Valparaiso Popcorn Festival
valparaiso popcorn festival annual oneday food festival held september valparaiso indiana festival began way salute resident orville redenbacher food scientist businessman associated brand popcorn bear name scheduled annually first saturday labor day valparaiso popcorn festival allday event held downtown area valparaiso redenbacher lived valparaiso developed gourmet popcorn hybrid introduced commercial hailing city first festival held september chamber commerce declared orville redenbacher recognition day many people attended initial event included parade hotair balloon popcorn bowl football game featuring valparaiso university festival held annually ever since exception canceled due covid pandemic included festivity milek run walk dubbed popcorn panic blocklong kiddie run litl kernel puff live entertainment hundred food craft vendor crowning year popcorn queen nation nd oldest popcorn parade parade designer encouraged use popcorn float design popcorn festival held brazil indiana birthplace orville redenbacher ten year popcorn festival also currently held annually july corydon indiana august van buren indiana official popcorn festival site archived wayback machine man started