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79TH NATIONAL SWEETCORN FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

Thursday, August 31, 2023 5:00 pm Gates Open ($3 Admission) Vendor Area & Midway Opens 5:00 pm-10:00 pm Ride Special – Bracelet Night 6:30 pm-9:00 pm Bingo (Jaycees Shelter) 6:30 pm-9:00 pm Souvenir Sales (Jaycees Shelter) 11:00 pm Midway & Vendor Area Closes Friday, September 1, 2023 5:00 pm Gates Open ($3 Admission) 5:00 pm-10:00 pm Ride Special – Bracelet Night 6:00 pm Grandstand and Beer Tent Opens 7:30 pm Michael Ray Concert with Beyond Carolina as opener (Annex) 11:00 pm Midway & Vendor Area Closes Saturday, September 2, 2023 6:00 am Flea Market Opens 6:30-7:30 am Bill Orr Memorial 5K Reg. (Sculpt Fitness-Downtown) 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 McFerren Park) 8:45 am Little Corn Eaters Fun Run (Sculpt Fitness) 9:00 am Gates Open ($3 Admission) 10:30 am Grand Parade (Downtown) 12:00 pm Midway, Vendor & Food Area Opens Ride Special – Bracelet 12:30 pm-2:00 pm Jaycees Playlist (Center Stage) 12:30 pm-5:00 pm Souvenir Sales (Center Stage) 1:30 pm-5:00 pm FREE SWEETCORN! 2:00 pm-5:00 pm Captain Rat and the Blind Rivets (Center Stage) 3:00 pm Car Show Awards Presented (Southeast Corner) Grandstand and Beer Tent Opens (Annex) 5:00 pm Demolition Derby I Classes: Vans & Compact Figure 8 Race, Wire Trucks, Sweetcorn Shootout Drag Races, Gut N Go Compacts 6:30 pm National Sweetheart Pageant Preliminary (Civic Center) 9:00 pm Fireworks (Youth Soccer Fields) 11:00 pm Midway, Vendor Area, and Beer Tent Closes Sunday, September 3, 2023 8:00 am Flea Market Opens 9:00 am Gates Open ($3 Admission) 11:00 am Children’s Fishing Derby Registration (Crabtree Shelter) 12:00 pm Midway, Vendor & Food Area Opens Ride Special – Bracelet Children’s Fishing Derby (Lagoon) 12:00 pm-4:00 pm FREE SWEETCORN! 12:00 pm-5:00 pm Souvenir Sales (Center Stage) 12:30 pm-2:00 pm A Natural High (Center Stage) 2:00 pm Ponytail Contest (Center Stage) 2:30 pm Kids’ Pie Eating Contest (Center Stage) 3:00 pm Grandstand and Beer Tent Opens (Annex) 3:00 pm-5:00 pm Hannah Rose and The Sweet Nothings (Center Stage) 5:00 pm Demolition Derby II Classes: Limited Weld Full Size, Limited Weld 110 FWD Compacts, Vans, 80’s Wire Bonestock 6:30 pm National Sweetheart Pageant Finals (Civic Center) 9:00 pm National Sweetheart Pageant Reception (Civic Center) 11:00 pm Midway, Vendor Area, and Beer Tent Closes Monday, September 4, 2023 8:00 am Flea Market Opens 9:00 am Gates Open ($3 Admission) Vendor Area Opens 9:30 am-10:15 am Cream of the Crop Pretty Baby Contest Registration (Civic Center) 10:30 am Cream of the Crop Pretty Baby Contest (Civic Center) 12:00 pm Midway, Vendor & Food Area Opens Ride Special – Bracelet 12:00-1:30 pm Lee Anna Atwell (Center Stage) 12:00 pm-4:00 pm FREE SWEETCORN! 12:00 pm-4:00 pm Souvenir Sales (Center Stage) 12:30 pm-1:00 pm Play ‘N’ Hooky Pedal Tractor Pull Registration (Tennis Court) 1:00 pm Play ‘N’ Hooky Pedal Tractor Pull (Tennis Court) 2:00 pm-4:00 pm Chicken Nugget Conspiracy (Center Stage) 2:30 pm-4:30 pm Bingo (Jaycees Shelter) 9:00 pm Midway and Vendor Area Closes

 

 

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