Georgia's Sweet Vidalia Onions

The springtime Vidalia Onion Festival celebrates the annual harvest of Georgia's official state vegetable, the sweet Vidalia Onion. The first Vidalia Onion Festival was organized in 1978 by local civic groups to promote the Vidalia Onion and raise funds for the community. Since its humble beginnings, the Vidalia Onion Festival has grown in popularity to attract as many as 75,000 visitors in recent years.

Onion lovers are able to enjoy freshly cooked Vidalia onion rings, an onion eating contest and onion cooking demonstrations. Other eagerly awaited Festival activities include a street dance, rodeo, children’s parade, air show, fireworks, carnival rides, train rides, the Vidalia Onion Arts and Craft Festival and more.

2009 Vidalia Onion Festival - Celebrating its 31st year, the 2009 Vidalia Onion Festival will be held April 24 - 26, 2009.

Vidalia Onion Festival Location - South Georgia on US-280, about three miles from US-1 and 18 miles south from exit 90 of I-16. Driving distances from several locations are:

• Savannah, Georgia - 96 miles
  
• Hilton Head, South Carolina - 128 miles
  
• Jacksonville, Florida - 159 miles
  
• Atlanta, Georgia - 189 miles

Additional Information - Vidalia Onion Festival Web Site

Vidalia Onion Recipes

• Paula Deen's Saturday Night Vidalia Onions
  
• Slow Roasted Vidalia Onion Soup
  
• Sweet Vidalia Onion Mufaletta
  
• Vidalia Onion, Lump Blue Crabmeat and Tomato Salad
  
• Vidalia Onion Margarita Salsa Verde