Eden Corn Festival
eden corn festival small fair held agriculturebased town eden eden located erie county new york fertile welldrained soil new york state allowing farmer grow acre ha corn annually produce early corn anyone else upstate new york eden chamber commerce discussed idea holding annual festival promote town resulting garden festival held year become annual event town successful th sesquicentennial celebration following celebration man named john munich brought idea chamber commerce yearly corn festival aimed make town money gain publicity talk planning chamber president proposed sweet corn festival may eden corn festival born date set saturday august sunday august due time year eden sweet corn would tender various committee set decision made regarding big festival much money would required finance money could raised since treasury balance time amounted mere hundred dollar festival would held ground newell faulkner post american legion legion drive route committee received help american legion eden school district allowed use parking lot school ground use athletic field first corn festival successful featuring carnival corn judging auction corn queen beauty contest pet show tugofwar parade corn sold cent ear picked dark keep demand ear sold swimming event lacrosse baseball game square dancing concert provided additional entertainment decided eden corn festival would become annual event held every year since early festival local event concessionaire local zabel amusement derby provided ride decided enlarge festival bigger parade prize attendance year reached eventually parade drew marching unit group united state canada man named bill edward became chairman eden corn festival since become fourday event august guinness book world record category ear corn eaten five minute established luis pirada eden devoured ear attendance year reached project outgrew chamber capability turned sponsorship newly formed eden corn festival inc consisted member various organization town year physical ground festival expanded eden volunteer fire department day sponsor corn french fry booth selling ear corn parade become big expensive almost canceled budget reduced – cost th parade year decided scale new yorkpennsylvania parade judging association championship filled band float northeast group eden western new york time craft show car show talent show added along ride th annual corn festival attendance averaged people ever since day eden corn festival held thursday sunday first weekend august inarguably remains highlight year town small population official website