National Cornbread Festival


The National Cornbread Festival is a celebration of cornbread and cornbread-related activities. The festival is held in South Pittsburg, Tennessee since 1997 during the last full weekend in April. Among the attractions featured at the National Cornbread Festival are:
In the year 2000 the National Cornbread Festival was selected as one of the top 100 events in North America by the American Bus Association.
2020 saw the event get cancelled as the COVID-19 pandemic was to blame; the 24th was deferred to April 2021.

2007 National Cornbread Competition winners

Matthew Tichenor of Birmingham, AL
Chad Campbell of Florence, AL
Nicholas Harris of Huntsville, AL