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Date/Time
Date(s) - 09/01/2024
8:00 am - 11:00 pm
Location
McFerren Park
Categories
The 2024 Hoopeston National Sweet Corn Festival will be held August 29 – September 2, 2024.
The Hoopeston Sweetcorn Festival is unique in that, besides the normal carnival, demolition derby, Grand Parade and other events, they cook approximately 50 tons of sweetcorn with an antique steam engine and distribute the corn FREE. All events take place at the McFerren Park, located at west Penn Street and IL Route 1.
Festival Schedule
Thursday, August 29, 2024
5:00 pm – Gates, Midway, Vendor & Food Area, Flea Market Open
5:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Carnival Ride Special
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Bingo (Jaycees Shelter)
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Souvenir Sales (Jaycees Shelter)
10:00 pm – Midway, Vendor & Food Area Closes
Friday, August 30, 2024
5:00 pm – Gates, Midway, Vendor & Food Area, Flea Market Open
5:00 pm – 11:00 pm – Carnival Ride Special
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Bingo (Beer Tent)
11:00 pm – Midway, Vendor & Food Area Closes
Saturday, August 31, 2024
6:00 am – Flea Market Opens
6:30 am – 7:30 am – Bill Orr Memorial 5K Registration
7:30 am – 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk (Sculpt Fitness)
8:00 am – Bill Orr Memorial 5K (Sculpt Fitness)
8:00 am – 1:00 pm – Car Show Registration Southeast Corner of McFerren Park
8:45 am – Little Corn Eaters Run (Sculpt Fitness)
9:00 am – Gates Open 10:30 am – Grand Parade (Downtown)
12:00 pm – Midway, Vendor, & Food Area Opens
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm Carnival Ride Special Session 1
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Souvenir Sales (Center Stage)
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm – The Woodchips (Center Stage)
1:30 pm – 5:00 pm – FREE SWEETCORN!
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Mahomet Music Club (Center Stage)
3:00 pm – Car Show Awards (Southeast Corner)
3:00 pm – Grandstand & Beer Tent Opens
5:00 pm – Demolition Derby
5:00 pm – 11:00 pm – Carnival Ride Special Session 2
6:30 pm – National Sweetheart Pageant Preliminary (Civic Center)
11:00 pm – Midway, Vendor & Food Area, Beer Tent Closes
Sunday, September 1, 2024
8:00 am – Flea Market Opens 9:00 am – Gates Open
11:00 am – Kids’ Fishing Derby Registration (Crabtree Shelter)
12:00 pm – Midway, Vendor, & Food Area Opens
12:00 pm – Kids’ Fishing Derby (Lagoon)
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm – Bee Ziegler (Center Stage)
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm Carnival Ride Special Session 1
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm – FREE SWEETCORN!
12:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Souvenir Sales (Center Stage)
1:00 pm – Pony Tail Contest (Center Stage)
1:30 pm – Princess Belle Meet & Greet (Center Stage)
2:30 pm – Kids’ Pie Eating Contest (Center Stage)
3:00 pm – Grandstand & Beer Tent Opens
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Pink Doublewide (Center Stage)
5:00 pm – Demolition Derby
5:00 pm – 11:00 pm – Carnival Ride Special Session 2
6:30 pm – National Sweetheart Pageant Finals (Civic Center)
9:00 pm – National Sweetheart Pageant Awards (Civic Center)
11:00 pm – Midway, Vendor & Food Area, Beer Tent Closes
Monday, September 2, 2024
8:00 am – Flea Market Opens
9:00 am – Gates Open
9:30 am – Cream of the Crop Pretty Baby Contest Registration (Civic Center)
10:30 am – Cream of the Crop Pretty Baby Contest
12:00 pm – Midway, Vendor & Food Area Opens
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Carnival Ride Special Session 1
12:00 pm – James Michael Travis Band (Center Stage)
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Souvenir Sales (Center Stage)
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm – FREE SWEETCORN!
12:30 pm – Duck Race Sales (Crabtree Shelter)
1:00 pm – Duck Race (Lagoon)
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Bingo (Jaycees Shelter)
2:30pm – 4:30 pm – Everingham Pittman (Center Stage)
5:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Carnival Ride Session 2
7:00 pm – Vendor Area Closes
9:00 pm – Midway Closes
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