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 53rd Van Buren Popcorn Festival!

Vendor Forms

Event Registration

2025 Schedule​

Thursday, August 7th

Select Vendors are open for Business during the day

4:00pm - Festival Information Booth Open

4-6pm - Live Radio Remote with WCJC 99.3 FM

6:30pm - 53rd Annual Popcorn Festival Parade

7:30pm - Announcement of:

      - Parade Winners

      - Crowning of the 2025 Royalty

7:30-10pm - Bounce Houses Open

8:00pm - The Hubie Ashcraft Band

Friday, August 8th

Select Vendors are open for Business during the day

4:00pm - Festival Information Booth Open

5:30pm​ - TBA

6:30pm – TBA

8:30pm – The Rylie Lynn Band

Saturday, August 9th

Select Vendors are open for Business during the day

7:00am - Festival Information Booth Open

7-11am - Annual Fireman's Pancake & Sausage Breakfast           @ Fire Station

7:30am - The Kernel 5K Registration

8:30am - The Kernel 5K 

11:00am - Baby Parade

11:30am-1:30pm - Mini Golf at Central Christian Church

11am – Spiderman ***

11:30am – Ariel ***

12pm-10pm – Bounce Houses

12pm - Elmo ***

12-4pm – Balloons by Aaron

12:30pm – Spiderman ***

1pm – Ariel ***

1-2pm – Caricature Artist ***

1:30pm – Elmo ***

2:00pm - Kids Big Wheel Race

2-5pm - Car Show

3:00pm - Kids Pedal Tractor Pull

3-4pm - Caricature Artist ***

5pm - Anchored

5-6pm - Caricature Artists ***

6pm - Syn

8pm - GRAND PRIZE DRAWING

8:30pm - Ain't Ryte

Following Ain't Ryte - Firework show by Big Brad Fireworks

*** These events will happen at a tent near the stage

Sunday, August 4th

9:30am - Community Worship Service