Unique Festivals and Events - June

Many cities and towns hold traditional annual events surrounding a particular regional food, animal or cultural activity. Strawberry Festivals, Jazz Festivals and Summer Festivals abound, but some celebrations are much more unusual, such as the World Grits Festival in South Carolina, Ohio's Moonshine Festival or The Gizzard Fest in Michigan.

Below is a listing of the unique festivals for this month. Click on name of any city to visit a Website about the event. Most of these Sites are quite entertaining and are worth viewing for some enjoyable armchair travel even if you don't plan to visit.

• Arkansas

  • Malvern - Brickfest
    June 22 - 24, 2006
    Malvern celebrates its claim to the title "Brick Capital of the World" with a brick toss, a best dressed brick contest, a brick car derby, a parade, music, food and other activities.

• Illinois

  • Collinsville - Horseradish Festival
    June 10 - 11, 2006
    "The Horseradish Capital of the World" celebration of the spicy root includes a root toss, a root sacking contest, a horseradish cooking contest, a root derby with cars made from horseradish, along with crafts, music and other events.

• Louisiana

  • Church Point - Buggy Festival
    June 1 - 4, 2006
    Church Point, “The Buggy Capital of the World”, is host to this festival which celebrates both the buggy and Cajun culture. Features include Cajun music, Cajun food, pageants, parades, and a French speaking contest for children.

• Michigan

  • Potterville - Gizzard Fest
    June 16 - 18, 2006
    Gizzards are on the menu at the Potterville Gizzard Fest, deep-fried for those participating in the gizzard eating contest. Other events include live entertainment, a parade and fireworks.
  
  
  
  • Battle Creek - Cereal Festival
    June 8 - 11, 2006
    Cereal, Pop Tarts, donut holes and bananas are served to 60,000 each year at the "World's Longest Breakfast Table", part of the Battle Creek Cereal Festival. The breakfast table is actually over 300 tables lining an avenue in downtown Battle Creek, and the breakfast, thanks to the sponsoring cereal and other companies and local volunteers, is free to all.

• Minnesota

  • Henderson - Sauerkraut Days
    June 23 - 25, 2006
    Sauerkraut Days features brats, beer and three days of free kraut. Highlights include a kraut eating contest, music and a parade.

• Mississippi

  • Tupelo - Elvis Presley Festival
    June 2 - 4, 2006
    This Festival honoring Elvis features a pet parade with a prize category for Elvis look-alike pets, a road race past Elvis' birthplace with a prize for the best-dressed Elvis running in the race and a recliner race in which contestants are pushed in recliners, sofas or other furniture. Entries must be themed to reflect the spirit of one of Elvis' 33 movies.

• North Carolina

  • Spivey’s Corner - National Hollerin' Contest
    June 18, 2006
    Hollerin’ has it roots on the rafts of loggers in the 1700s who hollered to each other to avoid collisions. The hollers, which shift between a normal and falsetto voice can be heard up to three miles away. Seperate Hollerin' Contests are held for Men, Women, Teens and Juniors, and the festival also includes entertainment, exhibits, and an arts and crafts show.

• Texas

  • Luling - Watermelon Thump
    June 22 - 25, 2006
    Highlights include watermelon seed spitting contest (one contestant reached a distance of over 68 feet,) melon eating contests, music, exhibitors and rides.

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