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Mendota Sweet Corn Festival, Mendota, Illinois. 8,040 likes · 11 talking about this · 30 were here. The Mendota Sweet Corn Festival occurs the second weekend of August every year. August 8-11 2024
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THROWBACK THURSDAY – 1987 SWEET CORN FESTIVAL ROYALTY Julie Kreiling, center, was chosen as the 1987 Sweet Corn Festival Queen. Her attendants were Allison Truckenbrod, left, and Karen Becker.
Mendota, "the crossing of the trails" in the language of the Native Americans who once lived in the area, is within a 75-mile radius of Chicago, Peoria, and Rockford. As its highlight, the festival features a beauty pageant in which local high-school girls compete for the coveted title of "Miss Sweet Corn Queen."
Aug 11, 2011 · Mendota, IL Sweet Corn Festival. The Mendota Sweet Corn Festival is one of the largest festivals in Northern Illinois, attracting 60,000 visitors annually. Guests are treated to carnival rides, free live entertainment, food, a parade, and FREE corn on Sunday!
Mendota is a city in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States, in the state's north-central region. The population was 7,061 at the 2020 census. [4] It is part of the Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area. Mendota is located approximately 85 miles west of Chicago, 70 miles east of Moline and 55 miles south of Rockford.
Aug 11, 2022 · The annual Sweet Corn Festival celebrates its 75th anniversary this summer as it overtakes the streets of downtown Mendota, a community of just under 7,300 that’s located 2 hours southwest of Chicago.
Aug 8, 2023 · The 76th annual Mendota Sweet Corn Festival begins Thursday, Aug. 10, and concludes Sunday, Aug. 13, with the iconic corn boil at 2 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Jefferson Street and Illinois Avenue. As is the tradition, free hot-buttered sweet corn will be served.
