Web Extra: More Fall Festival Picks
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More Fall Festival PicksSee related: Fests up! Check out the lineups for Lexington’s Chocolate Lovers Festival and the George West Storyfest. We’ve also added a few more details about the Blues Fest and the Texas Clay Festival, featured in the September issue. For a comprehensive list of festivals, visit www.traveltex.com, click on “Events,” and search for “Festivals.” Blues Fest, Denton, September 19. Held in Quakertown Park, this year’s fest includes headliner Michael Burks, the UpAllnight Blues Band, and other professional acts, as well as a Blues Idol Contest. Vendors sell barbecue; soul food in the form of greens, pinto beans, black-eyed peas, fried okra, and cornbread; roasted corn; tacos; burritos; and fresh-baked pies and cakes. Call 940/382-9100; www.dentonblackchamberonline.org. Chocolate Lovers Festival, Lexington (15 miles north of Giddings), October 17. The temptations start with a Gourmet Chocolate Pancake Breakfast and continue with Chocolate Alley, an area that offers 10 different “chocolate experiences,” from chocolate ravioli to chocolate-banana-peanut butter crepes. Participants work off some of the calories with 3K and 5K Chocolate Dash Fun-Runs and pie-throwing, pie-eating, and ice cream-eating contests. Two Fear Factor contests for ages 10-18 include physical challenges, as well as eating chocolate-covered insects. Other kids’ activities include face-painting, pony rides, rock-climbing, cupcake decorating, a Slip ’N Slide, and bounce house. Music, arts and crafts, and food vendors round out the fun. Call 979/773-4337; www.chocolateloversfestival.com. Texas Clay Festival, Gruene Historic District (three miles north of downtown New Braunfels), October 24-25. This year’s lineup features more than 60 artisans with works ranging from functional pottery to decorative sculpture. Four tents offer demonstrations throughout the festival. Raku-firing demonstrations also take place both days, as do silent auctions. A children’s area provides supervised opportunities for little ones to work with clay. Restaurants and entertainment (including Gruene Hall) lie close at hand, adding another dimension to this festival experience. Call 830/629-7975 or 830/833-2860; www.texasclayfestival.com. George West Storyfest, George West (60 miles northwest of Corpus Christi), November 7. Folklore, fables, history, tall tales, ghost stories, and cowboy poetry are all part of the mix at this unusual event that celebrates the art of storytelling. The fun takes place downtown under a canopy of live oaks, with hay bales serving as seats and storytelling and live music alternating on three stages. One of the highlights is the Texas State Liar’s Contest. Other activities include a Little Red Wagon Parade, classic car show, living-history demonstrations, arts and crafts, children’s games, petting zoo, and street dance. Festival food ranges from fajitas to funnel cakes. Some people choose to stay over until Sunday morning to hear sacred stories told in partnership with a local church. Call 361/449-2481 or 888/600-3121; www.georgeweststoryfest.org. —Nola McKey See the full article in the September 2009 issue. |
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