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It is the time of year when Pie aficionados from all over will gather for the 42nd annual Pie Festival in Pie Town this weekend.
The festivities will commence with a special fundraising dinner followed by live music, setting the stage for an eventful weekend. Saturday morning, folks can shake off any indulgence by participating in the 3.14-mile PiK run/walk, which winds along the stunning continental divide.
Throughout the day, plenty of family-friendly activities will be enjoyed, including the highly competitive pie-eating contest, live entertainment, vendors, live music, a horse show, and an exciting horned toad race.
“We’ve had people come all over the world for the Pie Festival, actually, and they will meet here in Pie Town and just enjoy the day,” Penny Carroll, co-coordinator of the Pie Festival.
New this year will be the opportunity to buy a Pie Flight.
“It’s like a beer flight or wine flight. You can purchase the pie flight and pays for all four slices for $5 and then they can kind of see what they want to buy,” Carroll said.
Carroll didn’t admit to any secret pie recipes but recommends that first-time pie competitors check the website and check the rules posted online before entering.
Friday night
5 p.m. Playground Fundraiser Potato Bar Dinner and Dance - Donations
6 p.m. Music by Eddie Jacques
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Saturday
7 a.m. PiK Run registration opens
8 a.m. PiK Run begins
9 a.m. Souvenir stand opens, kids games registration opens at the souvenir stand Pie eating contest registration opens at the souvenir stand, and the registration for the pie baking contest opens at the Pie Baking Contest tent.
9:30-10:30 a.m. Live entertainment is in the Pavilion - Rita Bliss, and the horseshoe tournament registration opens at pits.
10:30 a.m. Pie baking contest entries closes
10:30 a.m. to 1Noon Kids games
11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Live entertainment in the Pavilion - Eddie Jacques
12:30 p.m. PiK run winners announcement
Kids games winners announcement
1 p.m. Pie baking contest pies brought to Pavilion & winners announced, a silent auction for pie baking contest pies opens in Pavilion and Imagine A Horse show
1:30 p.m. Crowning of Pie Festival Queen/King in Pavilion
2 to - 3 p.m. Live entertainment in the Pavilion - John Everhart
2:30 p.m. Horned toad race on basketball court - no fee, bring your own toad
3 p.m. Souvenir stand closes, Imagine A Horse show begins
3:30 p.m. Pie eating contest, silent auction for pie-baking winners closes in Pavilion
3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Live entertainment in the Pavilion - Tyler Lam
4:30 p.m. Raffle draw at Pavilion
7 to 11 p.m. Dance (Pavilion) “Wild Whiskey”, cover charge collected at the event.
