Holland Corn Fest – Come and celebrate with us! (2024)

June 14-15, 2024

  • Fri: 8 PM – 12 AM
  • Saturday: 8 AM – 12 AM

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Carnival provided by Holland Chamber of Commerce

  • Fri: 6PM – 11PM
  • Sat: 11AM – 11PM

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Come enjoy a weekend of fun and festive events for adults and kids. There will be lots of vendors and food trucks to explore experience.

Annual Contests

Contests include corn seed spitting, corn bobbing, corn cob throw and more.

You will be satisfied, and your child will have a fun time. If you would like to compete in our contests, see contact info below.

hollandcornfest@gmail.com

254-760-5311

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FAQs

What is the purpose of the corn festival? ›

Celebrates community, indigeneity, land, and cultural reclamation through the Food Justice & Sovereignty Program Garden Harvests, Food, Music, and Educational Workshops.

What does the corn ceremony symbolize? ›

The Green Corn Ceremony is a celebration of many types, representing new beginnings. Also referred to as the Great Peace Ceremony, it is a celebration of thanksgiving to Hesaketvmese (The Breath Maker) for the first fruits of the harvest, and a New Year festival as well.

What is the religious significance of corn? ›

Corn held a symbolic role in the religious infrastructure of Native Americans as the creator of humanity. Growing cycles and religious ceremonies were coordinated with one another by the religious storytelling that navigated these empire's political life.

What was the purpose of the corn dance? ›

The Corn Dance was usually performed in the late summer or early fall when the corn was ripe. The dance symbolized the tribe's gratitude for the corn harvest, and it was believed to help ensure a bountiful harvest in the following year.

What was the point of children of the corn? ›

The tale of a group of Nebraska farm-town children who worship a demon that lives in the local cornfields, it was like a slasher version of “Lord of the Flies,” with a touch of the creepiness of “The Wicker Man.” The kids killed the adults around them, but the scariest thing about them is that they'd become a cult.

What was the purpose of the corn picker? ›

A corn picker is an agricultural machine used to harvest corn leaving the whole ear intact rather than shelling the kernels off like a conventional combine. The first corn picker was produced in 1909. New Idea introduced the first commercially successful corn sheller and husker in 1928.

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