Jay Peanut Festival Set For This This Weekend

October 2, 2015

The annual Jay Peanut Festival is this weekend.

For more than 20 years, The Jay Peanut Festival at the Gabbert Farm has been a fall tradition on the Gulf Coast, showcasing the history, agriculture, food and fun of Santa Rosa County.  What started as a chance for local kids and farmers to show off their best of the season has become an annual event covering 15 acres and drawing about 70,000 people to the Gabbert farm over two days.

“I describe it to people as being like an old-fashioned county fair, without the carnival rides,” said Brenda Gabbert, who has coordinated the festival with her husband, Gene, for over 25 years.

“It’s all about farming and rural life. That’s what we try to show people,” she said. “It’s good for the whole family. There is something for everybody. We really cater to the kids.”

The event includes the 1930s Farm Museum, food booths, dozens of arts and crafts vendors, pony rides, games and fun.  The Jay Peanut Festival is also a chance to try all varieties of peanuts – boiled, green, fried, candied and more.

Admission is free, 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The Gabbert farm is located at 3604 Pine Level Road.

NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.

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One Response to “Jay Peanut Festival Set For This This Weekend”

  1. well on October 2nd, 2015 8:03 am

    A good time too.

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