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June 29-30, 2012
Emerson, Arkansas

You won't see anything else quite like it.

It's a small-town festival with a one-of-a-kind world championship sporting event, complete with the world's fastest garden tillers.

Have fun exploring our website.  Discover what happens on this one special weekend in Emerson, Arkansas (pop. 368 according to the 2010 census - a 2.5 percent increase from 2000).

Better yet, come to the award-winning PurpleHull Pea Festival Friday and Saturday, June 29-30, 2012, and join the fun.

See you there!

P.S. Keep track of updates about our festival by going to our Facebook fan page.  You do not have to be a member of Facebook to see them.  Our fan page is at:

www.facebook.com/purplehull

We're looking forward to seeing you there!

What's New?

The PurpleHull Pea Pageant Application is now online.  Contestants, also please download the Pageant Information Sheet.

All new for 2012!  The "Peas Got Talent" talent contest!  More information is available at our "Peas Got Talent" page.

The 2012 Food Vendor Application is now online.  If you're a food vendor,
  please also download the Food Vendor Information page.

The 2012 Arts & Crafts Vendor Application is now online.

Take a look at some great 2010 festival photos from Joe Dempsey.
Also check out Joe's great online coverage of our 2010 festival.

A great article about us by reporter Kat Robinson of Tie Dye Travels.

Become a fan of the PurpleHull Pea Festival on Facebook.




Look at the 2009 Great PurpleHull Peas & Cornbread Cook Off''s winning entry
   in the Best Original Recipe category, PurpleHull Peas & Rice Casserole.
   Also,the second place winner in this category, PurpleHull Pea Chili, 

YouTube video of Marilynn Smith's spill in the 2009 women's tiller race by Kat
   Robinson of Tie Dye Travels.

The 20th anniversary cookbook, "20 Pea Pickin' Years," is now
on sale.  And it can be ordered online.  Go to the cookbook page.

 

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Pea Pageant | Arts & Crafts | Applications | Emerson
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PurpleHull Pea Festival &
World Championship Rotary Tiller Race
P.O. Box 1
Emerson, Arkansas  71740  USA
Phone: (870) 547-3500 or (501) 416-4657
Pea-Mail: purplehull@juno.com

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immense gratitude to Magnolia InterNet Services for
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