54th Annual Broom Corn Festival Broomcorn Festival Schedule 2025 - Arcola, Illinois Friday - Sept. 5, 2025 10:00 Festival Opens 10:00 - Street Vendors Open 12:00- Little Sweepers Xtreme Fun Zone Opens 3:00- Grand Marshall Reception - Arcola Center 4:00- National Broom Sweeping Contest 4:00- Beer Pavilion Opens 5:00. Arcola celebrates its heritage as the "Broomcorn Capital of the World" with the renowned annual Broomcorn Festival.
Visitors can see broom making, broom activities, arts and crafts vendors, free entertainment,5K and 10K race, great food, and a gigantic parade with our local, famous Lawn Rangers! 54th Annual Broom Corn Festival Arcola, IL Arcola celebrates its heritage as the "Broomcorn Capital of the World" with the renowned annual Broomcorn Festival. Visitors can see broom making, broom activities, arts and crafts vendors, free entertainment,5K and 10K race, great food, and a gigantic parade with our local, famous Lawn Rangers!
Event by Arcola Chamber of Commerce on Friday, September 5 2025 with 4.3K people interested and 597 people going. 85 posts in the discussion. The Arcola Broom Corn Festival 2025 is a highly anticipated event celebrating the rich history and tradition of broom corn in the charming town of Arcola.
This year's festival promises to be bigger and better than ever, offering an exciting lineup of attractions and activities for visitors of all ages. Fall Festival Featured Event Parade Head to Arcola on September 5-7 for the Broomcorn Festival. Celebrating their 54th year, they are packing it all into 3 full days! Food and Street vendors will line the historic brick streets in downtown Arcola.
Make sure to visit the Broom tent while in town for your locally made broom and broom making demos! Downtown 115 N. Oak Arcola, IL 61910 Get Directions Event Type: Description of Event: Broom Corn Festival will be held on September 5-7, 2025.
This festival will feature free entertainment, broom making demos, broom activities, arts and crafts vendors, 5k and 10k race, great food, and a parade featuring their own, world famous Lawn Rangers. ARCOLA, IL - August 29, 2024 - Arcola, Illinois, proudly announces the 2024 Arcola Broom Corn Festival, taking place from September 6 to 8 in downtown Arcola. Known as the "Broomcorn Capital of the World," Arcola celebrates its rich heritage with this iconic annual event, which has attracted visitors from across the country since 1972.
The Arcola Broom Corn Festival Races is on Saturday September 6, 2025. It includes the following events: 10K, 5K Run, and 5K Walk. Broom Corn Festival by Michael Clark Col.
John Cofer planted the first field of Broom Corn in Arcola in 1859. By the end of the 19th Century Arcola found itself at the center of the broom corn industry. Broom corn was the primary crop grown in the area until the mid 1920s.