BRUNSWICK STEWBILEE FESTIVAL ... To Learn About the new dates and schedule and to obtain an entry form for this folk heritage festival, click on the stew pot >  and go to the "Stewbilee" Link

The creation of the documentary, Brunswick Stew: Georgia Named Her; Georgia Claims Her (broadcast over Georgia Public Broadcasting on June 26th, 2005) had the effect of connecting the Brunswick Stewbilee Festival held annually in Brunswick, GA. with it's roots in the folklife and folklore of this Southern foodways tradition. A new and vigorous effort is being made in 2005 to attract stewmasters from all over Georgia to this folk heritage festival and cook-off that has moved from May to October.  

What distinguishes the Brunswick Stewbilee Festival is the way it recognizes, celebrates and honors the folk heritage tradition and roots of Brunswick stew by bringing together in a head-to-head competition stew masters from all over the state and region (and even Virginia!) Whether these stew masters bring a Brunswick stew tradition that has recently been established, or that has roots dating back to a family or historic stew tradition passed down from generation-to-generation, the Brunswick Stewbilee Festival will be a special place for the public to come taste Brunswick stew in a way that celebrates it's deep-South folk heritage foodways roots.