The Bernice Garden will host the 1st AR Cornbread Festival from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Sat, Nov. 5, 2011.

What’s more American than baseball and apple pie? Cornbread and Main Street.

Join us at The Bernice Garden for the inaugural Cornbread Festival on Saturday, November 5. Both those making cornbread for a living as well as those who have made cornbread all their lives will compete for the best overall cornbread in the state. People attending the event as well as a panel of celebrity judges will taste-test samples to determine the best traditional, nontraditional and sweet cornbread recipes.

Enjoy blues, bluegrass and folk music while you stroll vendor booths for Arkansas goods, learn about nonprofits and their important work in our community, play games with your kids and experience South Main for its commitment to heritage during its modern revitalization.

11 a.m. – 2 p.m. – Cornbread tasting

2-3 p.m. – Present awards

Saturday, November 5, 2011

The Bernice Garden

Corner of Daisy Gatson Bates and South Main, south of Interstate 630 in downtown Little Rock

Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for children 6-12 years of age, free for children five and under.