2024 Ohio Sweet Corn Festivals: Where, When and More to Find a Sweet Corn Festival Near You!

Looking for a Sweet Corn festival in April 2024? There is no other listing as complete and current as this list, just updated! Sweet Corn festivals are held through the United States, Canada, Britain, and Australia and much of the world. All the Sweet Corn festivals we can find are listed on this page! If you love Corn, look for a festival near you below! And I'm looking for more Sweet Corn festivals! Please write me, if you know of any to add!I update the dates as soon as the festivals publish their information, but you can always click on the links (usually the name of the festival) to see the current information on the festival's own website.

Especially this year, due to Coronavirus, be sure to click on the links (the blue, underlined name of the each festival) to confirm this year's dates on the website for each festival. If they don't have a website, call the phone number provided, but ALWAYS CONFIRM THIS YEAR'S DATES AND TIMES BY EITHER VIEWING THEIR WEBSITE OR CALLING.

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2024 Ohio Sweet Corn Festivals

Ohio

Corn typically ripens fromto in Ohio. July and August dominates throughout most of the U.S.as the months for Corn production (and festivals) .

There are two general types of Corn festivals 1) community festivals, usually organized by a church, school, local Chamber of commerce or a town and 2). Corn festival held at and by a farm. They are different in what they offer, and community festivals tend to be less expensive so they are grouped separately. (of course not all states and areas have both.)
Following the festival listings are links to our easy to follow directions about making freezing corn, canning corn much more.

Community Corn Festivals

• Clinton County Corn Festival - early September, in 2022, Sept 9th, 10th, and 11th!
  958 W Main St, Wilmington, OH 45177.Phone: (937) 383-5676. Email: dale@mayerfarmequipment.com.
  Clinton County Corn Festival Facebook page.
  2022 prices and info:
  $4 admission at the gates (12 & Under FREE)
  $7 weekend pass available (passes can be purchased at gate upon entry)
  No pets (including dogs) allowed in show area (pets may be at campgrounds as long as they are secured or leashed)
  FREE PARKING
  All Golf Carts and UTV's must be registered at the APC office and have a valid proof of insurance.
  The Clinton County Corn Festival is a long time tradition of many fellow Clinton Countiners. We are a show like no other. We are not your typical "fair", you won't find carnival rides or conventional carnival games. Instead, you will be sure to find one of a kind games for all ages in the special events area! Anything from the skillet and rolling pin toss to the the cross cut saw competition! We also have a petting zoo and children's corner for the little ones!
  After you have played hard and worked up an appetite you can stop by one (or all) of over 20 vendors that are all local non profit groups. A lot of the foods are home made that range from chicken and noodles, corn on the cob, pork and steak sandwiches, ice cream, and many other favorites! We feature a live sound stage that always features a different act playing at almost all times. If that's not your thing you can go out to the grand stands and watch tractor and horse pulls. Care to cool off for a minute? Swing inside the Expo Center or Quilt Barn. Both buildings have various activities going on all day long. Check out our schedule for what's next! There is also a  craft, antique, swap meet, and flea market barns, plus Tractors, Engines, and Car shows!! We hold a Cruise in on Friday nights and a Car Show on Sunday! Our members of the Antique Power Club display their engines and tractors proudly all weekend on the grounds! Not to mention a working sawmill, 200hp Fairbanks, Bailing, and much much more! Jump on our shuttle wagon to take a ride around the grounds so that you can see what all there is to get off and look at!
  All Special Event Games, kid train, and Music Concerts are FREE
  No Bikes, Skates, Roller Blades, Skate Boards or 4-wheels are allowed on show grounds.
• Fairborn Sweet Corn Festival - mid August weekend
  Community Park East, Dayton-Yellow Springs Road, Fairborn, Ohio. Phone: 937-305-0800. This is a family-oriented event. There will be approximately 180 handmade arts and crafts booths and food vendors. You can enjoy the favorites such as steamed cooked sweet corn, pork chop sandwiches, and fresh cut watermelon. There will be art and crafts for everyone including candles, wood items, jewelry, watercolor and oil paintings, and much more. All day both days, there are activities for children including a train ride, pony rides, and the Big Bounce. There will be free entertainment both days in the festival area. Parking and admission are also free.
• Millersport Sweet Corn Festival - late August Wednesday through Saturday before Labor Day
  Historic Lions Park, Millersport, Fairfield County, Ohio.Held in Millersport, Ohio, which is located 25 miles east of Columbus. Enjoy hot dripping ears of sweet corn, large midway, tractor pulls, square dancing, contests, clogging, heritage village, farm exhibits, crafts and lots of festive foods in a shaded picnic grove. Grand parade on Wed. at 6 Pm; Nashville country music shows on Friday and Sat at 8:30PM and 5-K Run on Sat at 9 Am. Event Hours: 5 PM to 11 pm W-TH-F and 11 AM to 11 PM SAT. Admission is free, fee for parking. For info dial 740-467-3639. Come see why we are earresistable!
• Marion Popcorn Festival - First Weekend After Labor Day
  Marion, OH. 3 Days of Fun, Food & Free Entertainment." The largest popcorn festival in the world-and one of the largest festivals in the state of Ohio, the Marion Popcorn Festival literally pops with the best in food, fun and entertainment!" Information, Entertainment , Scheduled Events, How to Get Involved, News Releases, Festival Maps, Contact Us, Our Midway. FAQ, Things To Do In Marion, Registration Form
• North Ridgeville Corn Festival - the Second Weekend in August
  Ridgeville, Ohio. Phone: 440-218-9802. The annual Corn Festival offers FREE admission, FREE entertainment, FREE parking and it is "Always the Second Weekend in August!" Enjoy the Fireworks, Corn Eating Contest, Kids Games, Bands and the Grande Parade. The Corn Festival has been recognized by Cleveland Magazine as the best festival in Northeastern Ohio in the June 2002 edition.
• South Vienna Corn Festival - There will be no corn festival in 2022 due to traffic and mess from the construction of our new school building. We will be back in 2023!September, on the weekend after Labor Day, Friday to Sunday
  South Vienna, OH. Email: cornfestivalcommittee@southvienna.org. The South Vienna Corn Festival is a community wide event that is held normally annually on the weekend after Labor Day to celebrate the beautiful autumn season. There is something for everyone at the Corn Festival. There is a Queen Pageant, Craft Market, Rides and Games, a Parade, Free Entertainment, and of coarse, plenty of food! So come out and join the fun this September. General Information
  Comments from a visitor on September 22, 2008: "There is a corn festival in South Vienna, Ohio during the weekend AFTER Labor Day weekend. A very small one stop light town where everybody knows everybody. My Grandma lived there since I can remember. The festival has kiddy rides, antique dealers, lots of vendors, and great food everywhere. Especially well known is the huge pork chops slow cooked/smoked and the homemade chicken & noodles. Thousands of people were there this year for the annual parade. "
• Strasburg Corn Festival - Late July
  Strasburg, Ohio."The family event, which is known throughout the county for it's delicious, homemade food and superb entertainment, draws festival-goers from far and near." Strasburg's 26th Annual Corn Festival will be held Friday, July 27, Saturday, July 28 and Sunday, July 29 at Strasburg-Franklin Park. The family event, which is known throughout the county for it's delicious, homemade food and superb entertainment, draws festival-goers from far and near.
• Swanton Corn Festival - Saturday, August 20th
  Memorial park, Swanton, OH. Email: swantoncornfest@yahoo.com. This year's theme:"Corn Wars" May the Stalks be With You

Farm Corn Festivals

In addition to community and church festivals, some private farms have their own Corn festivals. See each farm for this year's dates (they often do not announce them until the end of June). Also, scroll down to see the links to recipes, freezing, canning and jam making directions at the bottom of the page.

• Fulton Farms - late August on a weekend
  2393 State Route 202, Troy, OH. Phone: 937-339-8246. Email: beverly@fultonfarms.com. Directions: See this page for a map and directions. The sweet corn festival is an annual event held at Fulton Farms to celebrate our sweet corn harvest. Fun, food, games and live music all weekend. With local vendors selling food and hand made crafts. Don't forget to try some roasted sweet corn!Open: May-August, Monday-Thursday 9 am to 7 pm and Friday-Sunday 9 am to 5 pm; September- December, Monday-Thursday 10 am to 6 pm and Friday-Sunday 10 am to 5 pm. See this page for the Daily Crop Report. Ice cream, popcorn, edible soybeans, fresh fruit slushy, horse-drawn wagon rides through plantation, Troy Strawberry Festival first weekend of June, family tour at Fulton Farms weekends in October ($5.00 per person, includes hayride to pumpkin field, mazes, animals and a free pumpkin). The farm includes 1,900 acres of sweet corn, beans, strawberries, tomatoes and pumpkins, a gift shop and cafe. Through October, hop on hayrides to pick your own pumpkins during the weekends, or call to schedule a tour of the farm on weekdays. Christmas Trees: canaan fir, fraser fir, white pine, services: cut-your-own, shaking. Produce grown on the farm includes Asparagus, Beets, Sweet Globe Onions, Pickling Cakes, Farm Fresh Eggs, Apples, Lemons, Limes, Rhubarb, Lettuce, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Strawberries, Peaches, Corn, Green Beans, Peas, Onions, Zucchini, Summer Squash, Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Peppers, Broccoli, Watermelon, Cantaloupe, Pumpkins, Fall Squash, Raspberries, Local Raw Honey. strawberries, raspberries, peas and pumpkins for pick your own, hayrides to pick your own pumpkins, Christmas Trees

Related Corn Information:

• Harvesting, storing and cooking corn.

Freezing Corn

You can easily freeze the sweet corn and have that great taste in the dead of winter!

• Freezing whole ears of corn on the cob
• Freezing corn, cut off the cob

Canning Corn

This too, is easy... but it DOES require a Pressure Canner. You cannot safely do this with a water bath canner.Food poisoning is no joke!

• Here is how to can corn!
• how to make canned creamed corn.
• Southern Chow-Chow (also called Piccalilli)
• Pickled corn relish
• How to make sweet corn ice cream

For other fruit and vegetable festivals, see this page!