The Conroe Cajun Catfish Festival Conroe, Texas When: mid-October Where: Activities take place on the downtown square in Conroe. Join the throng of 30,000 to 40,000 spectators as the Montgomery County community gathers for a three-day seafood soiree. Events: Budding Emeril Lagasse’s can get up the gumption to enter the gumbo cook-off, while wine aficionados …
Texas Rice Festival Winnie, Texas When: late September/ early October Where: Winnie-Stowell Park in Winnie, Texas. Like grains of rice simmering in a cooking pot, the small Southeast Texas community of Winnie expands from its usual population of 5,000 to over 100,000 each first weekend in October as festival attendees flock to Winnie-Stowell Park for …
State Fair of Texas Dallas, Texas When: late September- late October Where: Fair Park in Dallas. Big Tex, the 52-foot tall, Stetson-wearing symbol of Lone Star hospitality that towers over Fair Park, will give a warm “Howdy!” to over three million visitors as they arrive at America’s largest state fair. Events: The latest cars off …
What do Charles Dickens and the Texas coast have in common? Not a darn thing, except for North America’s largest Victorian Christmas celebration. Every year tens of thousands of revelers don period clothes and hoist a cup of cheer to jolly old 19th century England, right in the beachside city of Galveston. (Arrive in period …
Mayfest Fort Worth, Texas When: early May Where: Trinity Park in Fort Worth Join the crowd of 200,000 – 500,000 who gather each year on the first weekend in May for Cowtown’s oldest, family-friendly festival. Events: Festival attendees can race for first place in the 10K, 5K or 1K Fun Run, or discover their inner …
Luling Watermelon Thump Luling, Texas Luling Water Tower: World’s Largest Watermelon When: late June Where: Downtown Luling Standing 154 feet above the central Texas community of Luling, the sight of a watermelon-inspired water tower greets an estimated 40,000 visitors who arrive every final Thursday through Sunday in June to enjoy this unique Lone Star utopia’s …
Throw together several people, over 150 events, lots of food, and barrels of margaritas. Add a good dose of Texas pride and the partying spirit of Old Mexico. What have you got? The recipe for another year of Fiesta San Antonio, a party that wakes up this South Texas city and draws revelers from across …