Crowning kicks off Porter Fest

They call it a community fest, and Porter residents, past and present take a lot of pride in the annual Porter Harvest Festival.

"It really is a good festival and it's a lot of fun," said John Hurt after he and wife Barb were crowned King and Queen of the 2019 Porter Festival.

The crowning is sort of the unofficial kickoff for the event that will run through Sunday in Porter. After the National Anthem and the raising of the flag to officially start the festival, the softball tournament began in earnest and the King and Queen were chosen.

Saturday will kick off with vendors, food and the annual 5K cross country race and stroll and roll around town.

Later on Saturday will be a parade around the park, opening of the tractor equipment show, corn shelling and the kids water fight. A free kids dance is in the evening and dance later for adults.