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, prince and princess contest, hula hoop contest, jump rope contest, bubble gum blowing contest, water balloon toss, pizza eating contest, car show, frisbee dogs, apple dessert contest, art show, photo show, men's leg contest, book sale at the Brookston library.
This year is the 32nd annual Brookston Apple Popcorn Festival. It is
scheduled for Saturday, September 17th, 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. Here is a map of the Brookston area:.
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5K & 10K Run
Floyd Garrott 765-563-3135
Run Application - Click for: 2009 Application
(MS Word format)
Prince & Princess Contest
Melissa Summers 765-563-3135
Prince and Princess Application - Click for:
2009 Application
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 2009 Online
Application (MS Word
format)
NOTE: Confimations for 2009 have been sent to those w/ an email
address,
others will be mailed out this weekend.
Click for: 2010 Online Application (MS Word format)
Food Booth - Online Application Form Coming Soon!
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Copyright 2010 DCWI, Brookston Apple Popcorn Festival Incorporated (501c4 applied for)
Design and storage courtesy of
DCWI & Dave's Computer World
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.
