Saturday October 4 - 9am to 6pm
Sunday October 5 - 12pm to 5pm

Hickman County Ag Pavilion, Upper Shipps Bend Road, Centerville TN

Entertainment Schedule ▲

The National Banana Pudding Festival features 2 stages of entertainment all day Saturday and Sunday. Check back in September for the full schedule.

Saturday Oct 4, 2025
9:00am - 11:00am	Mable's Front Porch Stage	National Banana Pudding Cook-off Contestants go head to head live to decide the best banana pudding in the country.
10:30am - 11:45am	Arena Stage	On The Rise
11:15am - 12:00pm	Mable's Front Porch Stage	Cook-off Auction Take home a pan of a national winning banana pudding.
11:45am	Arena Stage	Pudding Eating Contest
12:00pm	Arena Stage	Opening Ceremonies with Carlin Cochran
12:15pm - 1:15pm	Arena Stage	Angie Laster
12:30pm - 1:30pm	Mable's Front Porch Stage	Kinleigh Bragg
1:30pm	Arena Stage	Cook-off Winners Announced
1:45pm - 3:15 pm	Arena Stage	Bill Steber
1:45pm - 2:45pm	Mable's Front Porch Stage	Gina Tinin
3:15pm	Arena Stage	Pudding Eating Contest
3:00pm - 4:00pm	Mable's Front Porch Stage	Olivia Smith
3:30pm - 4:15pm	Arena Stage	Bill Steber
3:30pm - 3:45pm	Mable's Front Porch Stage	Children's Banana Pudding Eating Contest
4:15pm - 5:15pm	Mable's Front Porch Stage	Jill King
4:30pm - 6:00pm	Arena Stage	Brown's Gift Shop Revival Rock
Sunday Oct 5
12:00pm - 2:00pm	Arena Stage	Dixieland - Daniel Bey
12:15pm - 1:15pm	Mable's Front Porch Stage	Muletown Stompers or Kingsley Brock
2:00pm	Arena Stage	Pudding Eating Contest
2:30pm - 3:45pm	Arena Stage	Charlie Fink
1:30pm - 2:30pm	Mable's Front Porch Stage	Runaway Puppet Theater
2:30pm - 2:45pm	Mable's Front Porch Stage<	Children's Pudding Eating Contest
3:45pm	Arena Stage	Pudding Eating Contest
2:45pm - 3:45pm	Mable's Front Porch Stage	Harrison Kelly & Brooke
4:00pm - 5:00pm	Arena Stage	Gloria Gloria
4:00pm -5:00pm	Mable's Front Porch Stage	Runaway Puppet Theater

How to Get Here ▲

The National Banana Pudding Festival is held at the Hickman County Ag Pavilion in Centerville, TN, about an hour's drive southwest of Nashville.

You can choose free parking at the offsite lot with a free 5-minute shuttle ride, or park onsite for $20.

For the free parking lot, set your GPS map to:
1 Atys Way, Centerville, TN 37033
or
Google Maps code: QG95+X22

 

See directions on Google Maps ›

Puddin' Path Flavors ▲

The main attraction at the festival is always the Puddin' Path, where you sample many different flavors and styles of banana pudding. Each recipe is created and served by friendly people from one of the area's non-profit organizations. Proceeds from each tray go to the non-profits, and there are to-go servings of your favorites available for purchase.

This year's Puddin' Path flavors:

pudding flavor	proceeds go to
Banana Moon Pie Pudding	Duck River United Methodist Charge
Puddin' & Pearls	Centerville Women's Club
Banana Split	Combat Cancer Relay for Life team
The Chisel with Oreos	Fairfield Church of Christ Youth
Chocolate Banana	Relay for Life Barbara's Brigade
Soxamino Horchata	East Hickman High School Culinary Dept
White Chocolate & Caramel	Fairfield Relay for Life team
Belle's Best	Shady Grove United Methodist Church
Salted Caramel	Children's Tumor Foundation
A Tropical View	The View Community Resource Coalition
S'mores	Anew Life Church

Our Sponsors ▲

• AARP
  Apex Bank
  Bates & Bates Law Office
  Beacon Light Tea Room
  Cano’s
  Chappell’s Home Town Foods
  Moon Pie
  Colton’s Steakhouse
  Dickson Graphics
  Duck River Honey Company
  Dunkin Donuts - Dickson
  East Hickman Mobile Storage
  Farm Bureau Bon Aqua
  Fast Pace
  Ferrell Gas
  Fish Camp Restaurant
  Freeman Wood Products
  HCTN Properties
• Heritage Bank & Trust
  Hickman County Emergency Management Agency
  Homestead Restaurant, Inc.
  Horseshoe Bend Farm Wines
  Humphreys Farmers Co-Op
  Jones Heat & Air
  Karco Parts
  Liberty Pharmacy Inc.
  Lyles Value Plus
  Maryann & Wanda’s
  McDonald Funeral Home
  Meriwether Lewis Connect
  Meriwether Lewis Electric Cooperative
  Mi Cosina Mexican Restaurant
  Missy's Floral Designs & Gifts
  Nilla
• Owen’s Corner Mart
  Pizza Hut
  Prairie Farms
  Prince Hardware
  Save A Lot
  Sonic
  State Farm Insurance:Jane Herron
  Subway of Centerville
  TN Arts Commission
  Tennessee Properties
  Tennessee Tourism
  Tennessee Arts Commission
  Wagon Wheel II
  Walmart (Dickson
  Watson Metals
  Dr. and Neetsie Hutchens

Festival Map ▲

Food & Vendors ▲

• FOOD VENDORS
  Alsup Concessions
  Bob's Burgers / Zaxby's
  Captain Macs Seafood
  Coltons
  DonutNV of Columbia TN
  French Dips & Subs 129 Sandwich
  Gene Catering and Desserts
  Grape Apes
  Jerzee Dogs LTD
  Kona Ice
  McAlisters Deli
  Mikey's Pizza
  NyTy's
  Papa's BBQ
  Pops BBQ
  Puff Daddy's Grill
  Roasted Corn
  Sugar Shak
  The Fish Shak
  TN Subs
  CRAFT VENDORS
  721 Designs
  A Child's Wonderland
• A Touch of Glass
  A&S Designs
  AARP
  All Hope, LLC. / Journey to Venus
  American Legion Post 36
  Ann's Creative Crafts
  Avon
  BeeCreative Crafts/Just Bead It / Frogg & Beane
  Bettie Hight
  Blood Assurance
  Colleen's Homemade Gifts
  Creative Designs by Sara
  Cutco Cutlery
  D's Stylish Stitches
  Dana's Creations
  Dickson Woodturners
  Duck River Honey
  Eclectic Creations
  Ella Bella's Creations / Pretty Charming / Sweet as Sugar
  Fashion Gurlz
  Fire & Sage
  Friends of Lick Creek
  Gideon's International
  Graceful blessings
  Hazel’s Cozy Creations
  Hickman County Democratic Party
  Home Run Wreaths
  Hydrate with the Hintons
  International Cultural Exchange
  J&J Knives
  Jehovah's Witness
  Just Homemade
  Leaf Filter
  Leggs Funny Farm
  Lilla Rose
  Local Edge
  Mikey's Motors
  Natchez Trace Parkway
  Old Fashion Sass
  One of a Chime
  One of a Kind Gifts
  P. Marie's Studio
  Painted Grace
  R B Woodworking
  Rachels Crafty Creations
  Red Tail Forge Works
• Renewal by Anderson
  Robin's Nest Soapery
  S&S Freshies
  Shipps Bend Wood
  Southern Charm
  Southern Scents
  Sprinkles & Sparkles Cupcakes
  Superior Gutter Solutions
  Taters Clozet Boutique
  Terri's Stained Glass & More
  The Craftist - H-K Farms
  The Doggie Corner
  The Flowering Cactus
  The Laughing Goat
  The Udder Soap Company
  TN Suicide Prevention Network /
  Behavioral Health & Wellness
  TNT Designs
  Tupperware
  Vexing Venoms Creations
  Vintage Again Arts
  Waters Edge Creations
  Xplosion Cheer & Tumbling