The Suffolk Peanut Festival was forced to close early this year after a coastal storm brought drizzly conditions and flooding concerns to the weekend celebration.
The festival, which traditionally runs from the Thursday before Columbus Day through the weekend, had to cancel Sunday’s events entirely due to weather conditions. Saturday’s festivities were also cut short, closing at 8 p.m. instead of the usual time.
“Saturday it was definitely a little drizzly all day long and eventually we decided to close at 8 p.m. We were concerned about some flooding issues and winds,” said Theresa Earles, publicity coordinator for the Suffolk Peanut Festival…