Texas Festivals and Fairs
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Ballinger Ethnic Festival(Ethnic Fest)
April · 5,000 attendees
Celebrating the diverse European heritage of West Texas.
Buda Weiner Dog Races(Dachshund Races)
April · 15,000 attendees
The world-famous races featuring low-riding canines.
Visit website →Burton Cotton Gin Festival(Gin Fest)
April · 5,000 attendees
Celebrating the history of cotton ginning at the 1914 Gin.
Visit website →Cedar Park Heritage Festival(Heritage Fest)
April · 8,000 attendees
Celebrating the history of Cedar Park with games and music.
Visit website →Cisco Pie Fest(Pie Fest)
April · 4,000 attendees
A celebration of home-baked pies and local history.
Visit website →Corsicana Derrick Days(Derrick Days)
Last Saturday in April · 15,000 attendees
Celebrating the first oil boom in Texas.
Visit website →Deep Ellum Arts Festival(Deep Ellum Arts)
April · 100,000 attendees
Showcasing the creative spirit of Dallas' historic arts district.
Visit website →Eeyore's Birthday Party(Eeyore's)
Last Saturday of April · 10,000 attendees
A fundraiser and celebration of hippie culture and spring.
Visit website →Ennis Bluebonnet Trails Festival(Bluebonnet Fest)
April · 25,000 attendees
The official Bluebonnet City of Texas celebrates the state flower.
Visit website →Fiddler's Frolics(The Frolics)
April · 10,000 attendees
State Championship Fiddlers' Frolics.
Visit website →Fiesta de la Flor(Selena Fest)
April · 50,000 attendees
A festival honoring the life and legacy of Selena Quintanilla.
Visit website →Fiesta San Antonio(Fiesta)
Late April · 3,500,000 attendees
A massive 11-day city-wide party with dozens of individual events.
Visit website →Georgetown Red Poppy Festival(Red Poppy Fest)
April · 75,000 attendees
Celebrating the blooming red poppies with music and arts.
Visit website →Glen Rose Bluegrass Festival(Big Rock Bluegrass)
April · 5,000 attendees
Traditional bluegrass and camping in North Texas.
Visit website →Hallettsville Fiddlers Frolics(Fiddlers Frolics)
April · 10,000 attendees
Texas State Championship Fiddlers Frolics.
Visit website →Houston Art Car Parade(Art Car)
April · 250,000 attendees
The world's oldest and largest art car parade.
Visit website →Larry Joe Taylor's Texas Music Festival(LJT Fest)
April · 60,000 attendees
The legendary 'Texas Country Music' week-long camping and music event.
Visit website →Main St. Fort Worth Arts Festival(Main St. Arts)
April · 400,000 attendees
Ranked as one of the best arts festivals in the nation.
Visit website →Montgomery County Fair & Rodeo(Montgomery Fair)
April · 100,000 attendees
One of the state's largest youth livestock shows outside the majors.
Visit website →Muenster Germanfest(Germanfest)
April · 30,000 attendees
A three-day salute to German heritage with a metric century bike ride.
Visit website →Old Settler's Music Festival(Old Settlers)
April · 15,000 attendees
A premier roots music and camping festival featuring bluegrass and folk.
Visit website →Old Town Spring Texas Crawfish Festival(Crawfish Fest)
April · 50,000 attendees
One of the largest crawfish festivals in the Southwest.
Visit website →Poteet Strawberry Festival(Strawberry Fest)
Early April · 100,000 attendees
One of the most popular fruit festivals in the United States.
Visit website →Roughneck Chili & BBQ Cook-off(Roughneck Chili)
April · 5,000 attendees
Celebrating the oil industry heritage with a serious chili competition.
Round Top Antiques Fair(Round Top Antiques)
Spring/Fall · 50,000 attendees
Twice-yearly world-renowned antique and design fair.
Visit website →San Angelo Stock Show & Rodeo(San Angelo Rodeo)
April · 150,000 attendees
One of the largest rodeos in the world.
Visit website →Scarborough Renaissance Festival(Scarborough)
April-May · 200,000 attendees
Renaissance fun in a village setting in Waxahachie.
Visit website →Spamarama(Spam Fest)
April · 10,000 attendees
A tribute to the canned meat with a cook-off and eating contest.
Texas Cotton Palace(Cotton Palace)
April · 5,000 attendees
A Waco tradition since 1894 celebrating the cotton industry.
Visit website →Texas Jailhouse Chili Cook-off(Jailhouse Chili)
April · 2,000 attendees
A themed cook-off inspired by the classic 'Texas Jailhouse' recipe style.
Texas SandFest(SandFest)
April · 100,000 attendees
The largest native-sand sculpture competition in the USA.
Visit website →Vidor Texas BBQ Festival(Vidor BBQ)
April · 8,000 attendees
A sanctioned BBQ cook-off and carnival.
Visit website →Winedale Spring Festival(Winedale Fest)
April · 2,000 attendees
German-American folk life and crafts at Winedale.
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