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Texas Festivals And Events

Texas Festivals And Events

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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In the know …

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.

Texas Festivals And Events

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

Wild Wild West Festival

• 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

Parker Country Peach Festival

• 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

Hatch Chile Fest

• North Texas Book Festival – Denton

August 12, 2023

NTBF

 

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

 

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