If you want to enjoy more than an afternoon in McLauchlen park or fishing at one of the two city lakes; attend the annual Thayer Watermelon Homecoming. You can have plenty of watermelon or watch the crowning of Homecoming queen. There’s more to do, the shodeo and ATV shodeo, the annual car and truck show, the antique tractors and old farm equipment, the team pulling contest and the great Saturday night dance with a live band.