Only 30 days left until the 47th Annual East Texas Poultry Festival, Sponsored by Farmers State Bank, opens its gates to a weekend of Fun, Entertainment, Arts and Crafts and lots of Food back on the downtown square!

The Cutting of the Feathers will be held on Thursday, October 5th at 10:00am on the Frances Oates Center Stage! We are looking forward to having the school children back on stage to sing.

All three days, the entertainment stage will be busy with school groups, dancing groups and singing groups. Of course there will be the Wing Eating, Ag/Mechanic Auction, Contest, the Chicken Clucking Contest, Lion Club vehicle drawing and the Broiler Auction.

For all three days you can enjoy the Creative Arts Show, Quilt Show and Photography Show held at First Baptist Church Family Life Center. They are Sponsored by Ray Jones Chevrolet, Scull Timber and The Light and Champion. The 1K 5K Chicken Trot, Sponsored by Axley and Rode will be held on Saturday morning, October 7, at Portacool Park.

The 1K starts at 7:30a.m. and the 5K starts at 8:00am Proceeds will go to Cultivate Mental Health. The Car Show starts at 10am on the downtown square.

The 2023 East Texas Poultry Festival Queen will be crowned on September 30 th at 7:00pm at Center High School. The Queen and her Court shall reign over the Festival. So Mark Your Calendars for October 5 th , 6 th and 7 th .

See you at the Festival!!