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Since 1978 the town has held an annual Brookston Apple Popcorn Festival, on the third Saturday in September. The festival features food and cakes, musical entertainment, contests, races, vendor booths and yard sales. Brookston is home to Jim Riley, whose agriculture market commentary was featured on the "Hoosier Ag Today" program through 2015. [12]
The festival began in 1979 as a way to salute resident Orville Redenbacher, the food scientist and businessman associated with the brand of popcorn which bears his name. [1] Scheduled annually on the first Saturday after Labor Day, the Valparaiso Popcorn Festival is an all-day event held in the downtown area of Valparaiso.
Marion, Ohio: In the home of the annual Marion Popcorn Festival and the home of the Wyandot Popcorn Company, a giant ball of popcorn is dropped. [155] New Carlisle, Ohio: A 7.5-foot, 200-pound aluminum ball is lowered by 90 feet at midnight. [156] Port Clinton, Ohio: A walleye fish named "Captain Wylie Walleye" is dropped. [157]
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The Main Stage at the 43rd annual Marion Popcorn Festival will feature three nights of free live entertainment, including a tribute to a legendary singer/songwriter, one of the fresh faces of ...
On September 4, 2012, Valparaiso, Indiana, where Redenbacher resided for much of his life, unveiled a statue of him at the city's annual popcorn festival. [18] In 2012, Redenbacher was referenced by Andy Dwyer in an episode of season 5 of Parks and Recreation. Orville Redenbacher 2012 statue, Valparaiso, Indiana
In the final years of his legendary life, Popcorn Sutton put his wife up on a pedestal – and on the catwalk above the 2,500-gallon pots where his moonshine was being distilled.
Van Buren bills itself as the "Popcorn Capital of the World." [ 1 ] The largest local employer is the Weaver Popcorn Company ; accordingly, its most famous annual event is the Popcorn Festival , held each August.