The Van Buren Popcorn Festival is a FREE festival!  There is not an admissions charge and ALL entertainment located at the main stage is FREE!  Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy the 50th Van Buren Popcorn Festival!

The 2022 Van Buren Popcorn Festival is our 50th Festival!

We are so excited to celebrate FIFTY festivals with the theme: 50 Years and Still Poppin' Celebrating our GOLDEN Festival

Schedule:

Thursday August 4th?, 2022

Select Booths are Open during the day?

4-10pm - Festival Information Booth Open

4-6pm - Live Remote with WCJC-Sponsored by Riverside Community Credit Union

6:30pm - 50th Annual Festival Parade
Line-up and check-in for the parade will begin at 5:00 pm at the parking lot of Modern Machine and Tool, 621 South First Street (Corner of State Road 5 and 400 N).
Grand Marshall - Mike and Will Weaver
National Anthem - Chole Cruz
Parade Emcee - Big John Morgan
Immediately following the Parade
- Parade Winners
- Crowning of the 2022 Royalty with Special Guest - Miss Indiana-Elizabeth Hallal
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8pm - Troy Losure

8pm - Meet and Greet with Miss Indiana - Elizabeth Hallal

Friday, August 5th, 2022

Select Booths are Open during the day?

4-10pm - Festival Information Booth Open

6:30pm - TRSS Drum Corp

7:00pm - IGTPA Tractor Pull at Fire Station

8:00pm - BackWater

Saturday, August 6th, 2022

Select Booths are Open during the day?

7am-10pm - Festival Information Booth Open

7-11am - Annual Fireman's Pancake and Sausage Breakfast

7:30am - The Kernal 5K Registration

8:30am - The Kernal 5K Starts at State Road 5 in front of the Library
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9-11am - ChalkWalk Registration

9am-3pm - Chalk Walk In Progress
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11am - Baby Parade
Baby Parade Theme is “The 70s”
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11am-1pm - Mini Golf at Central Christian Church

12-3pm ?- Balloons by Aaron

1-3pm - Free Throw Contest at Located behind Lions Club Park in the parking lot
hosted by Lady Panthers Basketball

1-3pm - BOOMER from Indiana Pacers

2-5pm - Car Show at Located on 1st Street (State Road 5)
Sponsored by Mike Anderson-Marion
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2pm - Kiddie Big Wheel Races

3pm - Kiddie Pedal Tractor Pull

5pm? - Firemen's Challenge at Fire Station

5:30pm ?- The Italics

6:30-8:30pm - Jessie Brown Duo

7:45pm - Grand Prize Drawing for 5 - $100 bills

9-10:30pm - Walker County

10:45pm - Fireworks set off at the Fire Station

Date: August 4 - 6, 2022

Location: Various Venues in Van Buren, IN 46991.

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