Please check contact information for each event to verify the dates are correct. 
Many dates have not been confirmed and are based on previous years.
If you would like to add or correct an event, send an email to sportsguy9903@yahoo.com

Kingsland Bluebonnet Festival
April 7-8, 2007 (1^st weekend in April)
Kingsland's activities include a 10K volksmarch, bluebonnet trails, bicycle tour, bicycle rode, music, children's games, chili cook-off, horseshoe pitching, arts and crafts, washer pitching contest, martial arts exhibition and barbecue dinner.
Kingsland Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 465
Kingsland TX 78639
915-388-6211

28th Annual Kerrville Easter Festival & Chili Classic
April 6-7, 2007 (Easter weekend)
Saturday events include a walkathon for youth, cook-offs, 5K Easter Run, Armadillo races, Easter egg hunt, Chili Judging, 4x4 bed post derby. Other events include washer pitching tournament and children's activities. Time: Cooks party on Apr. 6 with live music and Saturday at 10am, festival and cook-off. Cost: $3 parking donation. Location: On the Guadalupe River at Flat Rock Lake Park, Kerrville, TX. Region: Texas Hill Country. For more information, call (830) 792-3535. Please mention this listing when inquiring.

18th Annual Llano Crawfish Open
April 20-21, 2007
Llano Golf Club and County Park
(915)247-2270
http://www.llanocrawfishopen.com/

20th Anniversary Dripping Springs Founder’s Day
April 20-22, 2007 (3rd weekend in April)
This celebration includes a parade, a chicken cook-off, a street dance, arts and crafts, contests, live music, a fiddler's contest, horseshoe and washer pitch contests, & car show.
Dripping Springs Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 578
Dripping Springs, TX  78620
512-858-4740
http://www.foundersdayfestival.com/

50th Annual Smithville Jamboree
April 25-29, 2007 (usually weekend after Easter)
The Jamboree features two downtown parades, dances at night, an arts and crafts fair, a fireworks display, and horse shoe and washer pitch tournaments. They usually have a day when senior citizens get free admission.
Smithville Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 716
Smithville TX 78957
512-237-2313
http://www.ci.smithville.tx.us/jamboree2006.htm

Kerrville Senior Games
April 26-28, 2007
2108 Sidney Baker
Kerrville, Texas 78028
830-896-4263
Washer tournament from usually held from 9-12 on Friday at Louise Hays Park
srgames@kerrvilleseniorgames.com   
http://www.kerrvilleseniorgames.com

Derrick Days Celebration
April 28, 2007 (last Saturday of the month?)
Corsicana, Texas
Derrick Days is community celebration downtown including washer pitching tournament, chili cook-off, parade,
street dance, entertainment,community play, food booths, bed races, and other fun activities.
For information contact Corsicana Chamber of Commerce at 903-874-4731
http://www.ci.corsicana.tx.us/parksrec.html

Cinco de Mayo Festival
May 3-6, 2007
Austin, Texas
The Austin Cinco de Mayo Festival is a celebration of Hispanic heritage combining live music, food, arts & crafts, carnival, contests, good old fashioned family fun. Bring the whole family out to Fiesta Gardens since the kids are free. Take advantage of the carnival specials on certain days. Other events include Little Cinco, a Jalapeño Eating Contest, Miss Cinco de Mayo Pageants, Nacho Cookoff, Washer-pitching tournament and more. Vengan a fiesta!
shaneaus@swbell.net
cincodemayo@austin.rr.com
512-750-0991
http://www.austin-cincodemayo.com/

Weimar Chamber of Commerce
Gedenke Gar-Festival
May 12-13, 2007 (Mother’s Day Weekend)
hvilladv@txcr.net
http://www.discoverweimar.com/index.html

53rd Annual Live Oak Festival- Columbus, Texas
May 18-20, 2007
Contact Person: Mary Stavinoha
The 53rd annual Live Oak Art & Music Festival, scheduled for May 18-20, 2007 will return to its roots with the introduction of the inaugural Juried Art Show, hosted by the Live Oak Art Center. The festival, most of which takes place around the courthouse square, also features art and retail vendors and live music throughout the week. In addition to nationally recognized acts, local talent is scheduled, such as the highly acclaimed and unique Columbus High School Steel Pan Band. Other events include the annual Greg Lundgren 5k Run, an antiques fair, dinner theater, and children's games. For a full schedule of events, see the special Live Oak Festival section in this edition of The Colorado County Citizen printed the 3rd week of May, the week of the festival. For more information, call the Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau at 979-732-8385.
mstavinoha@sbec.org
http://www.columbustexas.org/

Jaycee's Crawfish Fest
Fredericksburg, Texas
May 25-27, 2007
(830) 997-2350
Crawfish eating & peeling contests, Louisiana Styled music & food. Crawfish sold by the pound, jambalaya, boudin plus red beans and of course some Texas favorites too. Horseshoe and washer pitching, arts and crafts, BBQ cookoff, fun children's area with jumping castles, race cars, face painting, games and rides. Time: Friday TBR; Saturday 10 am to Midnight. Cost: Saturday Adults $5; Under 12 Free. Location: Downtown - Market Square. Region: Texas Hill Country. Average attendance: under 250,000. For more information, call 830-997-2350. Please mention this listing when inquiring. Held annually on the 4th Saturday in May.
laura@hcevents.com
http://www.tex-fest.com/crawfish/default.htm

46th Annual STONEWALL PEACH JAMboree and Rodeo
June 15-16, 2007 (usually 3rd weekend)
P.O. Box 1 Stonewall, Texas 78671 or 830-644-2735
The event kicks off early Friday morning with a breakfast at the Stonewall Fire Station, followed by a rodeo and dance that evening. Don your best Western duds, and save your energy for some full-throated hollerin’ at the rodeo (Friday and Saturday night at 8 p.m.), which features bareback riding, calf roping, team roping, bull riding, and barrel racing, along with a kids’ calf scramble and a clown act.

Saturday’s festivities include a peach parade, a baking and preserve contest, a peach show, a washer-pitching tournament, the Peach Queen Pageant, and continuous live music and other entertainment.
chamber@stonewalltexas.com
http://www.stonewalltexas.com/

Snookfest
June 2, 2007 (1st Saturday in June)
Snookfest features a parade at 10 a.m., antique farm equipment exhibits, an arts and crafts fair, games, and horseshoe, washer, and domino tournaments.
Snook Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 10
Snook, TX 77878
979-272-8787

23rd Annual Tomato Festival
June 2007 (2nd Saturday in June?)
Jacksonville, TX
Features a tomato-eating contest, live entertainment, all kinds of tomato-related activities for children, salsa contest, arts & crafts booths, pony rides and much more. Downtown Jacksonville, Commerce and Austin streets. E-mail: chamber@jacksonvilletexas.com
Jacksonville Chamber Of Commerce
526 E. Commerce
Jacksonville, Texas 75766
800-376-2217
chamber@jacksonvilletexas.com
www.jacksonvilletexas.com

Red, White, and Buda
July 4, 2007

Red White and Buda is an Independence Day celebration of our nation's birth. July 4th will be celebrated with a fireworks display and patriotic recorded music in the park.  Families are encouraged to bring a picnic supper, watch the fireworks and visit with neighbors.  Sponsored by Buda Area Chamber of Commerce.  We hope you will plan to attend. 

It is a relaxed, fun-filled, family oriented pre-Fourth of July Celebration, full of eating, playing and fellowship. The first celebration in 1995 exceeded expectations with entries in washer-pitching, horseshoe pitching and watermelon eating contests. Come see what they dream up for the next celebration.

The event starts at 10:00am with parade down main street of decorated vehicle for people of all ages and vehicles of all types and it ends with a large fireworks display after dark. Throughout the day, Red White & Buda offers activities which include carnival events geared to young people, arts & crafts, vendors, food vendors, and a full day of musical and activity based entertainment. We hope you will plan to attend. 

Call 512.295.9999
http://www.budachamber.com/Annuals/Events.htm

Frontier Days and Old Settler’s Reunion
July 2007 (4^th of July weekend)
Frontier Days offers visitors a parade, arts and crafts, 5K run, games, music and food. You can see children’s ballet folklorico and re-enactment’s of the legendary Sam Bass shootout, which took place at Round Rock.  Other activities include square dancers, washer pitch & horseshoe contests, puppet show, cannon shootout, fence painting, chicken flying contest, watermelon seed-spitting & pepper eating.

Round Rock Parks and Recreation
CO: Dominic Digesualdo
301 W Bagdad Buildling 2
Round Rock, TX  78664
512-218-5540
http://www.roundrockfrontierdays.com

Snyder July 4^th Celebration
July 4, 2007
Snyder’s salute to Independence Day features a fireworks display, parade, arts and crafts, stage show, carnival and food booths. Contests include washer pitching, hula hoop, and limbo.
Snyder Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Drawer CC
Snyder, TX 79549
915.573.3558
http://www.snydertex.com/events.htm

Butterfield Stage Days
July 14-15, 2007 (second weekend in July)
Bridgeport, TX  76026
Bridgeport got its name from the toll bridge built for the Butterfield Stagecoach line over the West Fork of the Trinity River. The town grew up around the stagecoach stop, and remained even after the stage quit running during the Civil War.

The festival begins on Saturday with outdoor contests, a carnival, entertainment in the park, food booths and arts and crafts. Games include horseshoes, washers and something special for the kids. They usually have stagecoach rides as well. At night you can partake of the barbecue supper, then attend the street . A rodeo parade takes place the next Thursday, followed by three days of rodeo.

Levelland Early Settlers Reunion
July 14, 2007 (2nd Saturday in July)
Levelland, TX
Folks in Levelland come out to see old friends and enjoy the parade, street dance, food booths and arts and crafts fair. There’s also a dog show, horseshoe contest, stick horse race, washer pitching, all-day entertainment, and a quilt show. Most activities are held on the grounds of the Hockley Country Courthouse.
Levelland Chamber of Commerce
1101 Avenue H
Levelland, TX 79336
806.894.3157

36th Annual Spring Ho Festival
July 9-15, 2007 (2nd weekend in July)
(washer contest at 12:30 on Saturday)
More than a quarter of a century ago, Lampasas' first Spring Ho Festival was held. The Spring Ho event is now held annually the second week of July to commemorate the rejuvenating powers of Sulphur Springs. The Spring Ho Committee has charge of the event, which has grown dramatically since its inception more than two decades ago.
Dancing, BBQ cook off, talent contest, gospel singing, fireworks, fishing, a county fair, arts and crafts, washer pitching, and concessions are just part of the week's offerings.  Also featured are attractions like a carnival with rides and games, water sports, running races, a pet parade and the grand parade complete with parade marshals.
P.O. Box 985
101 East 8th
Lampasas, TX 76550
(512) 556-530
springho@ltex.net
lampasasspringho@hotmail.com
http://www.cityoflampasas.com/

Butterfield Stage Days
Bridgeport, TX
July 14, 2007 (2nd Saturday in July?)

Bridgeport got its name from the toll bridge built for the Butterfield Stagecoach line over the West Fork of the Trinity River. The town grew up around the stagecoach stop, and remained even after the stage quit running during the Civil War.
The festival begins on Saturday with outdoor contests, a carnival, entertainment in the park, food booths and arts and crafts. Games include horseshoes, washers and something special for the kids. They usually have stagecoach rides as well. At night you can partake of the barbecue supper, then attend the street . A rodeo parade takes place the next Thursday, followed by three days of rodeo.

9th Annual Raymon Parks Memorial
July 2007-12 pm (usually 3rd Saturday)
Reed’s Greenhouse
Bellmead, TX
Charlie Farrar  254-829-0822

The Great Texas Mosquito Festival
July 26-28, 2007 (last weekend in July)
(washer contest on Saturday)
Clute Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 997
Clute, Texas 77531
979-265-8392 / 1-800-371-2971
buzz@mosquitofestival.com
http://www.mosquitofestival.com/
The Great Texas Mosquito Festival is approaching its 26th annual festival, in Clute, Texas (55 miles southeast of Houston). The Festival was started to promote and encourage tourism in the City of Clute. Over the years, the festival has grown tremendously, attracting some 20,000 plus visitors over the three-day event.

The Mosquito Chase "run" Century Buzz Bike & Skate Tour BBQ and Fajita Cook off Mr & Mrs. Mosquito Legs Contest Mosquito Calling Contest

Doubles Horseshoe Pitching Doubles Washer Pitching Ms. Quito Beauty Pageant O' You Beautiful Doll Contest Xtreme Karaoke Finals

AT&T Games of Texas
July 28-29, 2007
Tournament starts at 11 am (Saturday)

Southwest Williamson County Regional Park
3005 CR 175
Leander, TX  78641
Pits located behind the main concession stands

Ages/Divisions:  Open and Youth (16 and under) Cash prizes for Open division and medals for youth division.
Fee: $20.00 per team/Register through July 20.  ($25.00 per team/On-site registration)
Registration is from 8:00 am to 10:00 am
Deadline to register: July 20

Event Coordinator: Jim Rodgers (jrodgers@wilco.org)
www.taaf.com/gamesoftexas/venues.html

Call 512-260-4283 for more information.

Schulenburg Festival
August 3-5, 2007
There will be lots for everyone to do at "The Festival".  There's a Ladies & Men's Softball Tournament, a RAD (Run Against Drugs), the Chili Cook off, Volleyball Tournament, Golf Tournament, Arts, Crafts, Antiques, Collectibles, Go Texan Events, Horseshoe Pitching, Cow Chip & Eggs Toss, 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament, Dunking Board, Petting Zoo, Tricycle Races, Homecoming Carnival, and lots of Food Booths & Ice Cold Refreshments.  
P.O. Box 115 
Schulenburg, TX 78956
1-888-515-1195
havrda@cvtv.net
sch-cofc@cvtv.net 
http://www.schulenburgfestival.org/

Brady/McCulloch County World Championship Goat Cookoff
August 31-Sept. 1, 2007 (Labor Day weekend)

The Brady/McCulloch County Chamber of Commerce will hold its 34th Annual World Championship Goat Cookoff during over Friday and Saturday of Labor Day Weekend at Richards Park. The celebration features 125 cooking teams assembled from all over Texas and the United States, cooking goat each in their own way. Cooking teams have traveled from as far as England to participate. Over 100 arts and crafts booths, kids games, horseshoe and washer pitching, and other events round out the day at the park.

At the end of the day, judging of the cooking team entrants occurs with prizes being awarded to top three teams. A Super Bowl winner is also announced from entrants of previous winners. Many other winners are announced, such as the Best-Looking Cooking Camp, the best designed arts and crafts booths, and the winners from the horseshoe and washer pitching competition. For more information, contact the Brady/McCulloch County Chamber of Commerce at 325-597-3491, or e-mail at dpcofc@hotmail.com.
http://www.bradytx.com/index.html

32nd Annual West Fest
August 31- Sept. 1, 2007
Westfest is a Czech/Polka festival held each year during Labor Day weekend. 
The Washer Pitching contest begins at 3 pm on Saturday afternoon.
info@westfest.com
www.westfest.com

Go-Texan Fun Day
October 2007 (usually held 3rd weekend)
An annual Go-Texan Fun Day is held in the fall at the Sheriff's Posse Arena. Funds are raised for local scholarships through various contests. Contests include; dominoes, men's and women's hay hauling, barbeque cook-off, washer pitching, horseshoe pitching and quilts. Entertainment includes children's games, clowns, music and mini-train rides, plus plenty of food and cold drinks.
The Giddings Chamber of Commerce
171 E. Hempstead
Giddings, TX 78942
(979) 542-3455 – Phone
(979) 542-7060 – Fax
giddingscofc@verizon.net
http://www.giddingstx.com/calendar_of_events.htm

34th ANNUAL HELL-HATH-NO-FURY
LADIES'  STATE CHILI COOK-OFF
October 6-7, 2007 (1^st weekend in October)
Luckenbach, TX
somebody@luckenbachtexas.com 
http://www.luckenbachtexas.com/

38t^h Annual Texas Rice Festival BBQ Weekend
October 3-6, 2007
Entertainment Schedule Not Yet Released
Past entertainment featured the music of Jason Boland, Cross Canadian Ragweed, and Kevin Fowler
Winnie, TX
trf@ih2000.net
409-296-4404
http://www.texasricefestival.org/

80th Annual Austin County Fair
Austin County Go-Texan Contest
October 10-14, 2007 (usually 2nd week in October)
Austin County Fair Association
P.O. Box 141
Bellville, Texas 77418
979-865-5995

Austin County residents will compete in Horseshoe Pitching, Washer Pitching, Domino Tournament, Barbecue Cookoff and Team Penning.  The Quilt Competition will be held during the Austin County Fair.  The winners of these events will advance to the Go Texan Competition in Houston.  The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Go Texan Committee guarantees one scholarship of $2,500 to one student from each county that participates in the competition.  Depending upon how well the county does in competition the scholarship may be upgraded to $5,000 or $10,000.
susan@austincountyfair.com
acfair@industryinet.com
http://www.austincountyfair.com/

35th Annual Cuero Turkeyfest at City Park
October 12-14, 2007
CUERO TURKEYFEST ASSOCIATION
124 E. Church Street
Cuero, Texas 77954
(361) 275-2112
What do "Turkeys" have to do with it? Cuero Turkeyfest is a celebration of which the North Star, Worthington, Minnesota and the Lone Star, Cuero, Texas come together for the 2nd heat of a friendly rivalry of the GREAT GOBBLER GALLOP. Your invited to the kick-off dance on Friday that starts the weekend off with featured artist Dean Seltzer & The Redneck Mothers. Join us at 10:00 a.m. Saturday to see which Turkey claims the title for their city as the "Turkey Capitol of the World" which takes place directly before the parade. The winning turkey receives the "Traveling Turkey Trophy of Tumultuous Triumph" to sport in their town for the next year. After the parade downtown Esplanade its up to the city park where the action takes place, featuring Dances and Live Entertainment under covered pavilion. Also, for your enjoyment your guarenteed lots of Food, Beer Pen, Arts & Crafts, Jalapeno Eating Contest, Lawnmower Races, Bull-Riding, Turk Olympics, Chili Cook-Off, Barbecue Cook-Off, Washer Pitching, and Horseshoe Throwing.
rubybegonia@turkeyfest.org
http://www.turkeyfest.org/index.shtml