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In 1928, in the City of Brundidge, J.D. Johnston cranked out the city’s first commercially sold peanut butter in a two-story building on “Little Wall Street.” The peanut industry was the mainstay of the town’s economy through the Great Depression. In the 1950s, the larger peanut butter mills brought an end to the peanut butter industry in Brundidge.

In 1992, the Brundidge Historical Society brought back the city’s role in the peanut butter industry with its annual Peanut Butter Festival.

On the last Saturday in October, the BHS and the City of Brundidge host the annual harvest and heritage on the grounds of the historical Bass House, which is just across from J.D. Johnston Mill which is now a museum of local history.

As in the past, the Peanut Butter Festival will feature peanut butter in many different ways, the Peanut Butter Run, entertainment featuring traditional music, old-time demonstrations, handmade-homemade arts and crafts, a peanut butter recipe contest and the Nutter Butter Parade of funny/crazy folks and such.

The Peanut Butter Festival is months away but applications are being accepted for arts and crafts and food booths.

Space in limited so demonstrators/arts, crafts booths/ and food vendors for the annual Peanut Butter Festival are encouraged to contact Amanda Lopez at 1-516-640-0316.