Bobbing for Apples
Photo by D. Alm
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Two all-American favorites play center stage on a day brimming with
activities, including: over 200 craft booths, contests, entertainment,
music & a great variety of food booths. There are yard sales
galore all through town. Brookston's annual festival takes
place the third Saturday in September. This is the time to celebrate
the local harvest, rich with apples and popcorn. Come with your
friends and family and enjoy the day. There are many of activities for kids and adults all day long, including: pancake & sausage breakfast at the firehouse, family entertainment on the stage, 5K, 10K & fun run, apple bobbing, big wheel race, nail driving, three-legged race, pedal tractor pull, prince and princess contest, hula hoop contest, bubble gum blowing contest, pizza eating contest, car show, apple dessert contest, men's leg contest, and book sale at the Brookston library. The 2008 Schedule of Events is still in the works! Please check back!
This year is the 30th annual Brookston Apple Popcorn Festival. It is
scheduled for Saturday, September 20th, 7 am-6 pm. It
is a
free event. For general information, contact Shelley Christopher at
765-563-3770.
Brookston is located 13 miles north of Lafayette, Indiana, on State Road 43. Click for Brookston area map.
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5K & 10K Run
Floyd Garrott 765-563-3135
Run Application - Online Application Form Coming Soon!
Prince & Princess Contest
Melissa Summers 765-563-3135
Prince and Princess Application -
Click for:
Web format.
Car Show
John Fesler at jfesler@haulnss.com
For more information visit Haulnss.Com!
Booth Signup - Booth Spaces Still
Available!
Shelley Christopher 765-563-3770
Craft Booth Application - Click for Online
Application Form (MS Word
format)
Food Booth - Online Application Form Coming Soon!
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Copyright 2008 DCWI, Brookston Merchants Association
Design and storage courtesy of
DCWI & Dave's Computer World
E-mail the page maintainer.
Handicapped Parking is available close to the
heart of the event, between Second and Third Streets. Enter from the
north. All paved surface from parking area on in is easily negotiated
with a wheelchair or rascal-type vehicle. Wheelchair-accessable washrooms
are
conveniently located near the center of the event and ample portable
toilets are situated in convenient locations.
