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Date/Time
Date(s) - 08/31/2023
5:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Location
McFerren Park
Categories
The 2023 Hoopeston National Sweet Corn Festival will be held August 31 – September 4, 2023.
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.
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Schedule
Thursday, August 31
5 p.m. – Gates open ($3 admission), midway and vendor area opens
5 – 10 p.m. – Ride special – bracelet night
6:30 – 9 p.m. – Bingo
6:30 – 9 p.m. – Souvenir sales
11 p.m. – Midway and vendor area closes
Friday, September 1
5 p.m. – Gates open ($3 admission), midway and vendor area opens
5 – 10 p.m. – Ride special – bracelet night
6 p.m. – Grandstand and beer tent opens
7:30 p.m. – Michael Ray concert with Beyond Carolina
11 p.m. – Midway and vendor area closes
Saturday, September 2
6 a.m. – Flea market opens
6:30 a.m. – Bill Orr Memorial 5K registration
7:30 a.m. – 1 mile fun run/walk
8 a.m. – Bill Orr Memorial 5K registration
8 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Car show registration
8:45 a.m. – Little corn eaters fun run
9 a.m. – Gates open ($3 admission)
10:30 a.m. – Grand parade
12 p.m. – Midway, vendor and food area opens, ride special bracelet
12:30 – 2 p.m. – Jaycees Playlist
12:30 – 5 p.m. – Souvenir sales
1:30 – 5 p.m. – FREE sweetcorn
2 – 5 p.m. – Captain Rat and the Blind Rivets
3 p.m. – Car show awards presentation, grand stand and beer tent opens
5 p.m. – Demolition derby
6:30 p.m. – National sweetheart pageant preliminary competition
11 p.m. – Midway, vendor area and beer tent closes
Sunday, September 3
8 a.m. – Flea market opens
9 a.m. – Gates open ($3 admission)
11 a.m. – Children’s fishing derby registration
12 p.m. – Midway and vendor area opens, ride special bracelet, children’s fishing derby
12 – 4 p.m. – FREE sweetcorn
12 – 5 p.m. – Souvenir sales
12:30 – 2 p.m. – A Natural High
2 p.m. – Ponytail contest
2:30 p.m. – Kids pie eating contest
3 p.m. – Grandstand and beer tent opens
3 – 5 p.m. – Hannah Rose and the Sweet Nothings
5 p.m. – Demolition derby
6:30 p.m. – National sweetheart pageant finals
9 p.m. – National sweetheart pageant reception
11 p.m. – Midway, vendor area and beer tent closes
Monday, September 4
8 a.m. – Flea market opens
9 a.m. – Gates open ($3 admission), vendor area opens
9:30 – 10:15 a.m. – Cream of the crop pretty baby contest registration
10:30 a.m. – Cream of the crop baby contest
12 p.m. – Midway opens, ride special bracelet
12 – 1:30 p.m. – Lee Anna Atwell
12 – 4 p.m. – FREE sweetcorn
12 – 4 p.m. – Souvenir sales
12:30 – 1 p.m. – Play ‘n’ Hooky pedal tractor pull registration
1 p.m. – Pedal tractor pull
2 – 4 p.m. Chicken Nugget Conspiracy
2:30 – 4:30 p.m. – Bingo
9 p.m. – Midway and vendor area closes
