There is nothing like a great parade. The Darien Cornfest’s annual Sunday Parade was no exception [thanks to Pattie and her Posse]. The awesome parade of Fire and Service vehicles [and crews] were enjoyed by all. So much that they get their own gallery. Check it out.
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Check out the Darien CornFest YouTube Channel
If you want to check out some cool videos from the Festival this year, make sure to check out our You Tube Channel.
Click HERE to watch some videos and then subscribe as we will be adding even more videos as we go.
Lots of Corn Thanks to Birds Eye Foods
Again, the Darien Cornfest would like to thank Birds Eye Foods for their generous donation of delicious Sweet Corn. And when we mean corn, we mean LOTS of corn. Thank you Birds Eye!
[nggallery id=12]McHenry County Bicycle Club at Cornfest
The Darien Cornfest would like to thank the McHenry County Bicycle Club for riding in and sharing the day with everyone at Cornfest. Plus their riding jerseys are really cool too! Check out their website for more details and a schedule of upcoming rides.
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9-11 Tribute
To honor the ten year anneversary of 9-11 we will be having a tribute at the Fire Station. We will be retiring the American Flag with a Flag Ceremony. There will be a special treat of hearing Michael Claridge perform his new song “We the People” – Local Fox channel 6 will be there to record the event, look out for it.
Check out the Walworth County Cloggers
The Walworth County Cloggers will be performing on Saturady at 4:00 PM
What is Clogging?
Clogging is a PERCUSSIVE DANCE FORM — so yes, it is similar to tap, irish and canadian step dance. But clogging is more than that. Clogging is very much a part of our American heritage. It began in the Appalachian Mountain region and was brought to America by Irish, Scottish, English and Dutch Germans who settled there in the mid 1700s. The settlers shared dances from their home countries and new ‘combined’ forms of dance began to evolve. Our Native Americans, African Americans and even gypsies added to the evolution of this unique dance. And the evolution continued. Canadian step dance, tap and jazz dance have influenced how clogging changed over time. And we still see this evolution — with influences from street dance, hip-hop and more making thier way into the clogging routines of today.
It’s going to be a fun event to attend. Please join us.