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2009 ALABAMA 2009 (see 2010 - 2008)
FOOD & WINE FESTIVALS, SHOWS, EVENTS
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April 11-12, 2009 22nd Annual Baldwin County Strawberry Festival
Loxley, Alabama
April 17-18, 2009 Alabama Crawfish Festival
Faunsdale, Alabama
Two days of crawfish, fun, food, arts and crafts, bullriding, live music, crawfish eatin' contest, children's activities, and more. (also: www.800alabama.com)
May 1-2, 2009 25th Annual Poke Salat Festival
Arab, Alabama
Arts, crafts, entertainment, Poke Salat cook-off, street dance, womanless beauty contest, etc.
May 1-2, 2009 Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Contest
Huntsville, Alabama
Come have a toe-tappin, barbeque-eatin' good time. BBQ Competitions, music and more. All proceeds benefit EarlyWorks Children's Museum & educational programs for area children.
May 1-3, 2009 Southern Breeze Wine + Culinary Festival
Orange Beach, Alabama
The Southern Breeze Wine + Culinary Festival visits cities throughout the Gulf Coast states to share the love of fine wine, gourmet cuisine and Gulf Coast culture.
June 20, 2009 2nd Annual Wiregrass Blueberry Growers Association Festival
Headland, Alabama
Local growers will have fresh berries and berry products and blueberry plants available for purchase. Events include a Pageant, baby crawl, pedal tractor pull, blueberry pie eating contest, recipe contest and carriage rides.
June 20, 2009 29th Annual Alabama Blueberry Festival
Brewton, Alabama
June 20, 2009 Slocomb Tomato Festival
Slocomb, Alabama
Come and enjoy this family-friendly festival!! There will be entertainment, parade, music, gospel singing, receipe contest, a Ms. Tomato Pageant, and more.
June 20-27, 2009 Chilton County Peach Festival
Clanton, Alabama
Pageants and tournaments throughout the week, along with arts, crafts, music, parade, auction, barbecue and other food.
July 4, 2009 Grand Bay Watermelon Festival
Grand Bay, Alabama
July 25-26, 2009 The Urban Celebrity Food Festival
Huntsville, Alabama
The Urban Celebrity Food Festival celebrates the foods of African American Restaurants,Chefs, Caterers AND other restaurant owners.
August 14-15, 2009 28th Annual Watermelon Festival
Russellville, Alabama
Miss Watermelon and her Court reign over the festivities, concert, antique car & truck show. Always 3rd weekend in August (Fri-Sat)
August 24, 2009 Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation
Birmingham, Alabama
Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation is the nation's premier culinary benefit, featuring top chefs and mixologists -- all of whom are coming together to donate their time, talent and passion to end childhood hunger in America.
September 5, 2009 Alabama Butterbean Festival
Pinson, Alabama
Miss Butterbean Pageant (including Mr. & Mrs. Dry Butterbean- for senior adults), butterbean and other food vendors, a Memphis in May sanctioned BBQ Cook-off—grand champion qualifies for the 2008 World BBQ Championship Cook-off, arts & crafts booths, live entertainment, dog pageant, etc.
September 26, 2009 21st Annual Taste of the Bayou
Bayou La Batre, Alabama
A seafood tasting event, featuring thirty-plus booths with succulent dishes prepared by local and professional chefs.
September 25-27, 2009 Antique & Apple Festival
Moulton, Alabama
See and learn about the many different varieties of home grown apples, sample more than 50 varieties, and shop for arts and crafts such as handmade pottery, jewelry, furniture, and antiques. Food vendors with sweets and treats.
October 8-10, 2009 Saint George Middle Eastern Food Festival
Jefferson, Alabama
Three day Middle Eastern Food Festival. Homemade foods such as humos, Kibbee, Filafil and Baklawa.
October 8-11, 2009 38th Annual National Shrimp Festival
Gulf Shores, Alabama
The Annual National Shrimp Festival is one of the nation's premier outdoor festivals, attracting over 300,000 people. Continuous musical entertainment, Children’s Art Village, arts, crafts, fabulous seafood & international marketplace.
October 10, 2009 The Evergreen Sausage Festival
Evergreen, Alabama
Sponsored by the Evergreen Conecuh County Chamber of Commerce. Arts & Crafts, Children's activities, CCHS DooDaa Pet Parade, Live entertainment through out the day Food: Conecuh Sausage Dogs and local food venders.
October 17-18, 2009 Alabama Gourd Show
Cullman, Alabama
Arts & crafts made from gourds, ribbon competition exhibit hall, gourd art crafting class, free demonstrations of their crafts. There is also a dinner on Saturday night where gourds and other items are auctioned off.
October 30-31, 2009 DEGAQUE Alabama Barbecue Championship
Talladega, Alabama
$50,000 prize money.
October 30-Nov 8, 2009 National Peanut Festival
Dothan, Alabama
Approximately half of the peanuts grown in the United States are grown within a 100-mile radius of Dothan, Alabama. The National Peanut Festival (NPF) -- the nation's largest peanut festival -- is held each fall to honor peanut growers and to celebrate the harvest season
October 31, 2009 Elberta German Sausage Festival
Elberta, Alabama
We're the original, and still the best! Twice a year, the last Saturday in both March and October.
November 2-8, 2009 Alabama Pecan Festival
Mobile, Alabama
Live entertainment, arts and crafts, food, carnival rides, children's talent show, Jet/Hank Williams Songwriters and Talent Contest, charity bakeoff.
2010 ALABAMA 2010
FOOD & WINE FESTIVALS, SHOWS, EVENTS
March 25-27, 2010 Gulf Coast Antiques, Food & Wine Festival
Mobile, Alabama
Experience a world-class Antiques Show while sampling gourmet food and wine from Mobile’s finest restaurants.
April 10-11, 2010 6th Annual Alabama Chicken & Egg Festival
Moulton, Alabama
An outdoor festival with food vendors, live entertainment, BBQ chicken cooking contest, educational exhibits, children’s activities, arts and crafts fair, Chicken Clucking Contest, Chicken Wing & Hard Boiled Egg Eating Contests.
2008 ALABAMA 2008
FOOD & WINE FESTIVALS, SHOWS, EVENTS
waiting for new 2009 dates
October 25, 2008 Beatrice Sausage Festival
Beatrice, Alabama
A fun filled day of activities, entertainment, and food for the whole family to enjoy! A pumpkin carving contest will be held to include all age groups. Prepare and enter your favorite recipe using Monroe Sausage in the 2nd Annual Monroe Sausage Recipe Contest. Games, Entertainment.
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