of the ring, which is a brightly colored parachute. Place the frog in the green circle. The frog can take three jumps. The total distance is measured from the center of the circle to the frog’s location at the end of the three jumps. Longest distance wins the Flight.

If your frog jumps three times straight out from the center, a good distance is often achieved. However, if the frog jumps in different directions it may not do as well. It might jump twice straight ahead, then turn around and jump back towards the green circle. But you cannot touch it after it leaves the green circle!

The frog jumping the longest distance for each Flight is the winner. If that is you, you will receive a trophy at the end of the day’s event.

After all Flights have been completed, the Grand Jump Off is immediately held. Here, the winners of each Flight compete against the others. The Grand Champion and Reserve Champion each receive trophies as does the Longest and Shortest Jumps of the day. Often this is not the Grand Champion winner. 

While you are waiting, remember there are lots of good foods to eat.

Registration opens at 10:00 AM, and the line is often long. We appreciate your patience in waiting. Registration closes when all the Flights fill up. Often Flights fill within an hour or two after opening. Jumping begins at 11:00.

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Sponsorships
Your business or family unit can sponsor a Flight, or become a corporate sponsor. Check here for details.

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Our Concern for Frogs
We think frogs are neat, and try to take good care of them.

We handle our own frogs very carefully, and urge visitors to do so with frogs they bring. In fact, mistreatment is grounds for disqualification. At the end of the jump our frogs are carefully returned to area ponds, so as to ensure their well being.

We hope you take good care of your frogs.

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Where & When
The event is held at the Liverpool Mill Stream Park, located on the northeast side of Valley City Business District. It is on the Rocky River which makes this site very attractive. There is a blacktopped path which leads from the parking lot to each venue. Adequate parking and closeness to the business district make this an excellent site. Take a look at the Park here.

Directions: From I-71 take Exit 226 (Brunswick). Travel west on SR 303 (Center Road) about 7 miles to Valley City. Turn right at the Fire Station and follow the signs to Mill Stream Park. There is no real address but for MapQuest people 1295 Maple Street gets you there.

From neighboring communities, find the intersection of SR 303 (Center Road) and SR 252 (Columbia Road). Valley City is 1/4 mile west on 303. Turn north at the Fire Station and follow signs to Mill Stream Park.

Click here for a large area or a small area map.

Parking and Admission are free. Please, no outside food permitted.

Food is available beginning mid morning through the day. Rides, games and other festivities pick up in earnest around noon.

The Festival will be Sunday, August 16, 2009. Registration opens at 10 AM, jumping begins at 11. We hope to finish around 5:30 - 6:00.

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Frog Jumping Statistics
Many people have asked about the longest jump, and so forth. So we started keeping statistics over the past several years. Here are some:

The longest jump we have record of is 19’ 1", back in 1988. Wow!!! But notice how close to the record the 2001 winner was.