This weekend, the 31st Annual Popeye Picnic was held in Chester, IL. The picnic is held every second weekend of September, which in this year, was on the 10th, 11th(which felt a bit awkward), and 12th, ranging from Friday evening to Sunday evening. The picnic is held in honor of Popeye the Sailor Man, who was created in Chester by Elzie Segar. Chester, by the way, is one of two towns in Illinois to be the origin town of a famous cartoon icon, with the other town being Metropolis, which, If you haven’t guessed by now, is responsible for Superman.
Friday night usually goes pretty slow with not as much people around, but that means the rides aren’t as crowded; Saturday morning is alright if you want to see the parade, but speaking from a personal stand point, sleeping in is way better, especially when you’re too old to catch the candy thrown by the paraders. Saturday night is the best time forgoing to the picnic; the band is playing, more familiar people show up, and I witnessed a drunk fight/arrest. Sundays,however, are especially slow.
I went to an event they have every picnic Saturday called “Cartooning with the Pros”. I’ve been going to it since I was ten, and I brought back a prize each time.
Overall, it can be a good time for anyone, no matter how drunk or sober.
Popeye’s Picnic was a pretty good time this year. The only thing that could have been better were the rides. We took my niece down there to ride some rides and not only was there not much to choose from, they all took two and three tickets. She did have a good time though. I really liked the fact that they had those blow up things this year. I wanted to do the zip line one so bad. Anyway, Saturday was a great night I absolutely long Johnny Rock-Itt. There tons of people there watching as always, and it was a great time as usual. Overall, the picnic was pretty good this year.
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