MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Saturday is filled with events for the last day of the Magnolia, Ark. Blossom Festival 2022 and World Championship Steak Cook-Off.
Most of the festivities were held in historic downtown Magnolia. Saturday kicked off at the crack of dawn with the Tom Dehoney Memorial Big Bass Fishing Tournament at Lake Columbia. At 7:30 a.m. the 5K Race and Walk/Fun Run was underway.
Later, the morning featured a Canine Fun Show, a Craft Show, the Rods and Ribeyes Car Show, the 72nd Magnolia Annual Art Show and Crystal and Fossil Digging with a food court full of tasty treats.
One of the Magnolia Blossom Festival’s exciting events is its parade, which is dubbed the Parade of Cookers to highlight the competition for the evening’s big steak cook-off.
Also featured in the parade, while candy and tokens are tossed at the spectators, are politicians yearning for local votes, businesses appreciating their customers, and pageant winners, just to name a…