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Sun Prairie Sweet Corn Festival. Sun Prairie's Jimmy the Groundhog is the local favorite on Groundhog Day in February. [26] The United States Congressional Record described the city as the "Groundhog Capital of the World" in 1955. [27] During the city's Groundhog Day celebration on February 2, 2015, Jimmy bit Mayor Jonathan Freund's ear. [28]
The event also hosts live music performed by local bands and artists. Locations that have Sweet Corn Festivals include: West Point, Iowa, [4] Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, [5] Adel, Iowa, [6] Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Chatham, Illinois, [7] and Hoopeston, Illinois. [8] The Hoopeston National Sweetcorn Festival [9] has been a continuous festival since 1938 ...
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The Green Corn Ceremony is a celebration of many types, representing new beginnings. Also referred to as the Great Peace Ceremony, [ 1 ] it is a celebration of thanksgiving to Hesaketvmese (The Breath Maker) for the first fruits of the harvest, and a New Year festival as well.
The 2024 Sweet Corn Festival Queen and Court will be introduced at 8 p.m. on the Brookover-Harlow Pavilion stage followed at 8:30 p.m. by Parrots of the Caribbean Jimmy Buffet Tribute Act.
Tariq, aka "Corn Kid" discuses his viral "Recess Therapy" interview, fame and his love of corn.
Sun Prairie is the name of various things in the United States: Sun Prairie, Montana, a census-designated place; Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, a city Sun Prairie High School;
Plus, newer corn varieties are sweeter — “a whole lot more sugar” — with bigger kernels. “This is an old-fashioned variety, it’s just a good ole sweet corn,” Penny said of Silver Queen.