Holmen Kornfest

Photos from Kornfest 2010 are here.

Scroll down for the 2010 schedule.

In 1964, the Holmen American Legion decided that Holmen needed a festival. The village had a cannery and a creamery and so the theme became corn and butter. The Holmen cannery donated the corn while the creamery donated the butter and Kornfest was born. In the beginning, the corn was free, but people grabbed it by the bushel-full and so a fee was added. That didn't diminish the popularity of this messy but tasty treat. After the fest, the local Boy Scouts would clean up the mess.

In the early days, there was just the basic corn and festing. In 1979, the Holmen Lions added the Kornfest Car Show followed by the Kornfest Parade in 1982. The fest also now includes more food, friday night fireworks, carnival rides, live entertainment, sports competitions, and more.

Please contact the Holmen American Legion with any questions or concerns. Thanks to Kent Sween for help with the history of Kornfest.

See the La Crosse Tribune's 1964 article on the first ever Kornfest (then Corn Fest) in the photos below.

You can also get to this page from the easier to remember address of Kornfest.com

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Kornfest 2010

Join us the 3rd weekend in August for the 47th annual Holmen Kornfest. Kornfest features great food, live bands, rides, sports competitions, and much more! Unless otherwise noted, the activities below are at Halfway Creek Park behind the Holmen American Legion.

At this time, corn is $.75 an ear and the beer is the same price as last year but prices are subject to change before Friday.

The bands, except Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, are in the beer garden but children are allowed if accompanied by an adult.

2010 Kornfest Poster

Friday, August 20th

  • 6pm to ?? - Sandwich tent
  • 6pm to 12am - Beer Garden
  • 6pm to 1am - Carnival
  • 7pm to 10pm - Teen dance on middle school grounds
  • 8pm to 12am - Trouble Shooter
  • 9pm - Fireworks at Viking Field. Bring your own chairs.
  • Men's & Women's softball tournaments - Deerwood Park

No chicken or corn on Friday

Saturday, August 21st

Sunday, August 22nd

Map & Contact info

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Behind American Legion
419 W. 1st Avenue
Holmen, WI 54636

Past events

Kornfest 2010
Holmen Kornfest 2009
Kornfest 2008

Photo Gallery

1st Kornfest in Tribune - Page 1
1st Kornfest in Tribune - Page 2

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