National Peanut Festival
- Dates
- Nov 6 to 15, 2026
- Status
- Confirmed
- Venue
- National Peanut Festival Fairgrounds
- Price
- $8 to $11
- Camping
- None on site
- Last checked
- Oct 15, 2026
National Peanut Festival returns to Dothan, AL, Nov 6 to 15, 2026. Froligo tracks current ticket prices, attendee feedback and travel details.
What to eat & drink
Peanut foods should come from current concessions and recipe competitions rather than being inferred from the fair name.
You must try…
- A current peanut recipe-competition entry
- A roasted-peanut or peanut confection specialty
- A field-crop exhibit tied to local peanuts
Festival weekend in pictures
The people, producers and atmosphere around the festival.
Watch before you taste
Food tours, crowd favourites and festival highlights.
The experience
What's special
The National Peanut Festival is a ten-day agricultural fair in Dothan, Alabama, held each November to honor the region's peanut harvest. Gate admission opens up carnival rides, amusement attractions such as a petting zoo and dinosaur and grizzly encounters, agricultural and livestock exhibits, a parade, pageants and performances on the Food Court Stage. A discounted MegaPass bundles gate admission with a ride armband, while headline concerts at the amphitheater are ticketed separately, with some shows free with paid admission and reserved or preferred seating available at extra cost
What people love
Families are the festival's core audience and many treat it as an annual tradition, with attendees praising the abundant fair food, the rides and games, the livestock and animal exhibits, and the sheer variety of vendors. The most common criticism is price: several visitors call the food, games and ride wristbands overpriced for what they are
Last time around (2025)
The most recent edition ran in November 2025 across the ten-day run at the fairgrounds in Dothan. Attendees again singled out the animals, tractors and classic fair food and described it as a family staple of the wiregrass region, while some pushed back on rising costs, one visitor itemised an $11 gate, a $33 ride stamp and $10 each for lemonade, kettle corn and funnel cake
Music & entertainment
Lineup not yet announced. Email me the day it lands.
Getting there
How do I get to National Peanut Festival?
By car
Most people drive to National Peanut Festival. Check current road and traffic conditions before you set off, and see parking below.
By train
No direct passenger rail to the venue was found. Drive, fly in, or use a shuttle instead.
By bus & public transit
No scheduled intercity bus or public transit route to the venue was found. Drive, fly in, or use a shuttle instead.
Taxi & rideshare
Taxis and rideshare such as Uber and Lyft can be limited near the venue, especially late at night or in rural areas. Agree a pickup point and time in advance and keep a backup plan.
🅿 Parking
Cost A modest per-vehicle parking charge applies (reported at roughly $5-10); confirm the current figure on the festival's own site closer to the dates. Overflow parking with free shuttle service is used on peak days given the ~200,000 total attendance across the ten-day run
🚙 Car hire
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Where
Map shows the centre of Dothan. The venue's exact point is not confirmed yet.
Venue
The venue has its own page with capacity, accessibility and parking.
Camping & Accommodation
Where can I stay near National Peanut Festival?
Budget stays 2
2215 Ross Clark Circle, Dothan, AL
≈ $65-95 / night approx, book direct with the hotel
Check rates →2195 Ross Clark Circle, Dothan, AL
≈ $90-120 / night approx, book direct with the hotel
Check rates →Mid-range hotels 2
2740 Ross Clark Circle, Dothan, AL
≈ $120-160 / night approx, book direct with the hotel
Check rates →3465 Ross Clark Circle, Dothan, AL
≈ $110-150 / night approx, book direct with the hotel
Check rates →Luxe hotels 1
Dothan, AL (Ross Clark Circle / Westgate area)
≈ $150-200 / night approx, book direct with the hotel
Check rates →Airbnb & private camping
Dothan has a modest short-term-rental market. Because the National Peanut Festival draws ~200,000 people over ten days, expect tighter availability and higher prices on the peak weekend than on an ordinary Dothan weekend, book well ahead
Search Airbnb →Some rural private-land and RV/tent sites are listed around the wider Wiregrass region, of interest to road-trippers driving in for the fair; they are not a close substitute for a Dothan hotel for most fairgoers, but the fairgrounds' RV/camper community around the festival is well documented
Search Hipcamp →Browse all hotels near National Peanut Festival Fairgrounds (5622 Highway 231 South) →
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Accessibility & comfort
What the organiser or venue publishes about getting around, and what they do not.
The festival describes itself as fully accessible. Accessible pathways link parking, the entrances, the amphitheater and the vendor areas, ADA parking is available to anyone with a valid placard or plate, wheelchairs and scooters are welcome, and an information counter inside the grounds handles access questions.
Email [email protected] ahead of time with specific needs
Confirm your specific needs with the organiser's access team before you travel.
Checked 2026-10-12 · source
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