The Pepper Festival week is all about Italian food and culture and the community feel in the village that goes with it, but that doesn’t mean that a more standard and traditional summer-style picnic can’t be celebrated, aside from the expected hot peppers and pasta, that shares the same ideals.
That is just what’s provided a jaunt up the road in North Hudson at MidWestOne Bank, where on Friday they host a picnic in their parking lot from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. serving pulled pork sandwiches, chips, ice-cold lemonade, popcorn and Dilly Bars. And on Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., a kid’s day that’s also family-oriented has offerings of popcorn, mini-donuts and cotton candy, along with a Moonwalk and petting zoo. Actually, the event goes all week, from Aug. 15-19, with refreshments served all five days.
There is also a Pepper Fest prize pack, (with sponsoring merchants being Season’s Tavern, Kozy Korner, Village Inn and Freedom Value Center, and bottles of wine provided by Village Liquor), that you can enter to win if over 21, and a $50 gift card if 20 or under. Patrons also are invited to check out the great vehicle loan rates and Relationship Bump CD special MidWestOne has to offer.
The attendance at the events — made up of people from both around the neighborhood and from further away — are estimated at up to 400 for the picnic and about 100 on other days such as Wednesday.
MidWestOne is located at 880 Sixth St. N. Call (715) 386-8700 for more information.