We are so excited to bring you another Fun filled festival this year!  Our 52nd Annual Van Buren Popcorn Festival theme is: Poppin' Up with Hometown Pride Celebrating our Hometown

Schedule:

Thursday, August 1, 2024

4:00pm - Festival Information Booth Open
4-6pm - Live Radio Remote with WCJC 99.3 FM
6:30pm - 52nd Annual Popcorn Festival Parade?
            - National Anthem - Lang Morgan
            - Parade Emcee - Big John Morgan
7:30pm - Announcement of:
            - Parade Winners
            - Crowning of the 2024 Royalty
7:30-10pm - Carnival & Bounce Houses Open
8:00pm - Cook and Belle

Friday, August 2, 2024

4:00pm - Festival Information Booth Open
5:00pm - Pet Parade - Sponsored by Mama Duck's Kitchen
5:30pm? - KalitaMagic
?6:30pm - Tyler Poe and Underground Railroad Band
7-8pm – Stilt Walker - walking throughout festival area
8:30pm – The Rylie Lynn Band?

Saturday, August 3, 2024

7:00am - Festival Information Booth Open
7-11am - Annual Fireman's Pancake & Sausage Breakfast @ Fire Station
7:30am - The Kernel 5K Registration
8:30am - The Kernel 5K
9-11am - Chalk Walk Registration
9am-3pm - Chalk Walk in progress
11:00am - Baby Parade
11am-1pm - Mini Golf at Central Christian Church
11a – Captain America ***
11:30a – Rapunzel ***
12p-10p – Carnival/Bounce Houses
12p - Paw Patrol ***
12-4p – Balloons by Aaron
12:30p – Captain America ***
1-3pm - Free Throw Contest - hosted by Lady Pathers Basketball Team
1p – Rapunzel ***
1-2p – Caricature Artist ***
1:30p – Paw Patrol ***
2:00pm - Kids Big Wheel Race - Sponsored by Mama Duck's Kitchen
2-5pm - Car Show
3:00pm - Kids Pedal Tractor Pull - Sponsored by Mama Duck's Kitchen
3-4pm - Caricature Artist ***
5pm - Cumberland Gap Band
5-6pm - Caricature Artists ***
6pm - Belle and the Bad Wolves
8pm - Grand Prize Drawing
8:30pm - Derek Jones and the 50th South Band
Following Derek Jones - Firework show by Big Brad's Fireworks

***Events are located in a tent off of the stage area

Sunday, August 4, 2024

9:30am - Community Worship Service at the Stage

Date: August 1 - 3, 2024

Location: Various Venues in Van Buren, IN 46991

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