TIFTON, Ga.— The 2005 Georgia Peanut Festival kicks off Saturday morning October 15 with fun activities scheduled for the entire day. The Georgia Peanut Commission will be on hand oil roasting delicious Georgia peanuts and distributing recipe brochures and nutritional information.

“ The Georgia Peanut Commission is proud to be a part of the Georgia Peanut Festival in Sylvester,” says Armond Morris, chairman of the Georgia Peanut Commission. “We invite everyone in Georgia to attend this festival celebrating Georgia’s Official State Crop.”

The festival is held at Jeffords Park in Sylvester, Ga. and begins at 9:00 a.m. with arts and crafts and educational displays. The Georgia Peanut Festival parade begins at 10:00 a.m. and an awards ceremony will be held at noon.
Their will be a peanut cookoff

For more information contact the Sylvester Chamber of Commerce at 229-776-6657.