27th Annual Malakoff Cornbread Festival

Saturday, September 28th, 2024 - 9:30am to 4pm

Thank you to the thousands of folks that came out to the 2024 Cornbread Festival, our biggest and most attended yet!

Congrats to Justin Daggs for winning the 3rd Annual
Allen Family Dentistry Corn on the Cob Eating Contest!

2024 Cornbread Cookoff Winners

Sweet

1st Place - Lavien Jenkins

2nd Place - Mike McBride

3rd Place - Abra Roberts

Savory

1st Place - Maeson Renton

2nd Place - Remi Derden

3rd Place - Cindie Betz

Exotic

1st Place - Cindie Betz

2nd Place - Abra Roberts

3rd Place - Lana Bone

2024 Car Show Winners

Pre 1940s Car Trey Jennings 1934 Ford Cabriolet

1950s Car Gary and Tammy Schmidt 1950 Mercury Montery Cisco

1960's Car Pat Weldon 1969 Dodge Cornonet Super Bee

1970's Car Jerry Harris 1971 Chevy Nova SS

1980's Car John Graham 1983 Olds Regency 98

Pre 1940's Truck Trey Jennings 1928 Ford

1970s Truck Randy Betz 1970 Truck

1980's Truck Tommy Wheeley 1980 Chevy C-10

Hot Rod Bill Ackley 1929 Ford Model A Truck

Mustang Chris Thomas 1965 Ford Mustang

Corvette Paula Weber 1982 Chevrolet Corvette

Motorcycle Michael McBride 2022 VaQuero Bagger

Best of Show Bob & Kathy Miller 1957 Chevy BelAir

Schedule of Events

7am: Vendor check in and setup begins
9am - 10am: Cornbread cookoff entries submitted to T104 on Terry St.
9:30am: Festival begins
10am: Kickoff performance by Malakoff HS Cheerleaders on Main Stage
11am: Car Show judging starts
11:30am: Corn on the Cob eating contest on Main Stage
1pm: Cornbread Cookoff winners announced
2pm: Car Show winners announced

Ongoing events

100+ Vendor and food booths
Shopping at local stores along Terry St
Soap and Candle making demonstrations on every half hour from 9am to 12:30pm at T104 on Terry St
Dutch oven cornbread cooking demonstrations at Info Booth
Scavenger Hunt for 5 prize packs each worth over $100
Car Show
Axe Throwing
Dunk Tank
Food trucks
Bounce Houses and Kids Games
Live music on Main Stage
World’s Largest Brick “Baby Clay” on display
Malakoff Library Book Sale and Book Giveaway
Fainting goats on display

2024 Cornbread Cookoff

Categories: Sweet, Savory, and Exotic
All categories must have cornmeal as the primary ingredient.
Drop off cornbread in a disposable container, along with a copy of the recipe (mark category on recipe).

Drop off entries at 104 S. Terry St, Malakoff, TX 75148 between 9am-10am on Saturday, September 28th

1st place (per category): $100 + commemorative cast iron skillet

2nd place (per category): $75

3rd place (per category): $50

2024 Malakoff Cornbread Fest Sponsors

Platinum Kernel Sponsors

Knowles Roofing, LLC

El Agave Event Venue

Golden Kernel Sponsors

T104 Decor

Allen Family Dentistry Athens

Frank Mihalopoulos

Trinidad Mini-Storage - HWY 31

The Munoz Family

Hot Mess Express Krafts

Special thanks to all our friends that generously donated to this year’s scavenger hunt prizes:

Malakoff Farm Store

Texan Theater Smoky B Barbecue

Tractor Supply Malakoff

Market Street NEST Boutique and Gift Shop

MTX Fitness

Scott Tucker Photography

Artful Thinking

Bookish

Kat’s Bowtique