National Sweetcorn Festival

09/08/2026

HOOPESTON — If hot sweetcorn with a little butter and salt is your ideal snack in the summer than McFerren Park in Hoopeston was your spot this weekend.

09/08/2026

THANK YOU to the Hoopeston community, volunteers, visitors, donors, vendors, organizers who all conquered the 82nd National Sweetcorn Festival with us! See you back at McFerren Park over Labor Day Weekend 2027 for the 83rd National Sweetcorn Festival — September 2nd through the 6th! 🌽🌾💛

09/07/2026

50/50 Drawing

09/07/2026

Things are winding down after 5 fantastic days at the 82nd National Sweetcorn Festival in Hoopeston, IL. As tradition goes, here’s the last basket of sweetcorn being pulled by the Festival Chairman and Corn Chairman! We appreciate every volunteer that worked on the corn line this weekend to make this iconic festival attraction happen. 🌽💛🌾🚂🎡🎠🎟️

09/07/2026

09/07/2026

09/07/2026

Congratulations to our 17th Annual Cream of the Crop Pretty Baby Contest winners! 🏅👶🌽

🌽 82nd National Sweetcorn Festival
👑 Miss Hoopeston Program

09/07/2026

🌽 Labor Day at the 82nd National Sweetcorn Festival! 🌽

Join us for the FINAL day of the festival! Enjoy the flea market, carnival rides, free sweetcorn, BINGO, the Duck Race, live entertainment, vendors, and more.

Don’t forget to stop by and purchase your 50/50 tickets throughout the day available at the souvenir tent and at bingo! 🎟️ The drawing will be held at 5:00 pm and you do not need to be present to win!

Take a look at the day’s schedule and make plans to spend Labor Day with us at McFerren Park. 🎡✨🎠🌽

Happy Labor Day! 🇺🇸

09/07/2026

The National Sweetcorn Festival is back at McFerren Park in Hoopeston for the 82nd year.

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