Millersport Sweet Corn Festival
Thursday, August 29, 2024 from 05:00pm to 11:00pm
Millersport Sweet Corn Festival
Sweet Corn Festival
2718 Blacklick-Eastern Rd NE
Join us in our 77th Sweet Corn Festival
Attractions:
The Millersport Sweet Corn Festival offers concerts, rides, games, animals, tractor pulls, contests, prizes, entertainment and more for free admission and only $15 parking per vehicle! It’s ear - resistable fun
Major Prize Drawing
Each year during the Sweet Corn Festival, there are major prize ticket drawings nightly for a building full of prizes! These tickets are sold leading up to the festival and then throughout the duration of the festival.
Major prize tickets can be purchased from numerous nonprofit organizations that are part of our festival family or from any Millersport Lion member. During the Sweet Corn Festival the only place to purchase a chance to win is at the Major Prize Building located at Founders Commons, only a few feet from the place to purchase our delicious, hot buttered sweet corn. The tickets are affordable at $2 each or $5 for a book of 3 tickets. Buy as many as you want, no limit to the number of prizes you can win!
Amusement Rides:
Durant Amusements provides the Sweet Corn Festival with rides for all ages. There are enough rides for all age groups to fill your entire day with fun!
Festival Games:
We have both game concessions (non-profit) and games entertainment (Durant Enterprises) that kids and adults of all ages can enjoy! Our game concessions (booths) at the Millersport Lions Sweet Corn Festival are operated and staffed by Non-profit, Charitable Organization from throughout the Central Ohio area. We are proud of this tradition that we have been able to maintain since the very first festival in 1946. The proceeds (profits) from these booths go directly to these community organizations that participate in our festival.
Animals
Each year the Sweet Corn Festival brings a pony ride for kids to enjoy. Located east of the Covered Bridge under the big tree.
Contests (for all ages)
Corn Eating Contest
Kiddie Tractor Pull
Hula Hoop Contest
Corn Toss Contest
Concessions - Food
The festival grounds is full of delicious food for the entire week of the festival! All food and game concessions (booths) at the Millersport Lions Sweet Corn Festival are operated and staffed by NON-PROFIT, CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS from throughout the Central Ohio area. We are proud of this tradition that we have been able to maintain since the very first festival in 1946. The proceeds (profits) from these booths go directly to these community organizations that participate in our festival. Many of these groups earn their entire operating budgets for the following year during this annual four-day event, plus raising additional funds for their community and civic improvement projects.
Schedule:
5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. - Wristband Ride Special is $22 (to get an add l $2 off.
Brookover-Harlow Pavilion (BHP)
7:30 p.m. – Selection of 2024 Sweet Corn Queen and Court - Pageant
Hickory Grove Bandstand (HGB)
5:00 p.m. – Land of Legend Barbershop Chorus - Music
7:00 p.m. – Cali Morris – Pop/Country Music
Founders Commons Stage (FCS)
5:00 p.m. – Corn Cobb Toss Contest – Adults (13 and up)
6:00 p.m. – Albert Dantzer - American Folk Music
7:00 p.m. – Corn Eating Contest - All Ages
8:00 p.m. – Hillbilly Chic - Old Time Music
Covered Bridge Area (CBA)
5:00 p.m. – Antique Farm Tractor-4500 and 5500 - Tug Pull (1959 and under)