High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The annual Van Buren Popcorn Festival is held each August in Van Buren, Indiana in celebration of the central role of popcorn in the town's identity. As with many small town festivals, the town of Van Buren has focused its annual summer celebration around a theme that has a lot of meaning to the local community. First held in 1973 (the 2006 celebration was the 34th Annual Festival), the Popcorn Festival has become a homecoming event to many "expatriate" residents of this small community. Enthusiastic festival goers find a blend of small town charm, yet a summer festival that is big enough to be interesting year after year.