Annual Fairborn Sweet Corn Festival
Saturday, August 17, 2024 from 11:00am to 07:00pm
Fairborn Sweet Corn Festival
Community Park
691 East Dayton Yellow Springs Road
42nd Annual Fairborn Sweet Corn Festival
This is a family-oriented event. There will be approximately 130 handmade arts and crafts booths and food vendors. You can enjoy the favorites such as steamed cooked sweet corn, BBQ chicken, pork chop sandwiches, a variety of other offerings and fresh cut watermelon. There will be art and crafts for everyone including candles, wood items, jewelry, quilts, clothing, honey and salsa. There will be community service information booths as well.
All day both days, there are activities for children such as pony rides and train rides. A cornhole contest is also planned with a City of Fairborn vs Wright Patt challenge in lieu of the annual corn eating contest! There will be free entertainment both days in the Festival Music Pavilion area. Parking and admission are also free.
Pets are allowed at the festival. You just need to keep them on a leash and clean up after them.
Schedule:
11:00 AM - Opening
11:10 AM - Fairborn Civic Band
12:00 PM - AC Strings/Fairborn Regional Orchestra
1:00 PM - The Celtic Academy Irish Dancers
2:00 PM - Trunk Monkeys
3:00 PM - Sophia and the Shimmy Cats Belly Dancing
4:00 PM - Trunk Monkeys
5:00 PM - Young at Heart Line Dancers
6:00 PM - 18 Strings