Big day planned for San Augustine Saturday as "A Texas Treasure Heritage Festival" is held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. downtown.

The festival is sponsored by San Augustine Main Street and is a celebration of the heritage that has contributed to San Augustine's history.

There will be an opening ceremony at 9 a.m. followed by entertainment throughout the day.

Among the event includes the kick-off of the San Augustine Farmers' Market from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the southside of the courthouse, an antique and classic car show, and the quarterly, The "Junk in the Trunk" at Santa Fe Park where vendors can sell their items.

Festival goers can watch various food and craft demos, and if you want, enter the pinto bean cook-off . Bring a pound of pinto beans in a crock pot and a pan of cornbreal to the "Bean Gazebo" on the west side of the courthouse between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m., judging starts at 10 a.m.