The World Cup Purple Hull Pea Shelling Competition and the World Championship Rotary Tiller Race are the most popular events at the Purple Hull Pea Festival held at Emersons, Arkansas.

Though its is Nimble and purple fingers and a bowls of shelled purple peas that the best Purple Hull pea shellers end up with at the World Cup Purple Hull Pea Shelling Competition, they keep coming back every year. The present reigning queen for the purple shelling competition, Doeleta Weaver hasnt lost for the past three years! Maybe you would want to try a hand at beating her!

The Purple Hull Pea Festival also has a, Great PurpleHull Peas & Cornbread Cook Off, PurpleHull Pea Festival Quilt Competition, PurpleHull Pea Guessing Contest and for the kids a PurpleHull Pea Festival Kids' Fishing Derby. For those who want to register rush to the site. Otherwise why dont you just pop in and watch the fun!

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