The National Cornbread Festival is a celebration of

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and cornbread-related activities. The festival, held in

South Pittsburg, Tennessee South Pittsburg is a city in Marion County, Tennessee, United States. It is part of the Chattanooga, TN– GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,106 at the 2020 census. South Pittsburg is home to the National Cornbread Festi ...

from 1997 to 2019 during the last full weekend in April, will resume in 2022. Among the attractions featured at the National Cornbread Festival are: * The Cornbread Cookoff * The Cornbread Eating Competition * The Cornbread 5k Race * Cornbread Alley (a sampling of various cornbread recipes from local organizations) * Arts and Crafts from area vendors * Tours of the

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Cast Iron Skillet Foundry * Tours of historic South Pittsburg * The Cornbread Classic Car Cruise-In * Live music from performers including perennial favorite, Rhonda Vincent In the year 2000 the National Cornbread Festival was selected as one of the top 100 events in North America by the

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. The

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was to blame for all cancellations since 2020; the 24th was deferred to April 2022.

2007 National Cornbread Competition winners

* Cornbread Eating Competition Matthew Tichenor of Birmingham, AL Chad Campbell of Florence, AL * Buttermilk Chug Nicholas Harris of Huntsville, AL

References

NPR's Day to Day : Voices from the National Cornbread Festival
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External links

National Cornbread Festival Official Website
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