July 5 National Tom Sawyer Day events

Today’s National Tom Sawyer contests begin with the Hannibal Cannibal at 7 a.m. at the north end of North Main, followed by the disc golf tournament at 9 a.m. in Huckleberry Park (register at 8:30 a.m.); tricycle races at 10:30 a.m. after 10 a.m. registration; Tomboy Sawyer at 12:30 p.m., Mark Twain Hotel (register at noon), frog jump, first block of North Main, registration at 3:30 p.m. and contest at 5 p.m.; and national fence painting, with registration at 4:30 p.m. and the fence painting at 5 p.m.