END-OF-SUMMER TRADITION
Your guide to Tecumseh Corn Fest
Had a shucky week? Ready for an a-maize-ing time? Think of all the corny puns you’ll be popping at the Tecumseh Corn Festival — happening Thursday to Sunday.
An end-of-summer tradition, Tecumseh’s annual gathering of food, fun and family returns to Lacasse Park for a 42nd year. Here are some kernels of info about the grainy good times this weekend:
Carter Shows midway rides can be enjoyed on all four days of the festival. Purchase a bracelet for $30 and get unlimited rides for one day.
Whether you’re hungry, thirsty or want to buy a souvenir, more than three dozen vendors at the festival will give you plenty of reasons to open your wallets — from fajitas and pizza to bubble tea and dairy treats.
A new Miss Tecumseh will be crowned at the festival. The pageant is Thursday at 7 p.m. and will end with current Miss Tecumseh Maria Giorlando passing her title to the next winning contestant.
Thursday night is outdoor movie night at the festival. The family fantasy movie Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (rated PG-13) will be screened at 9 p.m.
It wouldn’t be the Corn Festival without live music. Friday night, the Bonduelle Stage boasts a fivehour country music lineup starting at 5 p.m., featuring Country Justice, Stevie Jewel and Buck Twenty. On Saturday night, it’s Brass Transit — a tribute to the band Chicago — starting 9 p.m. And on Sunday afternoon, the stage welcomes Eagles tribute band Hotel California starting at 2:30 p.m.
Clear the roads on Saturday for the Tecumseh Corn Festival parade starting at 11 a.m. at Lesperance Road at McNorton Street. The parade will follow a U-shaped route along Tecumseh Road to finish at Lacasse Park. Spectators are encouraged to bring a canned food item for donation to the St. Vincent de Paul Society, which will be collecting along the route.
Automobile aficionados will be driving in their best rides on Sunday for the Classic Car Show, noon to 4 p.m.
Children’s activities throughout the festival include a corn maze, mini-golf, “corny games,” colouring contests and corn-eating contests on Friday, Saturday and Sunday starting at 5 p.m. at the corn booth.
Nibby the Corncob, the festival’s official mascot since the 1970s, will be present on various occasions in all her eight-foot-tall glory.
The Tecumseh Corn Festival has regularly been included on the Top 100 list of Festivals & Events Ontario — making it a festival that’s truly outstanding in its field.
The 42nd annual Tecumseh Corn Festival is Thursday to Sunday at Lacasse Park (590 Lacasse Blvd.). Admission is $3 per person per day, cash only. Kids 12 and under get in free. Seniors get in free on Friday.
Festival hours are Thursday from 3 p.m. to 1 a.m., Friday from noon to 1 a.m., Saturday from noon to 1 a.m. and Sunday from noon to 7 p.m.
All entrants may be subject to bag searches by OPP officers.
Admission to the Knights of Columbus licensed drinking tent costs an additional $5, proof of age required.
Parking at Lacasse Park costs $5 per vehicle.