The Main Stage at the 43rd Annual Marion Popcorn will again feature three nights of free live entertainment, including a tribute to a legendary singer/songwriter Thursday evening, one of the Fresh faces of Country on Friday, and closing out Saturday with some Southern Rock tour warriors from Georgia on September 5-6-7, 2024 in downtown Marion, […]
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Want to take part in the 2023 Marion Popcorn Parade? It steps off at 6:00pm on Thursday, September 7, 2023. But to take part, you must submit an application before the deadlines. Those wanting to enter a float in the parade must apply no later than August 5, 2023. All applicants will be notified of […]
The Main Stage of the 42nd Annual Marion Popcorn will again feature three nights of free live entertainment, including a high-energy Thursday Popcorn Block Party, a Country artist with 16 #1 hits on Friday, and closes out on Saturday with some Hard Southern Rockers from Kentucky visiting before their September LP release and European Tour, […]
The Main Stage Opening Acts at the 2022 Marion Popcorn Festival are now set. Sponsored by Buckeye Community School, Old Skool is performing Thursday September 8th before the appearance by Katmandu -The Premier Bob Seger Tribute Band. On Friday, September 9th is Knight After Knight, opening for multi-platinum Country artists Parmalee. And on Saturday September […]
The Elton Experience by Tommy Lee Thompson will take place on Thursday, September 8, 2022 at 2:00 PM at the Marion Palace Theatre. This is a free General Admission event, due to the generosity of Fahey Bank and Aqua Ohio. Tommy Lee Thompson started the Elton John Experience in Put In Bay Ohio in 2011 […]
MOFAS 2022 POPFEST ART SHOW is a juried fine art competition held at the Brickyard, 135 South Main Street in Marion, on September 8th, 9th & 10th, 2022. The entry fee is $10/piece for members of MOFAS and $20/piece for non-members with a limit of four pieces per artist. Original work in all media is […]
The Main Stage of the 41st Annual Marion Popcorn will feature three nights of free live entertainment, including a group with the currently #1 ranked Country Airplay single, a female rock pioneer/guitar icon, and a tribute to one of Detroit’s most beloved performers on September 8-10, 2022 in downtown Marion, Ohio.
Information and applications for the Miss, Ms., and Miss Teen Marion Popcorn Pageants are now available. Click here for details and to download an application. Note: all applications must be in before July 10, 2022. These pageants will be held at River Valley High School Auditorium on August 6, 2022 starting at 7:00pm.
Get your Space gear ready for the Marion Popcorn Festival in 2022. We are excited for this year's theme and can't wait to see all the creative floats, pageant wear and ideas you all come up with!