The Marietta Sweet Corn Festival

Welcome to The Marietta Sweet Corn Festival

*Join us...*
July 15^th and 16^th 2011

ARMORY SQUARE Downtown Marietta, Ohio *Home of the sweetest corn in the country!*

Join The Marietta Sweet Corn Festival as we celebrate our wonderful agricultural history. The Marietta Sweet Corn Festival promotes area agriculture and education in the area of agriculture. Proceeds from the Sweet Corn Festival are used to fund scholarships to FFA students pursuing a degree in agriculture or related areas.

Fresh Local Roasted Sweet Corn (Sweet Corn Donated by) Rt. 60 Beverly, OH Corn Hole Contests When: July 16, 2011 Time: Sign ups at 11am. Play around noon Entry: $35 team if pre registered by July 15 at 8pm. $40 team the day of event. Please send both players FIRST and LAST name to wvcornhole@suddenlink.net or call/text me at 304-483-8940. Please speak clearly when leaving a message. Format: Pool play followed by double elimination bracket. (All teams going 0-2 in bracket play will be entered into a consolation bracket. Winner will receive a trophy.) Prize: $400 CASH! 1st - $200, 2nd - $100, 3rd - $60, 4th - $40 Additional information plus Singles information follow link: (click here for times and information)


Food-Music-Family Fun Balloon Artist Charles Watson
Community Reunion Come enjoy hot buttered Ohio sweet corn served fresh on the cob and piping hot. Bring the whole family to experience a wide variety of delicious foods, prepared by our local restaurants, events for all ages, contests galore, farm animals, historical exhibits and top-name country music entertainers while strolling the wide streets of Historic Marietta.
Great Music ... bring your chairs...stay all day long

		THE PRICE FAMILY *It's Been A long Time*


EVENT Supporters	Supporters	Sponsors and Donors
Rt. 60 - Beverly, OH		Magnuson Hotel by the River Schwendeman Agency, Inc. Washington Electric Co-op Duke Energy Kiwanis Club of Marietta Peoples Bank Marshall Real Estate, Inc. Cora & Gary Marshall McCarthy Appraisals First Settlers Bank Advantage Bank Stokes Seed Company

OTHER EVENTS July 1 - Red White and Blues Festival Lafayette Hotel July 8 - August 7 - Fenton Art Glass Tent Sale, Williamstown, WV July 8-10 - Riverfront Roar, Ohio River Levee July 15-17 - "Honoring Our Veterans" Pow Wow, Waterford Fairgrounds July 17 - Broughton's Ice Cream Social, Washington County Fairgrounds July 30 - Harmar Days, Harmar Village

Our Mission Statement:

With a strong dedication to the growth and success of Marietta and the surrounding area, this collective group will endeavor to involve as many people of the area as possible To create an event highlighting Marietta's success in the area of farming and bringing people together to celebrate that success in a spirit of fun and community reunion. Join The Marietta Sweet Corn Festival as we celebrate our wonderful agricultural history. The Marietta Sweet Corn Festival promotes area agriculture and education in the area of agriculture. Proceeds from the Sweet Corn Festival are used to fund scholarship to FFA students pursuing a degree in agriculture or related areas.

"Together we can make it happen."
Marietta Sweet Corn Festival Steering Committee

How Can I Help?

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Agricultural Scholarship Application
This is a downloadable pdf file