2022 Corn Palace Festival opens today

By Mitchell Now August 24, 2022 6:05 am

Here is the schedule for the opening day of the 2022 Corn Palace Festival:

3-10 pm – VFW/Legion Bingo in the Armory, enter City Hall.
4 p.m. – Vendors Open
5:00 p.m. – Open Class Exhibits due to the Corn Palace Armory
5 – 11 p.m. – Goldstar Amusement Rides Open
6-9 pm – Adam and Amy Pope, Free Music on the Scoreboard/Culver’s Plaza Stage

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