78th National Sweetcorn Festival

Thursday, September 1, 2022
5:00 pm Gates Open ($3 Admission)
Vendor Area & Midway Opens
5:00 pm – 10:00 pm Ride Special – Bracelet Night
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Bingo (Jaycees Shelter)
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Souvenir Sales (Jaycees Shelter)
11:00 pm Midway & Vendor Area Closes

Friday, September 2, 2022
5:00 pm Gates Open ($3 Admission)
Vendor Area & Midway Opens
5:00 pm – 10:00 pm Ride Special – Bracelet Night
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Seasonal Disorder Band (Beer Tent)
9:00 pm – 1:00 am Cougar Trap Band (Beer Tent)
11:00 pm Midway & Vendor Area Closes

Saturday, September 3, 2022
6:00 am Flea Market Opens
6:30 am – 7:30 am Bill Orr Memorial 5K Registration (Sculpt Fitness – Downtown)
7:30 am 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk (Sculpt Fitness)
8:00 am Bill Orr Memorial 5K (Sculpt Fitness)
8:00 am – 1:00 pm Car Show Registration (Southeast Corner McFerren Park)
8:45 am Little Corn Eaters Fun Run (Sculpt Fitness)
9:00 am Gates Open ($3 Admission)
10:30 am Grand Parade (Downtown)
12:00 pm Midway Opens Ride Special
All Day Display Area Opens
12:30 pm – 2:30 pm Clave Caribe Band (Center Stage)
12:30 pm – 5:00 pm Souvenir Sales (Center Stage)
1:30 pm – 5:00 pm FREE SWEETCORN
3:00 pm Car Show Awards Presented Annex
Grandstand Opens Beer Garden Opens (Annex)
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Beyond Carolina Band (Center Stage)
5:00 pm Demolition Derby I Classes:
Vans & Compact Figure 8, Wire Trucks, Full Sized Mod Class,
Sweetcorn Shootout Drag Races
6:30 pm National Sweetheart Pageant Preliminary (Civic Center)
9:00pm – 1:00 am Wise Guys Band (Beer Tent)
11:00 pm Midway & Vendor Area Closes
1:00 am Beer Garden & Tent Closes

Sunday, September 4, 2022
8:00 am Flea Market Opens
9:00 am Gates Open ($3 Admission)
11:00 am Children’s Fishing Derby
Registration (Crabtree Shelter)
12:00 pm Midway Opens Ride Special – All Day
Vendor Area Opens Children’s Fishing Derby (Lagoon)
Children’s Pie Eating Contest (Center Stage)
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm FREE SWEETCORN
12:00 pm – 5:00 pm Souvenir Sales (Center Stage)
12:30 pm Pony Tail Contest (Center Stage)
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Kasey Burton Music (Center Stage)
3:00 pm Annex Grandstand Opens
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Nuthin’ Fancy Band (Center Stage)
5:00 pm Demolition Derby II Classes:
Modwire, Bonestock Compacts, Vans, 80’s Wire Bonestock
Beer Garden Opens (Annex)
6:30 pm National Sweetheart Pageant
Finals (Civic Center)
8:00 pm – 12:00 am 80’s Dance Party
All Day I Dream About Songs DJ (Beer Tent)
9:00 pm National Sweetheart Pageant
Reception (Civic Center)
11:00 pm Midway & Vendor Area Closes
12:00 am Beer Garden & Tent Closes

Monday, September 5, 2022
8:00 am Flea Market Opens
9:00 am Gates Open ($3 Admission)
Vendor Area Opens
9:00 am – 9:45 am Cream of the Crop Pretty Baby
Contest Registration (Civic Center)
10:00 am Cream of the Crop Pretty Baby
Contest (Civic Center)
12:00 pm Midway Opens Ride Special – All Day
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Thompson’s Tunes Children’s
Show (Center Stage)
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm FREE SWEETCORN
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm Souvenir Sales (Center Stage)
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm J.E.T. Band (Center Stage)
2:30 pm – 4:30 pm Bingo (Jaycees Shelter)
9:00 pm Midway Closes
Vendor Area Closes