Art does so much for our communities. It also creates more of a draw for tourism which helps our overall economies and...you get the picture I'm painting.
The Houston Renaissance Festival takes place every fall, and Scarborough Renaissance Festival is the North Texas option for the spring. That's open now, and it's the place to go if you're craving one of those sausage-wrapped Scottish Eggs to go with a little jousting.
It's festival season in East Texas, and it's high time we enter some chili cook-offs, check out some car shows, ride some carnival rides, and eat some food on a stick. If we hop in the car on any given weekend, it's likely we can roll into festival somewhere, and Gladewater has a good one coming up in ten days.
Beards are everywhere now, and some of you guys have a real knack from growing some doozies! Now you've got a chance to get paid for it if you can grow the longest one.
Bullard will be hosting the Red White & Blue Festival on Saturday (November 3rd) to raise money to support veterans. The festival will begin with a parade and will have carnival rides, bounce houses, games, live entertainment, a car show and conclude with a concert and the best part is it's free to the public!
If you're looking to have some fun with your family this weekend and looking for carnival rides, parades, livestock shows and a place where they celebrate the yam - you need to head to Gilmer! The 75th annual East Texas Yamboree runs through Saturday and concludes with the barn dance Saturday evening on the square in downtown Gilmer.