Put these Texas festivals and events on your list to go to in 2023.
We all love festivals and special events, especially when we can bring the whole family. Texas has a slue of them, and Texas Travel Talk is here to deliver. Grab the family and head out to these Texas festivals and events throughout the state.
The festivals and events in this article are other than the below festivals. Be sure to read all about them too.
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Texas State Parks turns 100 this year! Several, if not all, parks are celebrating all year long with events and fun.
2023 Family-Friendly Texas Festivals And Events
This list will continue to update throughout the year.
January Texas Festivals And Events
• 29th Annual MLK Grande Parade – Midtown Houston
January 16th
One of the most significant multicultural events in the U.S. in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Location: 1200 Holman St. Celebrating its 29th MLK Grande Parade in Midtown Houston, one of the most significant single-day multicultural events in the U.S.
• Surfside Food and Art Festival
January 28th, 11 am to 5 pm
The Surfside Food and Art Festival is put on by Brazosport at the Stahlman Park Event Center, 2211 Bluewater Highway. Free Event.
• Dinosaurs Live! in McKinney
Through February 20, 2023
Encounter a 46-foot tall T-Rex and ten new life-size animatronic dinosaurs at the Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary at 1 Nature Place, McKinney.
February Texas Festivals And Events
• SPI Kite Fest – South Padre Island
February 2-4, 2023
SPI Kite Fest is an outdoor event that offers kite shows, food, and family-friendly activities.
• 18th Annual 11th Street Cowboy Mardi Gras – Bandera, Texas
February 10-12, 2023
11th Street Cowboy Mardi Gras
• Mardi Gras – Southeast TX – Beaumont
February 16-19, 2023
Carnival rides and kid zone, vendors, purse bingo, and Uncle Kracker, among others, live performances. Get tickets at Beaumont Mardi Gras.
• North Texas Auto Show
February 16-19, 2023
Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center – Dallas
• Dinosaurs Live! in McKinney
Through February 20, 2023
Encounter a 46-foot tall T-Rex and ten new life-size animatronic dinosaurs at the Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary at 1 Nature Place, McKinney.
• Dallas Blooms at Dallas Arboretum
February 25 through April 16, 2023
Dallas Blooms is the largest annual floral festival in the Southwest.
• Texas Independence Day Celebration – Washington
February 25-26, 2023
Texas Independence Day Celebration celebrates Texas becoming a republic 187 years ago.
March Texas Festivals And Events
• Vintage Market Days Denton/Fort Worth
March 24-26, 2023
NRS Event Center & Arena in Decatur
• Texas Dogwood Trails Celebration – Palestine
March 17 – April 1, 2023
See the history of dogwoods and all about the celebrations here – History Blooms At TX Dogwood Trails Celebration
• Tyler County Dogwood Festival – Woodville
March 18-April 1, 2023
Each weekend is a different theme. Check it out at TCDF.
April
Scarborough Renaissance Festival – Waxahachie
April – May 8, 2023, 10 am to 7 pm.
The 42nd Scarborough Renaissance Festival will again fill the grounds in Waxahachie with live entertainment, vendors, food, and fun for the whole family.
• Wild Wild West Festival – Andrews, TX
April ? – stay tuned
• Poteet Strawberry Festival
April 14-16, 2023
Tickets: $5-$30 (buy online); ticket prices at the gate are higher; free parking.
Poteet Strawberry Festival
• Annual Lonestar Crawfish Festival – Austin
April 15, 2023
• Red Poppy Festival – Georgetown
April 28-30, 2023
Georgetown’s annual festival is back for three days of fun, food, art, and music.
• 32nd University of Houston Offshore Industry Crawfish Boil
April 30, 2023
May
• 37th AnnualTexas Scottish Festival – Decatur, TX
May 5-7, 2023
Texas Scottish Festivals & Highland Games at Wise County Fairgrounds, Decatur, TX.
• Main Street Fest – Grapevine
May 10-21, 2023
39th Main Street Days will be all up and down Main Street with rides for kids, vendors, food, and fun. We love this one!
• Fredericksburg Crawfish Festival
May 26-28, 2023
Held on Memorial Day weekend at Marktplatz, this family-friendly event will feature live music, vendors, food and drink, and a carnival for the kids. Entertainers will be Josh Ward on Friday night and Kyle Park on Saturday night!
June
• Texas Blueberry Festival – Nacogdoches
Second Saturday in June
Check out the Texas Blueberry Festival in Nacogdoches (East Texas)
- farm fresh blueberries for sale
- blueberry pancake breakfast
- lots of quilts
- pick your own blueberries
- entertainment
- pet parade
- and so much more
Free Admission.
July
• Parker County Peach Festival – Weatherford
July 8, 2023, from 8 am to 4 pm
• Float Fest – Gonzales
July 23-24, 2023
Float Fest 2-days of awesome acts.
August
• Hatch Chile Fest – Grand Prairie
August – keep watching for dates
• North Texas Book Festival – Denton
August 12, 2023
September
• Rockport-Fulton HummerBird Festival
September 14-17, 2023
Not hummingbird, but HummerBird Festival, but you can bet believe there will be many hummingbirds fluttering around!
• Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400
Nascar Cup Series Playoffs Race at the Texas Motor Speedway
September 24, 2023
• State Fair of Texas
September 29 – October 22, 2023
Make plans to see Big Tex at Fair Park.
October
• State Fair of Texas – Dallas
through October 22, 2023
• 2023 Solar Eclipse Festival – Fredericksburg
October 13-14, 2023, 12-4 pm
Grapetown Vineyard
Tickets: $10-$50 on Eventbrite
November
December
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