Annual activities include a community Easter Egg Hunt, a big Fourth of July celebration with a rodeo on July 3 at 1:30 p. m. and another rodeo session on the Fourth of July at 7 p. m. There is a rodeo dance and a big parade every year with 90-100 entries.
Other activities on the Fourth include a volleyball tournament, foot races, a boat race, the Firemen’s Barbecue, a car show, crafts, money pile, live entertainment, fireworks and more.
In September the community hosts a back-to-school picnic, and in December a Soup and Santa night.
Sumner is the home of Tub’s Pub, famous for home cooking, big homemade, chicken-fried steaks, prime rib and lots more.