Fire Ant Festival
When: October
Where: Marshall, TX
Overview: If you can't beat 'em, celebrate 'em, right? This is exactly what citizens of Marshall, TX had in mind when they created the Fire Ant Festival in celebration of the emergence of the notorious critters.
Cuero TurkeyFest
When: October
Where: Cuero, TX
Overview: Cuero is Texas' turkey capital- we all know that Cargill is one of those infamously giant Texas brands. To celebrate their farming and poultry-based heritage, Cuero shows its love for that Thanksgiving bird every fall. How do you celebrate turkeys? Why, with volleyball, horseshoe tossing, and a 'Gobbler Gallop! This gallop isn't any 5k run for humans though- this is a race to show that Cuero can produce turkeys that are not only delicious, but quick on their feet. This is one-and-a-half block race between rival birds. The prize: bragging rights.
Hotter'N Hell Hundred
When: Mid to late August
Where: Wichita Falls, TX
Overview: 100 miles of Texas road biking, the Hotter'N Hell Hundred (HHH) is an event brainstormed to celebrate the centennial of Wichita Falls in 1982. The event started with 1200 riders, and now hosts over 13,000 in the largest one-day 100 mile bike ride in the nation.
This event is full organized with rest stops every 10 miles, and shorter routes for the less hardy.
Info: http://www.hh100.org/
World Championship BBQ Goat Cookoff
When: Last weekend in August
Where: Brady, Texas
Overview: Have a hankering for goat? How about BBQ goat? Well then you will want to head on to Brady, Texas during the end of August. For more than 20 years, locals have gathered to show off their goat cooking talents, and horseshoe/washer toss skills. The event also hosts local music and a street dance. The most interesting event has to be the annual Mystery Meat Judging Contest. If plain goat isn't enough for you, you can also try the event specialty- cabrito, or baby goat- that is, if you have a strong enough Texas constitution.
The Great Texas Mosquito Festival
When: Late July
Where: Clute, TX
Overview: Who doesn't want to celebrate that most beloved of insects, the mosquito? The folks in Clute, TX certainly give this little bug a fair shake. Visitors to the Mosquito Festival get to enjoy a Mosquito Chase 5K, dodge ball tournament, bike and skate race, a 'mosquito legs' contest, and the ever-present cookoffs and live music. This year hosted such gems as David Allan Coe and Ziggy Moonshine and the Bootleggers.
Be sure not to miss the festival's mascot, the 26-foot Willie-Man-Chew, the mosquito! Young ones can enjoy child-friendly activities, as well as the carnival.
Be sure not to miss the festival's mascot, the 26-foot Willie-Man-Chew, the mosquito! Young ones can enjoy child-friendly activities, as well as the carnival.
http://www.texastripper.com/festivals/clute-mosquito-festival.html
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