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Date/Time
Date(s) - 09/02/2021
All Day
Location
McFerren Park
Categories
The 2021 Hoopeston National Sweet Corn Festival will be held September 2-6, 2021.
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.
$3 per person gate admission. 7 and under free.
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Event Schedule
Thursday, Sept 2
5:00 p.m. Gates open
5:00-10:00 p.m. Carnival bracelet special
6:30-9:00 p.m. Bingo
11:00 p.m. Carnival closes
Friday, Sept 3
5:00 p.m. Gates open
5:00-10:00 p.m. Carnival bracelet special
6:30 p.m. Beer garden opens
7:00 p.m. Thunder in the corn tractor pull
10:00 p.m. Brat pack
1:00 a.m. Beer garden closes
Saturday, Sept 4
6:00 a.m. Flea market opens
8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Car show registration
9:00 a.m. Gates open
10:30 a.m. Grand parade
12:00 p.m. Carnival opens, bracelet special all day
12:00 p.m. Cornhole tournament registration, tournament begins at 1:00 p.m.
12:30 – 2:00 p.m. Dawn Hively Music
1:00 p.m. Beer garden opens
1:30 p.m. Ponytail contest registration begins, contest at 2:00 p.m.
1:30 – 5:00 p.m. FREE sweetcorn
3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Frank Muffin Band
6:30 p.m. National Sweetheart Pageant
7:00 p.m. Thunder in the Corn Tractor Pull
9:00 p.m. Cougar Trap Band
11:00 p.m. Carnival closes
12:00 a.m. Beer garden closes
Sunday, Sept 5
8:00 a.m. Flea Market opens
9:00 a.m. Gates open
11:00 a.m. Children’s Fishing Derby registration, Derby at 12:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m. Carnival opens, bracelet special all day
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Holly Halliwell Music
12:00 – 4:00 p.m. FREE sweetcorn
12:30 p.m. Kids pie eating registration, contest at 1:00 p.m.
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Will and Katie Clayton Music
3:00 p.m. Beer garden opens
3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Nuthin’ Fancy
5:00 p.m. Demo derby
10:00 p.m. Carnival closes
12:00 a.m. Beer garden closes
Monday, Sept 6
8:00 a.m. Flea Market opens
9:00 a.m. Gates open
9:00 a.m. Cream of the crop pretty baby contest registration, contest at 10:00 a.m.
12:00 p.m. Carnival opens, bracelet special all day
12:00 – 12:45 p.m. Thompson’s Tunes Sing-A-Long
12:00 – 4:00 p.m. FREE sweetcorn
12:45 – 1:30 p.m. Princess meet and greet
2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Doc Ashton and the Root Canals
2:00 – 4:30 p.m. Bingo
9:00 Carnival Closes