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to enjoy the special events and activities of the North Carolina Blueberry Festival.
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Saturday, June 24, 2006
in Historic Downtown Burgaw
Pender County is hosting the third annual
North Carolina Blueberry Festival on Saturday, June
24th 2006 in historic downtown Burgaw, North Carolina.
We had so much fun the first two years, that we are
excited to have it again this year.
The Blueberry Festival celebrates the
historical, economic, and cultural significance of
blueberries in the southeastern region of our state.
The first cultivated blueberry production in North
Carolina began in the Pender County area in the 1930s.
Currently, Pender County ranks second in blueberry
production for the state.
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for more information:
Festivities
will include:
- Art prints by this year’s commemorative
print artist, nationally recognized Pender County
native Ivey Hayes
- All-day live entertainment on the Festival Stage
- A Blueberry Recipe and Bakeoff Contest
- A Blueberry Education and Farming ExpositionChildren’s
activities Arts & Crafts vendors from across
the state
- The best food vendors the region has to offer
including Southeastern North Carolina Barbecue
and World Famous Paul’s Place Hotdogs
- A Beer and Wine Garden
- A Car show
- Cape Fear Cyclists Bicycle Ride; no fee or preregistration,
just go to their booth at 9:00am. Route will be
under 15 miles.
- and more!....
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Tentative
Schedule of Events
| 9:00
am |
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Arts & Crafts and Food
Vendor Booths Open
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| 10:00
am |
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Opening Ceremony - Main Stage
Area, Fremont Street
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Headliner
bands between 11:00 - 9:00
- Craig Woolard Band
- Sammy O'Banion & The Mardi Gras
Band
- The Attractions Band
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| 9:00
pm |
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Festival Ends
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For more information call the Pender
County Tourism Office toll free at (888) 576-4756.
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Blueberry
Recipes and Contest
Recipe Contest
The Star News, the North Carolina Cooperative
Extension Service, and the NC Department of Agriculture
and Consumer Services will be hosting the 3rd Annual
NC Blueberry Festival Recipe Contest. The contest
will be held Friday, June 23, (the day before the
festival) at the Agriculture Building, 801 South Walker
Street in Burgaw. The competition is sponsored by
The
Star News with cash prizes being awarded
in each of six categories.
Featuring the NC Blueberry is what the
Blueberry Festival is all about, and what better way
to do that than in a delicious blueberry dish. Recipes
for the contest may include your favorite pie, or
jam, jelly, cakes, salad and more. You're invited
to enter your blueberry dish for the food display
and judging.
Rules: 2006
Recipe Contest Rules (pdf)
Sponsor:
Recipes for fun
Just to get your taste buds in the mood
for the festival, read some of these recipes and dream
about the wonderful blueberry tastes.
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Attention:
Churches wanting to sell baked goods
The Blueberry Baked Goods Sale is a
community involvement event sponsored by the NC Blueberry
Festival Association. Participation is open to all
Pender County area churches. If your church would
like to participate, then print out the following
application file, complete it, and return it to The
NC Blueberry Festival Association. The application
must be returned by April 17, 2006.
Church
Baked Goods Sale Application
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Attention:
Arts and Crafts Vendors
If you'd like to participate as an arts
and crafts vendor during the NC Blueberry Festival,
then print out the following application file, complete
it, and return it to The NC Blueberry Festival Association.
The application must be returned by April 30, 2006.
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Attention:
Food Vendors
If you'd like to participate as a food
vendor during the NC Blueberry Festival, then print
out the following application files, complete both
of them, and return them to The NC Blueberry Festival
Association. The applications must be returned by
April 30, 2006.
Food
Vendor Application (.doc)
Food Vendor Application (image to print out)
Temporary
Food Establishment Application
(.doc)
Temporary Food Establishment Application (image to
print out)
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Blueberry
Festival Sponsors
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