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Jay Peanut Festival Will Attract Thousands
October 3, 2009
The 20th Annual Jay Peanut Festival is expected to attract about 70,000 people this weekend.
The Peanut Festival will feature something fun for everyone including arts and crafts, antiques, inflatable rides, rock climbing wall, pony rides, hay rides, train rides and much more. The Gabbert’s 1930’s Farm Museum will also be open for tours. There will be plenty of food available…kettle corn, BBQ, hamburgers, roasted corn, apple dumplings and more.
And, of course, peanuts will be the star of the festival, and there will be plenty of green peanuts and boiled peanuts as well as fried, roasted and candied peanuts.
Admission and parking are free, but the Jay High School FFA will be hosting the first annual Keith Rowland Memorial Scholarship fundraiser during the Peanut Festival. You can support the Jay FFA by parking your car on the designated grounds at the Rowland home. (3696 Pine Level Chruch Road) A trolley cart will be provided for transport. We are asking for a $4.00 donation. All proceeds will go to the Keith Rowland FFA Memorial Scholarship Fund.
The event is dedicated to the memory of Melissa Caroline Gabbert, who died of cancer in 1990. The Jay Peanut festival will take place until 6 p.m. Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday at Gabbert Farm south of Jay off Highway 89 at 3604 Pine Level Church Road. (A map is at the bottom of this page.)
Pictured above: Large crowds attended the annual Jay Peanut Festival last year. NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.
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