Schedule of Events
Your weekend can be as full or relaxed as you’d like – there’s always something going on at the National Cornbread Festival. Use this schedule to plan what you want to see and when you need to be there. Find the fun!
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26th Annual National Cornbread Festival
All times are Central Daylight Time
Souvenirs pre-sale in April
- Beginning TBA (National Cornbread Headquarters, 221 S Cedar Ave, South Pittsburg, TN 37380)
Saturday, March 18
- 6:00 p.m. – Miss National Cornbread Contest Pageant (The Princess Theater)
Tuesday, April 25-30
- Week-long Carnival by Kissel Rides begin
- Weeknights after 6:00 p.m.
- Saturday and Sunday after 10:00 a.m.
Friday, April 28
- 6:00 p.m. – Opening Ceremonies
- 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. – Street Dance
- 10:00 p.m. – Fireworks Display
Saturday, April 29 – Exact Times & Events TBA
Sunday, April 30 – Exact Times & Events TBA
Join us for
our 26th Annual Festival.
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All Weekend
- Festival Foods – Southern Cooking and Dishes from across the USA
- Cornbread Alley – Samples of cornbread recipes galore
- Free cornbread fritter samples throughout the festival – Look for the flags
- Non-Stop Entertainment on three stages
- Entertainers located at Builtwell Bank Stage, Tower Community Bank Stage, and The Front Porch
- Cornbread Eatin’, Buttermilk Chuggin’, Ice Cream Eatin’, and Frozen T-shirt Contests
- 100 Juried Arts & Crafts Vendors
- Official NCF Souvenirs
- Children’s Activities at Kid’s Corner sponsored by The Drug Store
Cracker Barrel – Rotary Club Pancake Breakfast
Make sure to join us on Sunday, April 30 from 7:30 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. for fresh sausage and milk, coffee, or juice with a stack of hotcakes dripping in butter and syrup. It’s just $5 per plate. Proceeds benefit the Marion County Children’s Fund.
Come on down and have a hearty breakfast that’ll fuel you for a day of fun!