The Valparaiso Popcorn Festival is located in beautiful downtown Valparaiso.Enjoy over 200 arts & crafts booths, 30 food booths, kids’ games, the five-mile Popcorn Panic, Live Main Stage Entertainment and the nation’s First Popcorn Parade! Celebrating its 34rd year and named the “Best Festival of the Region” by The Times readers for 13 years, the Valparaiso Popcorn Festival continues to offer family-fun activities for all ages. Over 200 arts & crafts booths, 30 food booths, kids’ games, the five-mile Popcorn Panic, Live Main Stage Entertainment and the nation’s First Popcorn Parade are only the beginning of the excitement of this incredible festival. The Valparaiso Popcorn Festival is located in beautiful downtown Valparaiso, kicking off with the Popcorn Panic at 7 a.m. and wrapping up at 6:30 p.m. Plenty of off-site parking is available with a shuttle bringing you downtown.