Over the last 50 years the PCA Kingaroy Peanut Festival has grown to become a national institution. The focus of this family-oriented festival is all things nutty and healthy indoor and outdoor fun.

This year's Festival highlights include a giant Street Parade through the heart of the Showgrounds; an aerial Ping Pong Ball drop across the grounds with heaps of great prizes; helicopter joy flights (a big hit in 2008!); a giant open-air market area with more than 50 food, goods, trades and information stands; amusement rides and laser skirmish games; and a fully licensed bar.

There'll also be all day arm-wrestling competitions (another big hit in 2008!); the Guinness World Record Peanut Thresher Pull and the brand new Australian Peanut Tossing championships;  the Harvey Norman / SQIT Great BBQ Cook-Off (another 2009 innovation); big displays of cars, bikes and vintage farm machinery; colouring in and Poster Art displays; and an all-day entertainment programme on both the main stage and through the grounds including zany street theatre by the South Burnett Musical Comedy Society and performances by rising country music star Lance Friend and his band.

The PCA Kingaroy Peanut Festival is fun for all the family. It involves the entire community of Kingaroy and also draws visitors from all over south-east Queensland.

Admission to the 50th anniversary PCA Kingaroy Peanut Festival is just $5 for adults. Young people (aged 17 and below) are free. Peanut Festival Street Parade participants are also free!

Entry in the popular Peanut Festival Arm Wrestling Tournament is just $5 and there'll be a $1-per-throw entry fee for competitors in the Guinness World Record Peanut Tossing Championships.

The Great BBQ Cook Off marquee, located in the heart of the Festival grounds, will feature 14 trade displays including local wineries, food producers and electrical brands, as well as a unique cooking competition featuring three divisions competing for great prizes. The Harvey Norman marquee will be open to the public from 10:00am to 5:00pm but the actual competition will run from 1:00pm-4:00pm.

Kingaroy Peanut Festival-goers who'd like to party on afterwards have been invited to enjoy some swashbuckling fun at the Kingaroy Hotel in Youngman Street. The official Kingaroy Peanut Festival After Party will be held from 7pm - 2am and will feature a "Pirates and Wenches" theme. Entry is just $10 and tickets will be on sale at the Festival ... just keep an eye out for the wandering pirates!

And don't forget the Festival Fly-In and The Artists Cottage Heritage Arts Day which will be held on Sunday September 13. For more information about these great events, visit the South Burnett Spring Festival website