| The Blueberry Jubilee is annually held the second | | | | Call the Poplarville School District Central Office to see |
| weekend of June in Poplarville, Mississippi. The | | | | if the fees have changed. |
| Blueberry Jubilee is an arts and crafts fair and | | | | The Annual Pearl River County Miss Blueberry |
| features a 5K run, pageant, storytelling, antique cars, | | | | Pageant takes place the week prior to the festival in |
| entertainment and lots of great food. | | | | the lower auditorium of the elementary school. |
| The festival typically attracts 10,000 people to | | | | Blueberry Pageant winners are awarded a crown (or |
| Poplarville, a city whose population is under half that. | | | | trophy), and a Miss Blueberry banner. Miss Blueberry |
| Despite being heavily damaged in Hurricane Katrina, | | | | participates in parades throughout the year and is the |
| the people of Poplarville rebuilt and have seen a | | | | Amabassador from the Jubliee until she passes her |
| resurgence in interest since that terrible hurricane. | | | | crown the following year. |
| The Blueberry 5K Run, organized by the PTA, takes | | | | Blueberries are the center of attention for more than |
| place on the Saturday morning, each year, at 7:00. It | | | | 50 festivals ever year. With the recent research on |
| includes both a 5K and one-mile fun run beginning on | | | | resveratrol in blueberries, the berry itself looks to be |
| Main Street and ending on Julia Street in front of the | | | | becoming more popular. The Blueberry Jubilee brings |
| Poplarville School District Central Office. Entry fees are | | | | together all things fun (Food, family and music) together |
| traditionally $20 if paid in advance and $25 on race | | | | with one of the most nutritious berries around. |
| day, and entry forms are always at the Poplarville | | | | Fortunately for Poplarville, blueberries just don't grow |
| School District Central Office at 302 South Julia Street. | | | | everywhere. |