2021 Corn Palace Festival

The 2021 Corn Palace Festival will take place on August 25th-29th. The following is the planned schedule of events.

Passports to Fun – Ride all day, everyday!
Passports to Fun vouchers will be sold starting Monday, August 9th for $49.00 at the Corn Palace box office. These vouchers can then be redeemed for a bracelet starting Wednesday, August 25th, the week of festival at the Goldstar Offices located in the City Hall parking lot. 
 
This passport gets you unlimited rides for $49! Starting Wednesday, August 25th the price goes up to $54.00 - so get your vouchers early and save money.
 
Bracelet Days for the Rides ($24)
·       Wednesday: 5 - 10 p.m.
·       Thursday: 5 - 10 p.m.
·       Friday: 5 - 10 p.m.
·       Saturday: Noon - 5 p.m.
·       Saturday: 5 - 10 p.m.
·       Sunday: Noon - 5 p.m.

 

Wednesday, August 25th 

• 10 am - 12 pm Texas Jammers Summer Reunion - Plaza Free Stage Entertainment
• 3-10 pm - VFW/Legion Bingo in the Armory, enter City Hall.

• Festival Exhibits Due by 5 pm
• 4 p.m. - Vendors Open
•  5:00 p.m. - Open Class Exhibits due to the Corn Palace
• 5 - 11 p.m. - Goldstar Amusement Rides Open
• 5 - 9 pm - Texas Jammers Summer Reunion - Classic Country Music, Plaza Free Stage Entertainment 

Thursday, August 26th 

• 11 am - Vendors Open
• 10 am - 12 pm Texas Jammers Summer Reunion - Plaza Free Stage Entertainment
• 1-7 pm - VFW/Legion Bingo in the Armory
• 3 - 11 pm - Goldstar Amusement Rides Open
• 1-4 pm - Texas Jammers Summer Reunion - Classic Country Music, Plaza Free Stage Entertainment 
• 5:30 pm - Billy Lurken - Plaza Free Stage Entertainment 
• 7 pm - The Something New Band/Williams and Ree Show

 Friday, August 27th

• 11 am - Vendors Open
• 1-7 pm - then 8-10 pm, VFW/Legion Bingo in the Armory(clear the armory at 7)
• 3 p.m. - Midnight - Goldstar Amusement Rides Open
• 5:30 pm - Molly Dowling on the Plaza Stage (Free Show)
• 7:30 pm - Whiskey Myers with Weston Frank Live opening
• 10 - 11:30 pm - Rock Band on the Plaza Stage (Free Show) with Sid Stemper, Joe Morgan, Tim Parks, Colby Kresak, NIck Flaxbeard)

Saturday, August 28th

• 11 am - Pied Piper of Percussion, Plaza Free Stage
• 11 am - Vendors Open
• 12 pm - Midnight - Goldstar Amusement Rides Open
• 12:15 pm - Percussion Petting Zoo, Plaza Green Space
• 12-7 pm - Bingo in the Armory(enter city hall)
• 3 pm - Pied Piper of Percussion, Plaza Free Stage
• 4:45 pm - Percussion Petting Zoo - Plaza Green Space
• 5:30 pm - Adam and Amy Pope, Plaza Free Stage Entertainment 
• 7:30 pm - Black Hawk Concert with The Powell Brothers opening
• 8-10 pm - VFW/Legion Bingo in the Armory(enter city hall)
• 10-11:30 pm - Vintage Country Music, Plaza Free Stage

Sunday, August 29th 

• 10:30 am - Cowboy Church with the Texas Winter Jammers/Rusty Rierson, $10 all day wristband
• 11 am - 5 pm - Vendors and Gold Star Amusement Rides Open
• 1 - 4 pm - Barefoot Becky/Polka in the Corn Palace $20 All Day wrist band.
• 1 pm - Pied Piper of Percussion, Plaza Free Stage
• 2:15 pm - Percussion Petting Zoo, Plaza Green Space
• 1 -7 pm - VFW/Legion Bingo in the Armory
• 3:30 pm - Pied Piper of Percussion, Plaza Free Stage
• 4:45 pm - Percussion Petting Zoo, Plaza Green Space
• 5-8 pm - SD Country Music Hall of Fame with then Texas Jammers Summer Reunion in the Corn Palace