 Schmeckfest officials told the Freeman Courier, the weekly newspaper in Freeman, the 50th anniversary in 2008 was the most successful Schmeckfest to date, with more than 6,000 guests visiting the Freeman Academy campus.Following the 2015 Schmeckest, officials told the Courier the festival is continuing to grow in popularity.A book on the 60-year history of Schmeckfest was published in 2018.