San Leandro Cherry Festival & Parade

Calling all pie perfectionists and baking enthusiasts! Do you take pride in your cherry pie? Showcase your culinary skills at the San Leandro Cherry Festival's Cherry Pie Contest on Saturday, June 7th. Whether your pie is a family recipe or a stroke of baking genius, we invite you to submit your creation for tasting and presentation.

Ribbons will be awarded in three categories: Adult Traditional, Adult Non-Traditional, and Youth (16 and under).
 

Do you have what it takes to be crowned the Cherry Pie Eating Champion? Enter our Cherry Pie Eating Contest at the San Leandro Cherry Festival on Saturday, June 7th, and show off your pie-eating prowess! Whether you're a speed eater or love the taste of cherry pie, this contest is for you.

Space is limited to eight people. The first seven entries will be accepted, and the remaining entries will be waitlisted.

Sign up now for a chance to win a trophy and bragging rights as the ultimate cherry pie champion! Contest Rules

• All participants must be 18 years or older and sign the participation waiver.
• Accepted entrants must check in by 1:30 pm or their space will be given to a waitlisted entrant.
• Hands must be held behind the back during the contest; no hands may be used.
• When a contestant has finished the pie, they must signify by raising both arms into the air.
• Judges will verify that the pie has been completely eaten.

Details

• Check in at 1:30 PM
• Contest begins at 2:00 PM
• Meet at the Pie Eating Stage located near the Mainstage on the festival grounds.

All registrants must read and sign this waiver before entering. I acknowledge that…

• Eating a pie at a fast rate is a potentially hazardous and uncomfortable activity.
• I should not enter and eat unless I am medically capable.
• This is all in good fun, and I agree to be a good sport.
• I agree to abide by all the contest rules and any decision of the contest officials.
• I assume all risks associated with eating at this type of event, including, but not limited to, indigestion, that stuffed feeling, contact with other contestants, and a general dislike for pie after I am done.
• Video and photos of the event will be taken and may be used for promotional purposes by the organizers.