Seymour's Burger Fest 2024 postponed for safety precautions for roadwork on Highway 54

Jelissa Burns, Appleton Post-Crescent
·1 min read
1

SEYMOUR - The Home of the Hamburger board of directors announced Monday that Burger Fest and the Hot Air Balloon Rally for 2024 has been postponed until next year.

This decision was made due to complications with road construction activities on State 54, which runs in and near Seymour.

"Out of an abundance of caution for the safety of the public, event volunteers and road crews, we've decided to postpone this year's event," said Home of the Hamburger board president Donnie Planert Jr. in a news release. "This was an incredibly difficult decision to make, but one we deemed appropriate for everyone's safety given the large influx of visitors and traffic to our community during the event."

Construction on State 54 includes reducing a portion of the highway from four lanes to three lanes in Seymour, adding a two-way left turn lane within the city, increasing the paved shoulder and constructing two new roundabouts. The French Road bridge will also be closed for repair.

The board reviewed several options to hold the event this year, but Planert said date changes or alterations to Burger Fest would take significant time to plan and execute. It could also lead to availability issues with many volunteers involved in Burger Fest.

Burger Fest will instead return to Seymour on its 35th anniversary in 2025.

Updates on the 2025 event can be found on the website, homeofthehamburger.org.

Reach Jelissa Burns at 920-453-5107 or jburns1@gannett.com. Follow her on X (Twitter) at @burns_jelissa or on Instagram at burns_jelissa.

This article originally appeared on Appleton Post-Crescent: Seymour's Burger Fest 2024 postponed for safety precautions