The Grits Festival is held every year in the small town of St. George, which calls itself the Grits Capital of the World. The residents of St George consume more grits per capita than anywhere else in the world.
St George puts on an amazing grits festival every year to prove it. You might not be familiar with grits, unless you’re a true southerner, because three-quarters of grits sold in the United States are sold in “the South” in an area stretching from Texas to Virginia, also known as the “grits belt”. If you haven’t tried grits before, you should try to visit the grits festival.
Not only can you eat grits – grits breakfast, grits dinner, you can also learn about grits grinding. Then work up a real apetite by participating in the 5K run, so that you can compete in the grits eating contest.
There’s even a grits dunking booth.
The World Grits Festival takes place on April 17-19 in St. George.
Each year E.C.C.K.F. brings together paddling enthusiasts of all levels with world-renowned instructors and equipment manufacturers. The action-packed festival features a multitude of on-water classes, lectures, and demonstrations directed to the novice as well as the experienced paddler. Plus over 40 commercial exhibitors will be on-hand to give you a chance to try the latest equipment before you buy.
The 2009 festival kicks off Friday with classes, workshops, and boat demonstrations. Join keynote speaker Russell Farrow for the opening barbecue dinner and social. Russell will present an exciting multimedia presentation of his six-week kayaking trip to Canadian High Arctic on the north end of Baffin Island (600 miles north of the Arctic Circle).