One of the biggest festivals in central Illinois is just a few weeks away and organizers are chomping at the bit for the big weekend to arrive.

September 26-27 is Clinton's annual Apple and Pork Festival. Entering it's 48th year, the annual festival brings out "old fashioned" ideas in an age of boundless technology and a non-stop society. Joey Woolridge, with the Festival's benefactor, the CH Moore Homestead, believes it's the touches of tradition that make the festival unique.

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The historic CH Moore Mansion continues to be a big draw for Apple and Pork goers through the years. Woolridge indicates at last year's festival, exactly 1,000 people made their way through the Mansion.

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One area of the festival has seen a slight decline in the last several years, and that is the flea market. According to Larry Buss, organizer of the Apple and Pork Festival, the flea market has seen a decline in the number of vendors because of a couple of factors, but he believes most of it is due to the increase in online shopping.

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What most attendees come to the Apple and Pork Festival for is the food. According to Buss and Woolridge, DeWitt County non-profits all operate the booths on the Homestead grounds and a small portion of their funds raised come back to the Homestead, then the rest stay with the non-profit groups.

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Again, this year's festival is the final weekend of September. September 26-27 are the dates.

For more information, visit the Apple and Pork Facebook page.