“A Down Home Christmas” Cooking Show Scheduled for Dec. 5 NACOGDOCHES- Want to learn more about entertaining for the holidays? Then join us for “A Down Home Christmas” sponsored by Kroger on Thursday, December 5. Guests will learn how to effectively and beautifully execute cooking, baking, and entertaining for the holidays with help from local […]
Category: festivals & fairs
Christmas In Crockett
Christmas In Crockett Crockett- Christmas is coming to Crockett! In just a little over two weeks, Crockett will welcome the holiday season to East Texas with a lighted Christmas parade and festival! Crockett is a unique and historically rich town, located in the oldest county in the Lone Star State. The holiday season is a […]
Grapeland Gathers For Goobers
Grapeland Gathers For Goobers History of the Peanut Festival / 2011 Event Schedule By Dana Goolsby Grapeland-Texas Festivals are a dime a dozen, as Texans seemingly find reasons to celebrate. Festivals in the state are held in the name of flowers of all kinds, practically any kind of fruit you can think of, rattle snakes, chiggers, […]
Scare On The Square
Scare On The Square Courtesy Photo NACOGDOCHES – This year’s Scare on the Square celebration will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, October 29th, and will include trick-or-treating, a costume contest, a pet costume contest, a hayride, a petting zoo, Healthy Nacogdoches’ young children’s area, pumpkin art contest, Kroger’s pumpkin baking contest, games […]
Wonderland of Sites Presents An Art, History and Steeple Tour
Marshall, Texas- Marshall’s area attractions have teamed up with the 29th Annual Wonderland of Lights to present the inaugural Wonderland of Sites Tour. “We are so excited about the plans each attraction has put in place,” said Tourism & Promotions Director Sarah O’Brien, “If you aren’t yet in the Holiday spirit this event will put […]
El Camino Real de los Tejas Festival
Alto, Texas- There is a new festival coming to East Texas! October 25, the inaugural El Camino Real de los Tejas Festival will kick off at the Caddo Mounds State Historic Site. Travel back in time on the historic El Camino Real de los Tejas this fall and enjoy food, fun, pioneer skills, presentations, crafts, music, a […]
Signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence Exhibit on Display at the Visitors Center
Signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence Exhibit on Display at the Visitors Center NACOGDOCHES- The annual Nine Flags Christmas Festival honors the cultures represented by the nine flags that have flown over Nacogdoches throughout its rich history and this year it pays special tribute to the Lone Star flag. In honor of this year’s […]
Texas State Forest Festival
Texas State Forest Festival Lufkin- Ride the giant Ferris wheel at the Texas State Forest Festival in Lufkin this weekend, watch lumberjacks logroll, racing pigs battle it out in a hilarious snout-to-snout competition, or get in line to taste some of the best hush puppies ever made in the Deep South! If you are looking […]
Old-Fashioned Sweet Tooth Sugarcane Event
Old-Fashioned Sweet Tooth Sugarcane Event Courtesy Photo Nacogdoches- Watch sugarcane being pressed and made into ribbon cane syrup and enjoy fresh pancakes in the oldest town in Texas. If you love history and sweets make plans to visit the Durst-Taylor Historic House and Gardens located at 304 North St. on January 9, from 8:30 a.m. […]
Peace, Love & Dogwoods- Three Weekends of Fun & Events
Peace, Love & Dogwoods- Three Weekends of Fun & Events 2012 Dogwood Trails Celebration PALESTINE- The annual Dogwood Trails Celebration began in 1938. This year marks the 74th year of festivities centered around Palestine’s beautiful dogwoods. This year’s theme is “Peace, Love & Dogwoods,” which will be celebrated for three weekends- March 23-25, March 30-April1, […]
68th Annual Peanut Festival
68th Annual Peanut Festival Grapeland- The Queen City of the Sand Flats is preparing to host the 68th Annual Peanut Festival. Known for its elaborate floats and carnival atmosphere, the Grapeland Chamber of Commerce will hold its 68th Annual Peanut Festival, themed “The Great Outdoors.” This year’s goober festival is slated for October 10-12, 2013. Thursday, October […]
32nd Annual Tomato Festival
Jacksonville, Texas- It’s about to be “tomato time” in Jacksonville! This year the City of Jacksonville will celebrate the 32nd Annual Tomato Festival this June. Jacksonville has been producing tomatoes for the commercial market in the State of Texas for over a century, since 1897. Tomatoes became the primary crop until the 1950s. During this time, Jacksonville […]
Texas GATORFEST 2013
Texas GATORFEST 2013 Anahuac- The Texas GATORFEST is one of the most unique festivals in the State of Texas. The GATORFEST combines alligators and East Texans for foolproof family fun! In Chambers County alligators outnumber residents by almost three to one, making Anahuac the Alligator Capital of Texas. This September, make plans to experience gators and […]
Tomato Fest Street Dance Slated Saturday, June 13th at Chili’s
Jacksonville, Texas- Chili’s is the place to be Saturday, June 13, as they host the 10th Annual Tomato Fest Street Dance. Boogie Butt Productions will provide the entertainment this year featuring Reagan Johnson, Group Therapy and Lady Chazz & the Tramps. Come join the FREE fun beginning at 7pm this Saturday. This entertainment is FREE thanks to […]
15th Annual Azalea Trail Kicks Off March 1st
15th Annual Azalea Trail Kicks Off March 1st NACOGDOCHES – The fifteenth annual Azalea Trail will officially kick off with a ribbon cutting in the Ruby M. Mize Azalea Garden on Friday, March 1 at 4 p.m. The President of the Azalea Society of America, John Migas, will be present along with Barbara Stump, Project […]
98th Annual East Texas State Fair
98th Annual East Texas State Fair TYLER- Nine days of fun will get under way on September 20-29, with the return of the East Texas State Fair in Tyler. This year the festival turns 98-years-old! And in honor of this long running festival, fair organizers are bringing new events to the fair. This year the […]
Nine Flags Christmas Festival Kicks Into High Gear
Nine Flags Christmas Festival Kicks Into High Gear NACOGDOCHES – The 17th annual Nine Flags Christmas Festival will get a high-voltage jump-start when the downtown lighting display featuring more than 3 million lights is set aglow with the flip of a switch Friday, December 6 at 6:30 p.m. Following the Lighting Ceremony, presented by Commercial […]
Texas Hobo Cook-Off
Rusk, Texas- The Cherokee 4-H Parent & Adult Leaders’ (PALS) Association has partnered with the Texas State Railroad in Rusk to sponsor the Texas Hobo Cook-Off & Gyspy Jamboree. The event will be held on the grounds of the Texas State Railroad Campground in Rusk on Saturday, July 3-4. Though 2015 is the inaugural year […]
Texas GATORFEST 2012
Texas GATORFEST 2012 Anahuac- The Texas GATORFEST is one of the most unique festivals in the State of Texas. The GATORFEST combines alligators and East Texans for foolproof family fun! In Chambers County alligators outnumber residents by almost three to one, making Anahuac the Alligator Capital of Texas. This September, make plans to experience gators […]
5th Annual Blast from the Past:Nacogdoches History Fair
5th Annual Blast from the Past:Nacogdoches History Fair NACOGDOCHES- The City of Nacogdoches Historic Sites Department will host the 5th annual Blast from the Past: Nacogdoches History Fair on Saturday, October 12th from 9am to 2pm in Festival Park. Visitors will be able to take part in everything from a simulated archeological dig to making their own pottery and from throwing an […]
Texas Rose Festival
Texas Rose Festival Tyler- The undeniable aroma of hundreds of thousands of Tyler roses will soon fill the air in East Texas. October 13-15, the 78th Annual Texas Rose festival, often called Texas’ most beautiful event, will get under way. Make plans to “stop and smell the roses” this month in Tyler, Texas! Visitors who […]
Inaugural Wassail Fest Brewing Up As Part of the Wonderland of Lights
Marshall, Texas- Downtown merchants will be competing for bragging rights for the best holiday brew during the inaugural Wassail Fest, hosted by Marshall Main Street is a new addition to the 2015 Wonderland of Lights line up. “We wanted to put a focus on Small Business Saturday and encourage residents and visitors to get out […]
14th Annual Marshall Bluegrass Festival
14th Annual Marshall Bluegrass Festival- Are you in the mood for some pickin’ and grinnin’ this weekend? The 14th Annual Marshall Bluegrass Festival starts tomorrow at the Calhoun County Fairgrounds, located at 720 Fair St., in Marshall. The festival begins July, 21 and will last through July, 23. Marshall Bluegrass Festival fees are as follows: […]
2015 Marshall Lion’s Club Wonderland of Lights Parade This Saturday
Marshall, Texas- The City of Marshall and the Marshall Downtown Development Corporation are gearing up for the 29th annual Wonderland of Lights parade sponsored by East Texas Baptist University. Historic downtown Marshall will once again be transformed into a winter wonderland. The parade always takes center stage during the Wonderland of Lights Festival. This year’s event is slated for […]