38th Annual Vidalia Onion Festival

From 38th Annual Vidalia Onion Festival Website:

2015 Vidalia Onion Festival
April 23-26, 2015

Each spring, food lovers across the nation anticipate the harvest of Georgias Official State Vegetable, the famous Vidalia Onion. The Vidalia community celebrates the occasion with a four-day festival thats packed with fun-filled activities that offer something for everyone. The Vidalia Onion Festival has been featured on The Food Network and recognized as one of the Five Dont-Miss Festivals Across the U.S. by MSNBC. Join us for a sweet time in Vidalia!

The fun starts before the festival officially begins with a youth boys baseball tournament, the Miss Vidalia Onion Pageant and Tales from the Altamaha, a Georgia folk-life play.

The festival weekend officially kicks off with a childrens parade and opening ceremonies that include a Movie Under the Stars. Other festival activities include a street dance, arts & crafts show, sidewalk sales, and famous onion-eating contest.

The excitement builds at the Vidalia Regional Airport with a fantastic airshow Saturday and Sunday featuring the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, Jim Tobul in his F4U-4 Corsair, Lucas Oil Air Show, Jimmy Burkes Yak 52, Keith Davis Pitts and more. Theres also a Kiwanis Onion Run, carnival, and the Vidalia Onion Festival concert featuring Lonestar. And for those who wish to celebrate the sweet Vidalia Onion in all of its culinary glory, dont miss the Golden Onion professional chef competition, the Culinary Extravaganza, and the Vidalia Onion Recipe Contest and Public Tasting, which showcases the talents of home cooks. This is only a taste! Youll have to come to Vidalia to experience the whole onion.