The National Banana Pudding Festival features live entertainment all day Saturday and Sunday.

Saturday Oct 3, 2026
9:00am - 11:00am	National Banana Pudding Cook-off Contestants go head to head live to decide the best banana pudding in the country.
11:15am - 12:00pm	Cook-off Auction Take home a pan of a national winning banana pudding.
12:00pm	Opening Ceremony
12:15pm	Pudding Eating Contest
12:30pm - 2:00pm	Brown's Gift Shop Revival
2:00pm	National Cook-off Awards
2:15pm	Children's Pudding Eating Contest  (at Little Nanners)
2:30pm - 4:30pm	Jake Leg Stompers
4:30pm	Pudding Eating Contest
Sunday Oct 4
12:00pm - 1:30pm	Daniel Bey's Jazz Band
1:30pm	Pudding Eating Contest
1:45pm - 4:30pm	Angie Laster Band
2:30pm	Children's Pudding Eating Contest (at Little Nanners)
4:30pm	Pudding Eating Contest

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.

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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
Cinnamon Roll Pumpkin	East Hickman High School Culinary Dept
White Chocolate Caramel	Fairfield Relay for Life team
Belle's Best	Shady Grove United Methodist Church
Biscoff	Children's Tumor Foundation
A Tropical View	The View Community Resource Coalition
S'mores	Anew Life Church