The 2014 Marion Popcorn Festival royalty will be chosen in the coming weeks and a series of informational meetings has been set for this Sunday, June 29, for anyone interested in participating in the Little Wee Pop, Wee Pop, Teeny Pop, and Teen Popcorn pageants. Parents of contestants are encouraged to attend, as well.
The Miss Marion Popcorn Festival and Ms Marion Popcorn Festival pageant information is available online.
All Marion Popcorn Festival pageants are open to contestants who live, work or go to school in Marion, Crawford, Delaware, Hardin, Morrow, Union, or Wyandot counties.
The 2014 royalty will receive prize packages, be highlighted on the Festival’s main stage, take part in the Orville Redenbacher Parade, and represent the Marion Popcorn Festival at local and statewide events throughout the coming year.
An overview follows:
Little Wee Pop Pageant
Pageant date & time: Saturday, August 2, 9:30 a.m.
Location: River Valley High School
Contestant eligibility: boys and girls, aged 0 – 23 months
Competition requirements: formalwear and photogenic
Deadline to enter: July 19, 2014
Contact: Jamie Williams 740-244-1961, [email protected]
Informational meeting time: Sunday, June 29, 3:30 p.m.
Wee Pop Pageant
Pageant date & time: Saturday, August 2, 11:30 a.m.
Location: River Valley High School
Contestant eligibility: boys and girls, aged 2 – 5
Competition requirements: formalwear, and costume & swimwear with a popcorn theme
Deadline to enter: July 19, 2014
Contact: Linda Candel (740) 225-3147, [email protected]
Informational meeting time: Sunday, June 29, 3:30 p.m.
Miss Teeny Pop Pageant
Pageant date & time: Saturday, August 16, 9:30 a.m.
Location: River Valley High School
Contestant eligibility: girls, aged 6 – 12
Competition requirements: formalwear, talent, and commercial regarding the Festival
Deadline to enter: August 1, 2014
Contact: Morgan Schwartz (740) 341-8266, [email protected]
Informational meeting time: Sunday, June 29, 2:30 p.m.
Miss Teen Scholarship Pageant
Pageant date & time: Saturday, August 16, 7:00 p.m.
Location: River Valley High School
Contestant eligibility: women, aged 13 through senior in high school
Competition requirements: eveningwear, talent, onstage questions, and anything popcorn
Deadline to enter: August 2, 2014
Contact: Kay Gwinner, (740) 382-6560, [email protected]
Informational meeting time: Sunday, June 29, 1:00 p.m.
Miss Marion Popcorn Festival Scholarship Pageant
Pageant date & time: Saturday, August 2, 7:00 p.m.
Location: River Valley High School
Contestant eligibility: women, high school graduate to 24
Competition requirements: eveningwear, talent, interview, onstage questions, and popcorn wear
Deadline to enter: July 7, 2014
Contact: Lynn Jamison (614) 205-9349, [email protected]
Informational meeting time: none … contact Lynn with questions
Ms Marion Popcorn Festival
Pageant date & time: Saturday, August 2, 7:00 p.m.
Location: River Valley High School
Contestant eligibility: women, aged 25 and up
Competition requirements: eveningwear, interview, onstage questions, and popcorn wear
Deadline to enter: July 7, 2014
Contact: Lynn Jamison (614) 205-9349, [email protected]
Informational meeting time: none … contact Lynn with questions
There is a fee to enter each pageant, and complete information with entry forms can be found on the Festival’s web site at www.popcornfestival.com.
There is also a separate photogenic contest associated with many of the pageants. Entry in the photogenic contest is not contingent upon entering the associated pageant, and the results of one portion do not affect the other part of the pageant except as part of the Little Wee Pop.
Main stage entertainment for 2014 includes Panama: the Van Halen Tribute Band on Thursday, September 4; country star Craig Morgan on Friday, September 5; and classic rock band Night Ranger on Saturday, September 6. For more information on the full slate of activities, or if you are interested in obtaining Kernel Seats for the entertainment, visit www.popcornfestival.com or call 740-387-FEST. The Marion Popcorn Festival is sponsored in part by the City of Marion.
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