La Habra Corn Festival
La Habra, California, USA
8/6/2010 - 8/8/2010Description
This three-day community event features great food, games, craft displays, and carnival rides. On Saturday morning, one of the largest parades in southern California, begins at 9:30 a.m. Free admission and fun entertainment throughout the three days and all proceeds from the food, games and carnival go to charitable causes. We raffle a new vehicle every year. The annual La Habra Corn Festival is hosted by the La Habra Host Lions Club. They started this event in 1949 as little more than a dance and cookout. It has grown to be the largest fund raising event in La Habra and the biggest community event of each year. Among the groups who take part in the festival each year are the following: La Habra Kiwanis Club, Sonora High School Football Boosters, La Habra High School Football boosters, the La Habra Community Services Department, Job's Daughters, Sons of Italy, La Habra Firefighters Association, La Habra Police Association, La Habra Student Body Association, TOPS of Ca., Cub Scout Pack, Chino Hills Lions Club, Eric Will Gymnastics Boosters, La Habra High School Swim Team Boosters, Boys and Girls Cub of La Habra/ Brea, and many other groups.

The Corn Festival Parade is open to most any group that wants to participate. Applications may be obtained at the La Habra Chamber of Commerce or from Pageantry Productions in South Gate. The parade is one of the largest daytime parades in southern California.

The festival is a major fund raiser for the groups listed above and the Lions Club's largest. The proceeds from the festival for the Lions are used to provide free eye examinations and eyeglasses for needy students in the La Habra Schoold District. The club makes large donations to many charitable groups in La Habra, including the Boys and Girls Club, HBIC, the Gary Center, each of the high school grad night programs, and many of the sports programs in La Habra, such as Pop Warner, Girls Softball ,and the high school sports programs.

Venue
El Centro-Lions Park
Directions
Cypress & Erna
Website
http://www.thecornfestival.com/
Infophone
562--243-2417
Email
gdbird@flashcom.net