For those who have been watching and wondering, yes, there will be a 2021 Blossomtime Pageant season, and it has been announced today the organization’s Board of Directors.
Officials have announced, “Safety for the youth of our communities and of our volunteers is our biggest concern going into 2021,” adding, “The Festival has decided to extend our 2021 pageant season, giving each community more time to plan their pageant in order to comply with CDC guidelines. Our standard pageant season runs from October 1st through January 30th, but with most facilities closed and following CDC guidelines, Blossomtime is hoping that extending the pageant season will allow communities more opportunities. This year, we will run our community pageants from January 2021 – May 2021.”
Officials says that although 2021 will still look different from years past, they are confident that the Blossomtime experience will be memorable, and they are getting excited as they continue to hear from the communities about their creative plans for the upcoming pageant season.
If you are interested in going out for your local community pageant, you are encouraged to contact the community chairperson. If you need more information on who the community chairperson is/contact information, you are asked to email the Blossomtime office at: office@blossomtimefestival.org
The Blossomtime Festival is the oldest, largest, multi-community Festival in Michigan, celebrating 115 years this year. The goal of the Festival is to provide young adults in Southwest Michigan with mentoring opportunities, to learn about the rich agricultural history of the region and to assist in making their educational dreams come true by providing scholarships.
Each year the Blossomtime Festival crowns a Queen and King to celebrate the coming of Spring for this rich agricultural region. The first Miss Blossomtime, Catherine Burrell from the community of Benton Harbor, was crowned in 1924 and the first Mr. Blossomtime, Jake Belter from the community of Stevensville, was crowned in 1997. The 88th and current Miss Blossomtime is Faith Kittleson from the community of Berrien Springs and the 24th and current Mr. Blossomtime is Jeremiah Sterling from the community of Benton Harbor.
