
Every East Texas 2017 Festival and Fair We Can Find and Their Dates
Come spring and summertime, Texas becomes incredibly vibrant with music and food festivals, beautiful scenery courtesy of our landscape and oh... did we mention food!?
A couple weeks back I realized I missed the Tatum Pecan Pie Festival and I had to go buy a few from Brookshire's to make myself feel better. Well, that's not going to happen again because I found a list of all the East Texas festivals and fairs this year from east-texas.com and have put those days on my calendar. We have a few coming up in June so make sure you take note.
It looks like there are 29 festivals/fairs in East Texas left in 2017. If we missed one, please let us know and we'll add it to the list!
Maybe even save this post for the rest of the year's festivals to come. This list is in chronological order. Click the event for more information.
June Bug Festival (Ben Wheeler) - June 17-18
Watermelon Festival and Rodeo (Naples) - Last weekend of July
Great Texas Balloon Race (Longview) - July 28-30
This year marks the 40th of the Great Texas Balloon Race. In 2013, Gregg County was proclaimed "The Balloon Race Capital of the World", so you know this festival will not let you down (get it!?). Live concerts, the Balloon Glow, Kids Land and tons of vendors are just part of what this big event has to offer.
Gregg County Fair and Exposition (Longview) - September 8-16
KNUE, Mix 93.1 and Hot 1073 Jamz all sponsor a day at the Gregg County Fair. Check out the full schedule of live music and what the unique perk is for that day on their website!
Four States Fair and Rodeo (Texarkana) - September 8-17
Avinger Wine Festival (Avinger) - September 16
Uncle Fletch Hamburger Festival (Athens) - Mid-September
Arts and Crafts Festival (Gladewater) - 3rd weekend of September
Texas State Forest Festival (Lufkin) - September 20-24
East Texas Poultry Festival (Center) - First weekend of October
Hallsville Western Days - First Saturday of October
East Texas State Fair (Tyler) - September 22-October 1
Hawkins Oil Festival (Hawkins) - Early October
Hopkins County Fall Festival (Sulphur Springs) - Early October
Van Oil Pageant and Festival (Van) - October
Edom Festival of the Arts (Edom) - October 14-15
Fire Ant Festival (Marshall) - Mid-October
Chandler Pow Wow (Chandler) - Mid-October
Country Fest (Lindale) - October 14
East Texas Oil & Gas Blast (Carthage) - Mid-October
Piney Woods Fair (Nacogdoches) - Mid-October
Autumn Stroll Festival (Canton) - Mid-October
Heritage Festival (Lufkin) - October 21
Taste of Jefferson (Jefferson) - October 22
Texas Rose Festival (Tyler) - October 19-22
Hot Pepper Festival (Palestine) - October 21
East Texas Yamboree (Gilmer) - 3rd weekend of October
Feral Hog Festival (Ben Wheeler) - Late-October
Sweet Potato Festival (Golden) - 4th Saturday of October
Winnsboro Autumn Trails - All October!
Red, White and Blue Festival (Bullard) - 1st Saturday of November
Heritage Syrup Festival (Henderson) - 2nd Saturday in November
Wonderland of Lights (Marshall) - November 22 - December 31
Come and Gone:
Big Pines Blues Festival (Longview) - June 2-3
Free admission GA admission for both days but you will have to pay for tickets for certain music acts and workshops. Check out the all-star lineup here and see if you or your kids want to take some of the music shops being offered at the Longview music event.
Texas Blueberry Festival (Nacogdoches) - June 10
This one's coming up quick! Music acts and blueberries in the oldest town in Texas.
Tomato Fest (Jacksonville) - June 10
The 33rd annual Tomato Fest will be held in Downtown Jacksonville. Fun fact: on Monday, June 5, Mayor Dick Stone will declare Jacksonville, 'Tomatoville' for a week. Over 200 vendors and tons of tomato contests. Oh, and the world's largest bowl of salsa!
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