The Pecan Festival of Georgia gave Pierce Countians and visitors a day of live performances, local crafts and diverse food vendors. Festival goers enjoyed arts and crafts vendors, car show and pecan pie and dessert contest, the day was filled with fun and excitement for everyone. Above left the Exchange Club of Blackshear flag and ‘old glory’ wave welcoming the crowd; center: Millie Walker, daughter of Rachel and Jake Walker of Blackshear enjoys a funnel cake; above right: Aubrey Hill, daughter of Presley and Summer Hill of Blackshear, was all smiles on the bungee jump.
2024 Pecan Festival of Georgia better than ever
A brightly colored rainbow of classic cars was on display at the Pecan Festival as people made their way from Main St. to Blackshear City Park. Pictures by Greg O’Driscoll
The crowds were big this year, packing out the Blackshear City Park with festival goers, sampling everything the Georgia Pecan Festival had to offer this year be it arts and crafts, food, music, friends and then some.
Trinity and Heaven Melton (l-r) look for their favorite authors at Pierce County Library’s tent, Colleen Hoover and J.K. Rowling respectively.
Wyatt Henderson tears into the fun with a big bite from a smoked turkey leg purchased from one of many food trucks on hand.
The prettiest bushel of pecans you could ask for! Back row (l-r): 2024 Interview Award Jillian Floyd, 2024 Miss Georgia Pecan Ava Wilkinson, 2024 Young Miss Georgia Pecan Kylie Harper and 2024 Teen Miss Georgia Pecan Addison Driggers. Front row (l-r): 2024 People’s Choice Ellie Jones, 2024 Tiny Miss Georgia Pecan Celee Ann Bowen, 2024 Baby Miss Georgia Pecan Nora Harper and 2024 Little Miss Georgia Pecan Billee Claire Boatright. Not pictured are 2024 Teeny Miss Georgia Pecan Adalynne Howell and 2024 Junior Miss Georgia Pecan Ryder Grae Manders.
Men took the pie-making and the ladies took the desserts. Above are pecan dessert first place winner Stephanie Bell, traditional pecan pie runner-up Jake Woolsey and traditional pecan pie first place winner Nick Linde. Not pictured: Pecan dessert runner-up Bea Davis.
Amy Lee Crews of Patterson got her cast off on Monday and was all smiles walking around Blackshear City Park.
Not just people make new friends at the Pecan Fest. Wayne Holder’s hybrid bully Zeus really wants to play with Thomas Beck and Ginger Boone’s much smaller Navy Bean and Leilani.
