National Pie Championship and American Pie Festival

NOTE:  While this event has come and gone, pie festivals continue and the link is correct so we’re leaving this post here!

 

Two major pie events are coming to the Orlando area in April.

The 15th Annual National Pie Championships are sponsored by the American Pie Council and Crisco®.   Junior, amateur, professional, and commercial bakers will compete in more than 25 pie flavor categories for the National Pie Championships, and it’s not too late to enter.  Prizes include Sears Kenmore ranges, Chef Depot gift certificates, Crisco® gift baskets, cash awards, and bragging rights as the best pie maker in the nation.

It takes place April 24-26 at the Ramada Orlando Celebration Resort and Convention Center in Kissimmee, Florida.   Entry forms are due April 9, 2009.  Don’t bake?  Be a judge.  Limited amount of judging entries are also available.

In addition, the 2009 Great American Pie Festival, sponsored by Crisco® and the American Pie Council, will feature the all-you-can-eat 55,000-slice Never-Ending Pie Buffet, pie baking competition, cooking demonstrations, pie eating contest, games, music, “Piecasso” crafts, and other pie-related festivities.

This takes place April 25-26 at Lakeside Park, 631 Sycamore Street, in downtown Celebration, Florida.  The Festival is free to the public.  The Never-Ending Pie Buffet is $10 for Adults, $5 for Seniors 65-plus and for children ages 6 to 12; children under age 6 eat pie for free.

For registration and more information visit, www.piecouncil.org.

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