While I love the holidays in Celebration, nothing makes me happier than the arrival of spring and the Great American Pie Festival!
This year marks the 12th year that the ever popular American Pie Council Great American Pie Festival sponsored by Crisco® returns to Celebration, Florida, making the dreams of thousands of pie lovers come true on April 27th and 28th, 2013.
The festival will be held at Lakeside Park at 631 Sycamore St. in downtown Celebration, Florida 34747. Hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday, April 27; noon to 5 p.m., Sunday, April 28.
Admission to the Great American Pie Festival is free, and full of great activities, entertainment, and most importantly pie!
Some of the activities that you’ll find at the festival include a Pie Creation Station, pie tin art activity for art lovers of all ages, and the Pietopia Demonstration Stage sponsored by Village Inn and Bakers Square Restaurants, featuring entertainment and baking demonstrations with chefs from across the country.
And what would a Pie Festival be without the kids’ and adults’ pie eating contests that are returning this year, once again sponsored by Private Selection.
There is also a really large Children’s area that is chocked full of great crafts, some are edible and all are fun, and tons of bouncy houses. Zoe absolutely LOVES this area, and while she loves the pie this is her absolute favorite area!!! Admission to participate in all this area has to offer is $10/child, but it is absolutely worth it and a great way to work off some of the pie you’ve eaten!
However the shining star of the Great American Pie Festival is the Never Ending Pie Buffet, which last year featured an astounding 90,000 slices of pie as well as ice cream, toppings and beverages from America’s best known commercial bakers.
This year the Never Ending Pie Buffet will feature Bakers Square Restaurants and Pies, Bonert’s Slice of Pie, J. Horner’s Desserts, Kroger’s Private Selection, Publix Super Markets, Inc., Rocky Mountain Pies, Smucker’s Toppings, Village Inn, and Wick’s Pies among others.
Tickets to the Pie Buffet are $10 for adults and $5 for seniors over 65 and children under 5 to enjoy all they care of eat and drink.
Now…for the super fun part!
I am giving away a Family Four Pack of Tickets to the Great American Pie Festival’s Never Ending Pie Buffet! The Family Four Pack of Tickets includes 2 adult and 2 children’s admission tickets, and entry is easy and ends on April 19, 2013. So enter our giveaway today and every day until then!
Great American Pie Festival Giveaway!
Good luck and I hope to see you there!!!
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This Canadian wouldn’t mind trying some good ol American pie…followed up by some boot camp of course 🙂
Lots and lots and lots and lots of boot camp!!! LOL!!!
Did somebody say Pie? OMG! This sounds like a fabulous festival!
It is soooo much fun!!!!!! Good luck!!!
win or not we are planning to be there,,,,hope to see ya!!!!
I hope we see you, too! Knowing us…we’ll be there both days!!!
we will for sure be there Sunday,,,
Shelley,,, where would be the bestplace to park for the event,,should we come in the main entrance off 192 ,,?
I would try to get there early and park somewhere off of canal street or park along Celebration Avenue. The church downtown usually charges for parking, but it is convenient and the money does go to the church.