National Banana Pudding Festival

National Banana Pudding Festival The Award Winning National Banana Pudding Festival, Inc. the 1st full weekend in Oct., Centerville, TN. Come enjoy some good comfort food.
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Come hungry & ready for fun! We are a festival with a heart, our profits will go to support local non-profits. A festival celebrating the best of Southern Comfort Food....banana pudding...lots of great food, entertainment, fun for the kids and entire family....come hungry and leave satisfied.....

🎟️ Tickets Are On Sale NOW! 🍌🥄The countdown to the 2026 National Banana Pudding Festival has officially begun! Join us O...
06/08/2026

🎟️ Tickets Are On Sale NOW! 🍌🥄

The countdown to the 2026 National Banana Pudding Festival has officially begun! Join us October 3–4 for a weekend filled with delicious banana pudding, live entertainment, family fun, craft vendors, food trucks, competitions, and so much more.

Don’t miss your chance to be part of Tennessee’s sweetest tradition. Secure your tickets today and start planning your festival weekend!

🎫 Get your tickets now to secure your early bird discount.

www.bananapuddingfest.org

📢‼️Things to know

• Tickets are ONLY sold through our website or in person day of the event.

• Free off site parking is available

• Pudding Path Tickets are sold at the event

• Service animals only


🚨 Attention Vendors! 🚨Craft vendor spots for the National Banana Pudding Festival are officially SOLD OUT for 2026! 🎉If ...
04/22/2026

🚨 Attention Vendors! 🚨

Craft vendor spots for the National Banana Pudding Festival are officially SOLD OUT for 2026! 🎉

If you missed your chance this year, we’d still love to have you—be sure to apply early next year so you don’t miss out!

🍴 We still have 2 food vendor spots remaining!
If you’ve been thinking about joining us, now’s the time—head to our website and get your application in before they’re gone! https://www.bananapuddingfest.org/pages/vendors

🍌 Calling all banana pudding pros… it’s your time to shine! 🍌Cook-Off Applications for this year’s National Banana Puddi...
04/21/2026

🍌 Calling all banana pudding pros… it’s your time to shine! 🍌

Cook-Off Applications for this year’s National Banana Pudding Festival are officially open and filling up fast for October 3rd & 4th, 2026!

Whether you’ve got a secret family recipe or a creative twist that’ll wow the crowd, we’re looking for the best of the best to compete for bragging rights, sweet recognition… and cash prizes up to $2,000 💰👀

Spots are fill up fast, so don’t wait—get your application in and be part of one of the most loved traditions of the festival!

Think you’ve got what it takes? Let’s see it. 🏆

✨ Apply Today https://www.bananapuddingfest.org/pages/national-cook-off

This week, we’re celebrating the heart behind the Festival 💛To every volunteer who scoops, serves, directs, lifts, smile...
04/21/2026

This week, we’re celebrating the heart behind the Festival 💛

To every volunteer who scoops, serves, directs, lifts, smiles, and shows up year after year — you are what makes the National Banana Pudding Festival so special. It’s your time, your energy, and your passion that turn this event into something unforgettable for thousands of guests.

We couldn’t do it without you… and we wouldn’t want to.

Thank you for being the sweetest part of our team 🍌✨

🚨 Vendor Call – Final Spots for the 2026 Festival! 🚨We’re almost full and putting the finishing touches on our vendor li...
04/21/2026

🚨 Vendor Call – Final Spots for the 2026 Festival! 🚨

We’re almost full and putting the finishing touches on our vendor lineup for October 3rd & 4th, 2026 — and we’ve got just a few spots left!

✨ 1 Craft Vendor Opening
We’re looking for something truly unique — handmade, creative, and eye-catching products that will stand out and give guests something they haven’t seen before.

🍴 5 Food Vendor Openings
Help us bring even more flavor to the festival! We’re especially looking for:
• Pizza 🍕
• Italian 🇮🇹
• Mexican 🌮
• Asian 🍜

🌎 In 2025, we welcomed over 9,400 attendees from 30 states and 6 countries. If you want to sell to — or serve — an incredible crowd, now’s your chance!

👉 Ready to apply?
Visit: https://www.bananapuddingfest.org/pages/vendors to learn more and submit your application.

👀 Stay tuned — we’ll be announcing this year’s vendor lineup soon!

We’re already daydreaming about the next National Banana Pudding Festival. 🍌More pudding, more memories, and another yea...
03/10/2026

We’re already daydreaming about the next National Banana Pudding Festival. 🍌

More pudding, more memories, and another year of bringing our community together for a sweet tradition we all love. Who else is counting down with us? 💛

Our sponsors help make the National Banana Pudding Festival possible each year. 🍌As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, the festival ...
03/10/2026

Our sponsors help make the National Banana Pudding Festival possible each year. 🍌

As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, the festival is about more than banana pudding. Last year, we helped raise nearly $90,000 for different causes in our community.

We are always looking for more amazing sponsors to be part of this sweet tradition and help us make an even bigger impact. 💛

“Howww-deeee!”Channeling a little bit of Minnie Pearl charm at the National Banana Pudding Festival! With a sweet smile,...
02/25/2026

“Howww-deeee!”

Channeling a little bit of Minnie Pearl charm at the National Banana Pudding Festival! With a sweet smile, a flowered hat, and a whole lot of Southern sass, we’re serving up laughs, music, and pudding that’ll make you say “Mercy!”

🍌 Who’s already day dreaming about next years festival?

Make sure you’re following us on social media so you can be one of the first to grab tickets when they go on sale!

🍌 We have opened up our Vendor and Cookoff applications for the 2026 festival!

Apply today at www.bananapuddingfest.org

🍌 We also have sponsorship opportunities available. Do you want to have your business showcased across our social media and festival?

Reach out to us at [email protected] for more information.

As the Southeast Festivals and Events Association Conference wraps up, we just want to say the biggest THANK YOU for hav...
02/25/2026

As the Southeast Festivals and Events Association Conference wraps up, we just want to say the biggest THANK YOU for having us! 💛✨

What an incredible few days! Four of our National Banana Pudding Festival board members are heading home feeling so inspired, energized, and honestly just so grateful. From planning tips to fresh marketing ideas, sponsorship strategies, inclusivity conversations, and everything in between — we soaked it all in!

We love learning from other passionate event leaders who care about their communities as much as we do. We’re already buzzing with ideas and can’t wait to pour everything we learned into making this year’s festival even sweeter. 🍌🎉

So thankful for the connections, the conversations, and the encouragement. Now… back to planning something amazing! 💫

🍌 2026 National Banana Pudding Festival Cook-Off 🍌The best banana pudding in the United States is crowned right here — a...
02/24/2026

🍌 2026 National Banana Pudding Festival Cook-Off 🍌

The best banana pudding in the United States is crowned right here — and this year, the stakes are even sweeter.

🥇 First Prize – $2,000
🥈 Second Prize – $1,000
🥉 Third Prize – $500

Bring your original recipe (not previously published in a commercial magazine or book) and take your shot. Ten finalists will be selected to compete live in Centerville, Tennessee at 9AM on Saturday of the festival.

No application fee. You can apply more than once (one recipe per application).

You can’t win if you don’t apply. 🍌⬇️
https://www.eventeny.com/events/applications/application/?id=7906

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