The First Annual Tomato Festival will include live music performances, demonstrations and mini-workshops about gardening, harvesting, and preserving, vendors selling artisan crafts, homemade treats and vegetables, children’s craft activities, chainsaw art sculpture. Tomato Judging will be from 2:00 to 3:00.

Cash and/or prizes will be awarded to winners in three categories: TASTE, CREATIVITY, AND PRESENTATION. Cooks must provide complete ingredient list and enough small samples for 20 judges. So, gather those tomatoes, perfect those recipes, and come join us for a few hours of friendly competition, conversations with nice folks, and culinary creativity in the scenic Arkansas Ozarks!

DEADLINE: Entry forms must be received by Friday, August 1, 2025.

Visit https://www.ozarkfolkways.org/events for the entry form.