User:Redneckgenius/Fire Ant Festival

The original Fire Ant Festival began in Marshall Texas.

In 1995, the Fire Ant Festival in Ashburn, Georgia, began. Originally named The Wiregrass Festival, the first year had a theme "Flame the Fire Ant." This proved such a success the organizing committee then renamed the festival to Fire Ant Festival.

A third festival was started several years ago in North Carolina.

The Ashburn Fire Ant Festival has achieved fame not reached by the other two events. The festival has appeared in two international documentaries on the fire ant, one produced by a French documentary crew and the other by a National Geographic crew from New Zealand. "The Ant That Ate America" is still shown on some NGS satellite channels across the globe.

The Ashburn festival is held the 4th weekend in March every year. Additional information about the Ashburn event is available at www.fireantfestival.com