Plan Ahead: Blueberry Jamboree Next Weekend

June 6, 2009

Join NorthEscambia.com for the first annual Escambia County Blueberry Jamboree next Saturday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Barrineau Park Community Center, 6055 Barrineau Park School Road in Molino. Hosted by the Escambia County Neighborhoods/Community Services Bureau and Escambia County Extension Services, the Blueberry Jamboree will be a nostalgic throwback to the old fashioned festivals of years past.

Celebrating locally grown blueberries and live bluegrass music, this free festival will feature contests in pie eating, blueberry spitting and bubble gum blowing. The Kids’ Zone will include bounce houses, face painting and educational games. For the athlete, a “Race for the Blueberries” 5K walk/run begins at 8 a.m. with gift baskets awarded to the winners in each category. To register for the 5K, visit the web site, www.blueberryjamboree.com.

Festival organizers are seeking participants for The Great Blueberry Bake-Off. Three categories are open to the public to compete for cash prizes: pies/cobblers, cakes and other assorted blueberry dishes. Registration is free and will be held from 8:30 to 10 a.m. A copy of the recipe must also be submitted. For details, visit the web site, www.blueberryjamboree.com.

For more information on any of the Blueberry Jamboree festivities, call Brandi Daigle at 475-5220 or Libbie Johnson, 475-5230.

The Blueberry Jamboree is sponsored in part by NorthEscambia.com.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News