CASEY, Ill. (WTWO/WAWV) – This Labor Day weekend was full of festivities across the Wabash Valley, like the Casey Popcorn Festival.
The event featured live music, entertainment, craft booths, a car show and, of course, free popcorn.
The festival also included a beer garden for the first time ever.
Festival committee members Bailey Maulding and Shane Todd say turnout was amazing and the feedback from the community was great.
“The [rain] stayed away. Crowds showed up. They traveled even though there was the threat of rain, so it was great. Everybody’s been happy that we’ve talked to,” says Todd.
They say people really enjoyed the food vendors and entertainment.
“We had a new stage that we brought in. We had a full production sound crew and the entertainment was just bigger than it’s ever been, and the crowd definitely reacted to that,” says Maulding.
Jeremy Perie was among those attending the festival on Monday. He shared some of the things he enjoyed most about the event.
“They had a lot of new food trucks, food vendors coming in so it was exciting to see some of the new choices. The entertainment was really good. We watched a couple of the concerts,” says Perie.
Organizers say planning for next year’s festival will probably start next week.
