Texas Jazz Festival:
Designated in 1989 as the official jazz festival for Texas, this event attracts m
ore than 100,000 people. The festival is free to the public and is held in the Mem
orial Coliseum area. It features more than 30 national and Texas jazz bands and sp
otlights local artists. Also included are jazz instrument improvisation clinics, f
ood, dances and a special jazz Mass held at Memorial Coliseum.
Rockport Seafair:
A championship gumbo-cooking competition, a crab beauty contest of glitter-encrusted crustaceans and an international crab race are just part of this fall fair, held on the festival grounds next to the ski basin. The festival starts with a parade and continues through the weekend with entertainment, a sailing regatta, an anything-that-floats-but-a-boat-race, a water ski show, a bike show and a carnival.
Czechfest:
Billed as the "biggest block party in Northwest Corpus Christi," Czechfest is at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, four miles west of Five Points on Highway 624. The two-day event celebrates the culture of Czech pioneers who settled in the area now occupied by Robstown and Calallen. Activities include a teen dance, an adult dance, a carnival and games, a turkey shoot, Czech music, a Czech meal and barbecue, kolaches and a large auction.
Grayfest:
Organized by senior citizens, Grayfest features something for everyone, including a variety of entertainment, arts, crafts, information and health screenings. A favorite is the silent auction, sponsored by the Senior Link, Southwestern Bell and Gray Gazette, offering antiques, pottery, glassware and many other items. One person is chosen annually as Outstanding Senior of the Coastal Bend. The weekend event is held at the Memorial Coliseum.
Fiesta del Campo:
Falfurrias celebrates with arts and crafts, carnival rides, games, trail ride, and softball, horseshoe and volleyball tournaments at Ed and Mary Lasater Park. There's also pan de campo, cowboy stew cook-offs, and country and conjunto music.
Greek Festival:
Held at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 502 S. Chaparral St., the festival highlights a large selection of Greek foods and pastries, from simmering souvlaki (shish kebab) to melomakarona, koulouria and, of course, baklava. Hellenic Greek dancers perform, and other festivities are accompanied by Greek music.
Fiesta de Colores:
Kingsville Playhouse of Design, an artists group, hosts a handcrafted arts and crafts show featuring artists from across the state at J.K. Northway Exhibition Center. In the show's 26th year, proceeds fund four scholarships for A&M-Kingsville students.
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