Alabama Butterbean Festival

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The Alabama Butterbean Festival takes place along Main Street in downtown Pinson during the first September weekend. Honoring the locally grown butterbean, the festival is billed as the the first, largest and only Butterbean Festival in the United States.

The event was conceived in 2006 by area resident Phil Sims as a means to bring together the members of newly incorporated Pinson as well as celebrate the area's history. Musical acts, kid's activities, and tours of the Furnaces museum round out the weekend.

2006

18,000 people attended the inaugural festival on September 2. Events included a butterbean recipe contest, a cornbread cookoff, a barbecue cookoff, a Tailwaggin' Pageant for dogs and both a 5K and a 1-mile footrace.

Reference

  • Martin, Wayne (August 2, 2006) "Pinson fest to honor butterbeans, history." Birmingham News.

External link

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