Marion's Swamp Fox Festival Celebrates 30 Years

From the City of Marion:

09/24/2019 3:50 PM

Make plans now to attend the Swamp Fox Festival in Marion this weekend, Sept. 27-29, 2019. The theme is “30 & Thriving,” honoring the 30-year tradition of the festival and its celebration of Marion’s heritage.

On Friday, make your way to the Klopfenstein Amphitheater for the Performing Arts at Lowe Park and enjoy magician comedian Ben Ulin. Adventureland has featured Ulin’s comedy illusion show since 1988, one of the longest running amusement park magic shows in history. The show begins at 6:30 p.m.

On Saturday morning, a variety of events will take place in and around City Square Park including a 10k/5k and kids 1-mile race, a pancake breakfast, the Swamp Fox parade and a steel drum band performance in the Uptown Artway. A grass volleyball tournament is also planned for the Lowe Park Sports Complex.

The festival is proud to again coincide with the Fall Marion Market in City Square Park, coordinated by the Marion Chamber of Commerce. The market features more than 50 vendors with seasonal produce, artisan items and food options along with Papa Balloon, Facepainting by Lindsay and live music by Josh Payne.

Saturday afternoon the fun moves to Lowe Park for more food, live music and family activities including BINGO, a bounce house, rock climbing wall and obstacle course. The evening entertainment will be provided by The Spazmatics, which are based in Chicago. Dinner will be served by Chubbs BBQ, Pizza Hut, The Freeze, Allen’s Apple Orchard and more. The grand fireworks finale will take place at 8:30 p.m.

On Sunday, check out a variety of classic cars on display at the Classic Car Cruise-in/Car Show at Thomas Park hosted by the Cedar Rapids Corvette Club.

Find the full line-up of events at www.cityofmarion.org/swampfox and make plans now to take part in this community celebration, sponsored in part by iHeartMEDIA.

This press release was produced by the City of Marion. The views expressed here are the author’s own.