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37th annual Brooklet Peanut Festival chock full o' nuts
Tony Murray of the Cook Shack out of Blackshear gets a batch of peanuts ready for bagging for Sammy Tyre, far left, and Mason Ross during the 37th annual Brooklet Peanut Festival on Saturday, Sept. 19.
The 37th annual Brooklet Peanut Festival was held Saturday, Sept. 19 and more than 120 bushels of raw peanuts were boiled at the festival.
The event included a parade, vendors, arts and crafts, bands and tractor races for fast-pedaling kids and slow-driving adults.
Peggy Croft celebrates as the winner of the annual Slowest Tractor Race, defeating Maddox Ashford, a sixth grader at Southeast Bulloch Middle School.
- photo by Jason Martin
The event is organized by the Brooklet Community Development Association, a group of dedicated volunteers, and with the support of many local businesses as sponsors.
At the Build A Dragon booth, Jeremi Sigler, center, helps, from left, Sherry Key (in yellow shirt), her daughter Marilyn Sikes, her daughter's friend Kyla Gleockler and friend Gabby Tiller with designing their own dragon.
- photo by Jason Martin
Maverick Allen, a first grader at Brooklet Elementary, enjoys one of the rides at the Festival.
- photo by Jason Martin
The 2026 Brooklet Peanut Festival.
- photo by Jason Martin
