Alabama Butterbean Festival
The Alabama Butterbean Festival takes place along Main Street in downtown Pinson during the first weekend of September. Honoring the locally grown butterbean, the festival is billed as 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. The event features arts & crafts, kid's activities, beauty pageants, athletic events and cooking contests featuring butterbeans.
2007
The second annual festival was held on Septemmber 1.
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
- Alabama Butterbean Festival official website