7:30am: Breakfast at Lions Club (corner of Washington & School House, N of 313)
8:00am: Streets closed
8:30-9:30am: Drop off cook-off dishes at community center
9:00am: Vendors open
DJ Martin Mathis & entertainment begins
10:30am: Grits eating contest
12:00pm: Midday Ceremony
Presentation of Colors
Pledge of Allegiance
Invocation
National Anthem
Presentation of Cook-Off Winners
Parade
1:00pm: Entertainment resumes
Corn shelling contest
2:00pm: Grits pit
4:00pm: Festival ends
7:30am Breakfast
10:30am Tasters’ choice contest in community center
10:30am Eating contest
11:00am Grits Toss
1:00pm Corn shelling
1:30pm Treasure hunt
2:00pm Grits Pit
10:00am Lilly Bagwell
10:30-11:30am Empire Dance Studio – 18 kids singing
2:30pm Makinsey
3:00pm Cordele Ukulele Band
3:30pm Gospel Travelers