Bluffton Boiled Peanut Festival 2021

Bluffton Boiled Peanut Festival 2021

Sat, Sep 11, 12 – 6 PM

Heyward House Museum and Welcome Center
70 Boundary St, Bluffton, SC

Join us in celebrating South Carolina’s delicious state snack, the boiled peanut! Enter the boiled peanut cook off or the peanut spitting contest.

For up-to-date information on the festival, please visit the Bluffton Boiled Peanut Festival Facebook page. 


The information below is from the 2020 festival.

The 2020 Bluffton Boiled Peanut Festival is set for September 12th, 2020. The event will run from 12:00 PM until 5:00 PM. This annual event is in its 9th year and is being hosted by Bluffton Rotary. Home of the World’s Largest Peanut (this peanut was built by the Bluffton Boilers), you and your family will have the perfect Instagram moment. Who knows, it may be the perfect Christmas card photo op! Details below.

Bluffton Boiled Peanut Festival 2020

The Bluffton Historical Preservation Society & The Heritage Peanut Company present the 9th Annual Bluffton Boiled Peanut Festival! This year’s festival will be held on Saturday, September 12th from 12:00-5:00 pm on Common Ground at the Heyward House in Downtown Bluffton. The festival will feature all you can eat boiled peanuts, live music, a boiled peanut cook-off, and the World’s Largest Boiled Peanut on display for all to see!

The highlight of the event, the boiled peanut cook-off, brings some of the finest boiled peanut purveyors in all the land together for the coveted title of “Best Nuts in Town”. The 2020 categories include traditional, spicy and creative. Our distinguished panel of judges will award the top prize to each category as well as top overall. To enter your peanuts, Click Here.

Come out and enjoy classic fiddle music ranging in genres from country, bluegrass to modern hits performed by local artists, Evan Rose and Sweet D from 3:00-7:00 pm. Admission is $10.00 per adult, which includes all you can eat peanuts, and children 12 and under are free. Beer, soft drinks, and water will be available for purchase and D’Amici Pizza will also be sold on-site.

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Poster from the 2019 Bluffton Boiled Festival.

Whether you’re a local or an out of town guest, come see what the “Bluffton State of Mind’ is all about! Enjoy our state snack, have a cold beer, enjoy some great tunes and relax with family and friends at the 9th Annual Boiled Peanut Festival!

For more information about the festival please call (843)757-6293, email [email protected], or visit Heritage Peanuts.

This family-friendly event has a little something for everyone. So bring the children and plan to participate in the competitions being held throughout the day.  Additionally, you can be part of the Best Boiled Peanut Recipe competition! Start the boiling!

For up-to-date information on the festival, please visit the Bluffton Boiled Peanut Festival Facebook page.

Date: September 12th, 2020

Time: 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
Where: Heyward House (Common Ground)

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