March 28, 2024

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Marion County Fair, Popcorn Competition set to return this summer months

Miss Popcorn 2019 Payton Baxter leads a long line of festival royalty down Center Street during the Marion Popcorn Festival Parade.

For a lot of of the huge activities and festivals in Marion, 2020 marked the very first time in many years that these gatherings would be canceled.

As COVID-19 constraints strike Marion, the metropolis observed just about all of its major occasions canceled such as the Marion County Truthful and the Marion Popcorn Festival. However several included in these teams experienced higher hopes heading into final year, these ideas and strategies ended up set away because of to expanding issues more than the pandemic.

Even so, this year seems to be substantially distinct for Marion. As Gov. Mike DeWine continues to lift COVID-19 constraints, activities are making their way again on to calendars for the summer. And with the summer months year swiftly approaching, the Marion Star set together this guidebook to assistance anyone looking to shake up their summer season following an uneventful one particular previous 12 months.

June

Marion’s Clean Marketplace | Just about every Thursday right until October | 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Every single Thursday afternoon, the Marion’s Contemporary Market sets up shop in Founders Park, located on S. Most important St. and E. Church St., awaiting the arrival of buyers eager to purchase regionally-sourced goods and make.

Marion’s New Sector provides lots of foods options as earlier vendors include honey from Whetstone Bee Garden and contemporary meats from Hay Wagon Farms, two firms that are both operating out of Marion. Furthermore, home decorations can be bought below no matter if that’s are living crops, or hanging baskets.

Downtown Marion Third Thursdays | June 17 | 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.

With more businesses opening in downtown Marion, just about every 3rd Thursday of the thirty day period presents the prospect to occur to the area to take a look at all the shops, eating places and nightlife. This regular function is open and cost-free for all to show up at.