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78th National Sweetcorn Festival information

Thursday, Sept. 1 5 pm Gates Open ($3 Admission) Vendor Area & Midway Opens 5 - 10 pm Ride Special - Bracelet Night 6:30 - 9 pm Bingo (Jaycees Shelter) 6:30 - 9 pm Souvenir Sales (Jaycees Shelter) 11 pm Midway & Vendor Area Closes Friday, Sept. 2 5 pm Gates Open ($3 Admission) Vendor Area & Midway Opens 5 - 10 pm Ride Special - Bracelet Night 5 - 8 pm Seasonal Disorder Band (Beer Tent) 9 pm - 1 am Cougar Trap Band (Beer Tent) 11 pm Midway & Vendor Area Closes Saturday, Sept. 3 6 am Flea Market Opens 6:30 - 7:30 am Bill Orr Memorial 5K Registration (Sculpt Fitness - Downtown) 7:30 am 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk (Sculpt Fitness) 8 am Bill Orr Memorial 5K (Sculpt Fitness) 8 - 1 pm Car Show Registration ( Southeast Corner McFerren Park) 8:45 am Little Corn Eaters Fun Run (Sculpt Fitness) 9 am Gates Open ($3 Admission) 10:30 am Grand Parade (Downtown) 12 pm Midway Opens Ride Special All Day Display Area Opens 12:30 - 2:30 pm Clave Caribe Band (Center Stage) 12:30 - 5 pm Souvenir Sales (Center Stage) 1:30 - 5 pm FREE SWEETCORN 3 pm Car Show Awards Presented Annex Grandstand Opens Beer Garden Opens (Annex) 3 - 5 pm Beyond Carolina Band (Center Stage) 5 pm Demolition Derby I Classes: Vans & Compact Figure 8, Wire Trucks, Full Sized Mod Class, Sweetcorn Shootout Drag Races 6:30 pm National Sweetheart Pageant Preliminary (Civic Center) 9 pm - 1 am Wise Guys Band (Beer Tent) 11 pm Midway & Vendor Area Closes Sunday, Sept. 4 8 am Flea Market Opens 9 am Gates Open ($3 Admission) 11 am Children’s Fishing Derby Registration (Crabtree Shelter) 12 pm Midway Opens Ride Special - All Day Vendor Area Opens Children’s Fishing Derby (Lagoon) Children’s Pie Eating Contest (Center Stage) 12 - 4:00 pm FREE SWEETCORN 12 - 5 pm Souvenir Sales (Center Stage) 12:30 pm Pony Tail Contest (Center Stage) 1 - 2:30 pm Kasey Burton Music (Center Stage) 3 pm Annex Grandstand Opens 3 - 5 pm Nuthin’ Fancy Band (Center Stage) 5 pm Demolition Derby II Classes: Modwire, Bonestock Compacts, Vans, 80’s Wire Bonestock 5 p.m. Beer Garden Opens (Annex) 6:30 pm National Sweetheart Pageant Finals (Civic Center) 8 pm - 12 am 80s Dance Party All Day I Dream About Songs DJ (Beer Tent) 9 pm National Sweetheart Pageant Reception (Civic Center) 11 pm Midway & Vendor Area Closes 12 am Beer Garden & Tent Closes Monday, Sept. 5 8 am Flea Market Opens 9 am Gates Open ($3 Admission) Vendor Area Opens 9 am - 9:45 am Cream of the Crop Pretty Baby Contest Registration (Civic Center) 10 am Cream of the Crop Pretty Baby Contest (Civic Center) 12 pm Midway Opens Ride Special - All Day 12 - 1:30 pm Thompson’s Tunes Children’s Show (Center Stage) 12 - 4 pm FREE SWEETCORN Souvenir Sales (Center Stage) 2 - 4 pm J.E.T. Band (Center Stage) 2:30 - 4:30 pm Bingo (Jaycees Shelter) 9 pm Midway Closes Vendor Area Closes Please bring your own chair to sit at the center stage Jaycees have the right to alter this schedule Thursday, Sept. 1 5 pm Gates Open ($3 Admission) Vendor Area & Midway Opens 5 - 10 pm Ride Special - Bracelet Night 6:30 - 9 pm Bingo (Jaycees Shelter) 6:30 - 9 pm Souvenir Sales (Jaycees Shelter) 11 pm Midway & Vendor Area Closes Friday, Sept. 2 5 pm Gates Open ($3 Admission) Vendor Area & Midway Opens 5 - 10 pm Ride Special - Bracelet Night 5 - 8 pm Seasonal Disorder Band (Beer Tent) 9 pm - 1 am Cougar Trap Band (Beer Tent) 11 pm Midway & Vendor Area Closes Saturday, Sept. 3 6 am Flea Market Opens 6:30 - 7:30 am Bill Orr Memorial 5K Registration (Sculpt Fitness - Downtown) 7:30 am 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk (Sculpt Fitness) 8 am Bill Orr Memorial 5K (Sculpt Fitness) 8 - 1 pm Car Show Registration ( Southeast Corner McFerren Park) 8:45 am Little Corn Eaters Fun Run (Sculpt Fitness) 9 am Gates Open ($3 Admission) 10:30 am Grand Parade (Downtown) 12 pm Midway Opens Ride Special All Day Display Area Opens 12:30 - 2:30 pm Clave Caribe Band (Center Stage) 12:30 - 5 pm Souvenir Sales (Center Stage) 1:30 - 5 pm FREE SWEETCORN 3 pm Car Show Awards Presented Annex Grandstand Opens Beer Garden Opens (Annex) 3 - 5 pm Beyond Carolina Band (Center Stage) 5 pm Demolition Derby I Classes: Vans & Compact Figure 8, Wire Trucks, Full Sized Mod Class, Sweetcorn Shootout Drag Races 6:30 pm National Sweetheart Pageant Preliminary (Civic Center) 9 pm - 1 am Wise Guys Band (Beer Tent) 11 pm Midway & Vendor Area Closes GATE FEE: THURSDAY THRU MONDAY $3.00 (7 AND UNDER FREE)

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