from feature article in Niles Daily Star (www.nilesstar.com/ )
This year’s festival, Sept. 29 through Oct. 2, still promises a good time, with live music, a lip synch contest, car show, apple pie eating contest, a horseshoe tournament and a large midway, among many other events. The most popular attraction is the Saturday night fireworks, but the festival also has different events that cater to all ages.
“The younger ones — the carnival; on the weekends it’s the arts and crafts,” Crocker said. “The grand parade is always a big draw. Every day has its own thing. The entertainment, of course, we have seating for over a thousand. Many people come up for only the fireworks.”
Crocker said that attendance usually totals at least 100,000 people over the four-day span, especially if the weather is dry and cool; attendance has exceeded 120,000 people before. If it rains heavily during the festival, attendance will be about 75,000.
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