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Elkader Sweet Corn Days
Elkader, IA · Food & Drink
- When
- July 29–31, 2027
- Where
- Downtown Elkader along the Turkey River · Elkader · IA
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet
Elkader's largest town celebration falls on the last Thursday of July each year, with a parade, farmers market, live music and free sweet corn along the Turkey River. Sweet Corn Days has been Elkader's signature summer event for years and closes with fireworks.
The history within reach
A large fur-trade-era reenactment on the Mississippi River island where Prairie du Chien's historic trading post once stood.
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A baseball diamond a farmer cut into his corn for the film and then, when he was supposed to plough it back under, could not.
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