Ok for all of you out there that do not know what this is, you are thinking, “This sounds like a very redneck invention.” You may be right, but it is a cotton-pickin good time. Becky likes to go to see the many crafts stands, the girls like the adventure of it and the playground, I like the car and motorcycle show. It was a magnificent turnout this year. It looked even more packed than in previous years.
Allardt, Tn is a small town. This annual festival attracts crowds from long distances. Various different states can be accounted for by walking through the parking areas and looking at the license plates. These various vehicles are parked not in blacktop areas but in fields serving as temporary parking lots. The large crowd spills out of the main district and seems to flow in amongst itself while walking mere inches from the Highway 52. Crafts, music, a pumpkin (and various other gourd) weigh off, and a parade are some of the events that take place. Not bad for a town that can be driven through in less than a minute (no joke).
This is a lineup of some of the biggest gourds to be weighed in.
One of the crafts was face painting. This is something that Rory has been into lately. She saw this booth and went running. The artist was exceptional. Thus, the wait line was very long. Nothing that came out of her tent look shabby or blotched. I was very impressed with her work. Rory’s eyes watered a little throughout the process, but she troopered on and was quite pleased with the results.
