Valparaiso Popcorn Festival

Valparaiso Popcorn Festival

The Valparaiso Popcorn Festival began in 1979 as a way to salute then-Valparaiso, Indiana-native Orville Redenbacher and popcorn.

Scheduled annually on the first Saturday after Labor Day, the Valparaiso Popcorn Festival is an all day event held in the downtown area of Valparaiso.

Included in the festivities are a 5-mile run (the Popcorn Panic), a block-long kiddie run (the Lil' Kernel Puff), 5-mile walk, live entertainment, hundreds of food and craft vendors and the nation's first Popcorn Parade. Parade designers are encouraged to use popcorn in their float designs. Early Festivals even offered free popcorn to every attendee.

External links

[http://www.popcornfest.org/popcorn.html Official Popcorn Festival site] [http://www.2camels.com/popcorn-festival.php Popcorn Festival link] [http://www.agry.purdue.edu/ext/corn/culture/places.html A list of a variety of Corn-related events] [http://www.orville.com The man who started it all]


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