The Agricultural Hall of Fame and National Center in Bonner Springs is holding a Sweet Corn Festival today.
The Ag Hall is joining with After the Harvest to try to glean 50,000 ears of corn to be donated to the needy and food insecure.
In advance of today’s event, an Amaizing Sweet Corn Glean-a-Thon was held where teams and individuals harvested as much sweet corn as possible to deliver to area food pantries and kitchens to help those in need.
The festival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 30, includes a scarecrow contest, train rides, corn shucking and watermelon eating contests, as well as gleaning awards, kids games, face painting, and live music. Sweet corn may be purchased to eat.
The admission to this event is free and open to the public, with $1 for each activity. For more information, see https://www.aghalloffame.com/events/.