BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20230810T230000Z DTEND:20230813T230000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:76th Annual Mendota Sweet Corn Festival DESCRIPTION:Tons of free\, hot\, buttered\, delicious Del Monte sweet corn will be the highlight of the 76th annual Sweet Corn Festival to be held in Mendota\, Illinois on August 10\,11\,12\, 13th\, 2023.\n\nThe Mendota Area Chamber of Commerce is preparing for the gigantic undertaking of hosting over 60\,000 visitors\, who consume over 50 tons of sweet corn during the festival weekend.\n\nDon't miss the excitement for the festival offers a variety of entertainment events for the entire family. The events take place primarily in the downtown area\, and with the exception of the beer garden\, have no admission fees or parking fees.\n\nFree musical entertainment is in abundance. The Crafters Market Place and flea market features over 200 dealers in hand made crafts and unique merchandise. There is a Queen Pageant\, beer garden with live bands\, grand parade and a brand new carnival with more rides and games for both adults and children\, plus much more.\n\nThe midways are lined with food booths\, featuring a multitude of ethnic\, regional and festival foods\, but the "BIG EVENT" is the serving of the free sweet corn on Sunday afternoon. For over 70 years\, it has been cooked to its golden goodness with the help of a vintage steam engine.\n\nIf you would like to take some of the memories of Mendota's Sweet Corn Festival home with you\, the Mendota Chamber will be selling fresh Del Monte sweet corn by the bag on Friday\, Saturday\, and Sunday during the festival.\n\nThe good times are waiting\, the welcome mat is out\, come to Mendota for one of the Midwest's oldest and largest harvest festivals\, the 74th annual Sweet Corn Festival. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Tons of free\, hot\, buttered\, delicious Del Monte sweet corn will be the highlight of the 76th annual Sweet Corn Festival to be held in Mendota\, Illinois on August 10\,11\,12\, 13th\, 2023.
\n\nThe Mendota Area Chamber of Commerce is preparing for the gigantic undertaking of hosting over 60\,000 visitors\, who consume over 50 tons of sweet corn during the festival weekend.
\n\nDon'\;t miss the excitement for the festival offers a variety of entertainment events for the entire family. The events take place primarily in the downtown area\, and with the exception of the beer garden\, have no \;admission \;fees or \;parking fees.
\n\nFree musical entertainment is in abundance. The Crafters Market Place and flea market features over 200 dealers in hand made crafts and unique merchandise. There is a Queen Pageant\, beer garden with live bands\, grand parade and a brand new carnival with more rides and games for both adults and children\, plus much more.
\n\nThe midways are lined with food booths\, featuring a multitude of ethnic\, regional and \;festival foods\, but the "\;BIG EVENT"\; is the serving of the free sweet corn on Sunday afternoon. For over 70 years\, it has been cooked to its golden goodness with the help of a vintage steam engine.
\n\nIf you would like to take some of the memories of Mendota'\;s Sweet Corn Festival home with you\, the Mendota Chamber will be selling fresh Del Monte sweet corn by the bag on Friday\, Saturday\, and Sunday during the festival.
\n\nThe good times are waiting\, the welcome mat is out\, come to Mendota for one of the Midwest'\;s oldest and largest harvest festivals\, the 74th annual Sweet Corn Festival.
\n LOCATION:Downtown Mendota UID:e.1338.1472 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20240328T165656Z URL:http://www.mendotachamber.com/events/details/76th-annual-mendota-sweet-corn-festival-1472 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR