You'll be surprised at how many zucchini related activities there are:
- Zucchinithon Fun Run
- Duke of Zuke and Zuqueenie Pageant
- Arts and Crafts Vendor Show
- Cook-a-Zuke Contest
- Zucchini Carving Contest (judging categories include biggest and ugliest)
- Hay Rides
- Live bands
Let's not forget this is a festival about food, so there will be plenty of eating to be done. Tease your tastebuds with fried zucchini (we are in the South), zucchini ice cream and other goodies. Also, proceeds from the event go to help the local fire station.
Interesting facts about zucchini:
- Normally labeled as a vegetable, it is actually an immature fruit.
- It is low in calories, but a good source of potassium, vitamin A and folate.
- It comes from a flower (below).
