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Annual Texas Rice Festival celebrating Rice Harvest in Winnie, Texas since 1969.

The Rice Festival includes a carnival, two parades, livestock show, longhorn show, open horse show, BBQ cook off, nightly street dances, music and entertainers, antique car show, rice cooking contest, pageants and food, food, food.

10/07/2024

Thank you to The Arboretum of Winnie Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for another fantastic Old Timers' Breakfast served to our community on Friday!

10/07/2024

🌾 Rice Education Exhibit Booth Winners
1st Place - Anahuac Wildlife Refuge
2nd Place - US Rice Producers
3rd Place - Texas A&M Agrilife Extension
4th Place - Texas Master Naturalists

10/06/2024

Meet and Greet with Bag of Donuts!

10/06/2024

Meet and Greet with Stoney LaRue!

10/06/2024

Saturday Night pics at TRF!

10/06/2024

More pics from Saturday night!

10/06/2024

Crowd pics at from Saturday Night

10/06/2024

Officially sold out of the 16,115 Rice Balls made by the St. Louis Catholic Church!

10/06/2024

Crowd pics on Saturday night! Come out and join us! We will be out here till midnight.

10/06/2024

What a great performance from Bri Bagwell this evening!

10/06/2024

Bri Bagwell is now playing on our main stage! This girl and her band are absolutely stunning! She even brought our her little rescue dog Whiskey ❤️ Come and join us under the big tarp and get ready for a good time!

10/06/2024

Food menus and prices to help you navigate your hunger and thirst choices with our amazing vendors at the Texas Rice Festival! Photos are not in order of placement on the strip. Please see booth for changes for availability of items. Have a Rice Day!

10/05/2024

What an amazing show put on by Grammy Award Winning Wayne Toups! The crowd is getting bigger as the sun sets. Only at The Texas Rice Festival!

10/05/2024

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10/05/2024

The hard work and dedication these kids put into their animals is incredible.

10/05/2024

Thank you to everyone who helped out in today’s Cancer Society Auction, we were able to raise $44,500! Pictured in our group photo is Leanne Robinson, Gina Fay Hamilton, Kim Ackel, Rhonda Devillier, Sr. Queen Haylie Head, Jr Queen Braylie Brooks, and our ever so talented auctioneer Kent Crank. Thank you to all of our sponsors and businesses that donated items to help us raise this amount this year! And a huge shoutout to our community and everyone who placed bids for us to reach this amazing goal!

10/05/2024

2024 Little Rice King: Hank Lundy
1st Runner-up: Wyatt Craigen
2nd Runner-up: Baylor Cole Paine
3rd Runner-up: William Jeffrey Clubb
4th Runner-up: Aiden Abalos

10/05/2024

2024 MISS LaPetite: Ridley Elise Frederick
1st Runner-up: Lonni Jo Brooks
2nd Runner-up: Emery Kaye Metcalf
3rd Runner-up: Gentry Suzette Wellman
4th Runner-up: Isla Mae Kucera
Sunshine Award: Cameron Pedigo

MISS LaPetite Top 10 (no particular order)
Kameron Pedigo
Gentry Wellman
Emma Santana
Lonnie Jo Brooks
Hayden Lupo
Emery Metcalf
Ridley Frederick
Valerie Casas
Isla Kucera
Kinley Page

10/05/2024

Here are your 2024 Texas Rice Festival Car Show winners! (In order)

Antique 59 Earlier: Keith Hatfield
Classic 60 Late: Joe Grabo
Custom: Dirk Harmsen
Corvette: Bobby Hardy
Truck: Mr. Ashley
4x4: John Rhame
Race Car: Ben Beckert
1st overall: Bobby Hardy
2nd overall: Dirk Harmsen

10/05/2024

Please note that the Cajun Award Presentation will take place around 4:15pm before Wayne Toups takes the main stage. See you there!

10/05/2024

Texas Rice Festival car show is happy to honor the late and great Robert Dubose for his history and historic achievements with a legacy that he has left behind! Robert’s legacy will continue for years to come. Thank you for everything Robert!

10/05/2024

The 2024 Texas Rice festival is proud to present the National Cancer Society’s benefit auction. The auction starts at 1:30 and will continue until 3:30 PM. They will be located at the main stage. Get ready for a fun time going to a great cause! Huge thanks to Kim Ackle and Rhonda Devillier - co chairman for American Cancer Society Auction.

10/05/2024

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2024
9:00 a.m. Opening Ceremonies
10:00 a.m. Vendor Booths Open
10:00 a.m. Grand Parade
11:30 a.m. Introduction of Honorees
1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Rice Judging Awards
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. American Cancer Society Auction
4:30pm – 6:00pm. Wayne Toups
6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Cajun Awards
6:30pm – 8:00pm. Bri Bagwell
8:30pm – 10:00pm. Stoney LaRue
10:00 p.m. Saddle Drawing on Main Stage
10:30 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. Bag of Donuts
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2024
EVENTS NOT ON STAGE
8:30 a.m. Livestock Judging
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Antique Car Show (Northwest Corner)
9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Art & Photography Exhibit (in Community Building)
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Rice Education Exhibit (in Community Building)
10:00 a.m. – Midnight. Carnival Midway Open

10/05/2024

More crowd pics from Friday night! We can’t wait to see everyone out with us tomorrow! Be sure to look for our media crew! We want to take your picture!

Address

307 LeBlanc Road
Winnie, TX
77665

Website

http://www.TexasRiceFestival.com/

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Texas Rice Festival in Winnie, Texas - October 2-5, 2024

🌾 55th Annual Texas Rice Festival kicks off exactly two weeks from today! Gates open on Wednesday night (October 2, 2024) at 5pm, and the gate entry is FREE on Wednesday. Thank you to our key sponsors to help make this possible! Come out and enjoy great food, carnival and music by Bayou Sounds, Matt Sebastian Band and Josh Weathers! #texasricefestival

BBQ Update: There is still space available to enter the Texas Rice Festival 2024 Jackpot Fajita & IBCA Sanctioned BBQ Cook-off! View details and entry form on our website: https://texasricefestival.com/awards-contests/contests/cook-off/ #texasricefestival #ibca #bbqcookoff