Get out your dancin' shoes and get ready for another festival coming later in 2023 that is super close to Southwest Louisiana. The entertainment lineup will be worth the drive!

The Texas Rice Festival takes place at the Winnie-Stowell Park in Winnie, Texas the first weekend of October every year. The festival celebrates the rice harvest, and it draws locals from all over Southeast Texas. It is filled with fantastic food vendors, entertainment, and activities for the entire family.

Texas Rice Festival
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The Rice Festival program stretches over several weekends and includes two parades, a carnival, a livestock show, an open horse show, a BBQ cook-off, pageants, an arts and crafts show, music and entertainment, an antique car show, a rice cooking contest, and food, food, lots of food.

They have just released their Entertainment Lineup for 2023 and it's pretty incredible and offers a wide variety of artists.

Wednesday, October 4
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm TBA
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Running On Credit
9:30 pm - 11:00 pm Casey Donahew

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Thursday, October 5
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Jackie Caillier & Cajun Cousins
8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Wayne Toups & ZyDeCajun
10:00 pm - 11:30 pm Kevin Naquin

Russ Conrad
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Friday, October 6
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Matt Sebastian Band
8:00 pm - 9:30 pm The Teague Brothers
10:00 pm - 11:30 pm William Beckmann

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Saturday, October 7
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm The Tejas Brothers
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Shenandoah
8:30 pm - 10:00 pm Treaty Oak Revival
10:30 pm - 12:00 am The Kings of Neon

That lineup is pretty incredible! To stay up to date with everything leading up to the festival, parking, tickets, and more CLICK HERE.

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