Dekalb Corn Fest

Corn Fest is downtown on Rt. 38. Best food is:
Fay’s BBQ pork chop sandwiches and pork/​chicken kabobs. Great lemon shake ups too.
Greek Orthodox Church Gyros — seriously, best ever.
Kiwana’s brings a wooden keg of semi-​locally made root-​beer and the floats are oh so good. They also serve Dekalb Del Monte corn a few ways.
There was a place, I think taco explosion, with deliciously seasoned steak tacos.
Tinez tacos have really good chicken tacos but the steak needs either searing or seasoning.
Thai Pavillion has really great noodles and fried rice.
Salt Creek BBQ had awesome cooked forever ribs and the pulled pork was really good too.
Free corn is served during the corn boil which is either Saturday or Sunday morning depending on the year. They serve something crazy like 30K ears and go until it runs out.
A bad experience was a gyro from a place that had it simmering in a giant wok like pan with onions. It looked good but was inedible and thrown in the garbage. We got more tacos and quesadilla’s from the taco explosion instead. Be ware — that place had other similar wok style meat plates too that we won’t try.
Funnel cakes everywhere and typical carnival fare. US adults go to eat and the kids ride at the carnival. It’s a great time. All the local businesses have booths too.

Band was good but for a fest named corn fest… where was the corn? I expected more things made from corn then grilled or buttered corn on the cob. Also what’s the deal with ending the festival at 6pm?

Corn fest is back downtown DeKalb!!!
A great time for all ages. Plenty of rides, food and vendors. Enjoy!

From a Chicagoan’s perspective, this fest deal doesn’t get any better!
1) Five buck parking for my car load of 6 within walking distance is very fair.
2) FREE all-​U-​can-​eat corn with butter, salt, napkins, and no wait line was a dream! I can’t remember the last time we got free eats at any city event. Corn was delish!
3) FREE admission to the fairgrounds. Again, unheard of for city events. All City of Chicago neighborhood fests shake you down for a $ 5 donation per person.
Our family had a great drive out to the country for a very friendly day trip without the feeling of being fleeced!

Since Corn Fest moved to the airport due to construction, their food selection has increased dramatically. In addition to the traditional free corn, visitors can now enjoy Jamba Juice, Giordano’s deep dish pizza, and all manner of elephant ear, funnel cake, and nacho. With more space and abundant parking, in a way the festival has become more visitor-​friendly at the airport.
In exchange, Corn Fest has sacrificed a great deal of its local flavor. Now a shuttle bus is the only thing linking Corn Fest with the sidewalk sales of downtown businesses and the charm of downtown architecture.