Please check back often for 2007 updates.

All events subject to change.

Here's what happened in 2006:

Last update: July 17, 2006

Friday June 9, 2006

Blueberry Quilt Show
10am - 6pm - First United Methodist Church - $5 (good for Fri. and Sat.)

Over 150 quilts on display

201 E. Hospital St.
Sponsor: Nacogdoches Quilt Guild

Saturday, June 10, 2006

Blueberry Pancake Breakfast
8 a.m. Downtown Square - $5
Sponsor: Kiwanis Club, Timber Springs 

Blueberry Quilt Show
9am - 4pm - First United Methodist Church - $5

Over 150 quilts on display

201 E. Hospital St.
Sponsor: Nacogdoches Quilt Guild

Fresh Blueberries for Sale
9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Downtown, Pilar at Pecan Streets 
1 pint $2 / 1 flat (12 pints) $20
Sponsor: Texas Blueberry Marketing Association

Blueberry Farm Pick and Peek
9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free shuttles periodically from Church & Commerce Streets to The Blueberry Place. $1 per pound, pick your own berries fresh from the bush.

Sponsors: The Blueberry Place, HEB, Brookshire Brothers, Tipton Ford, Sam's Club

Wings Motorcycle Show
9 a.m. - Noon
Honda Gold Wings—Mound and Main
Benefiting Brain Tumor Research at Texas Children's Hospital

Deja Blue Classic Car Show 
9 a.m. -1 p.m.  Regions Bank parking lot
Get your American Graffiti fix with street rods, pre and post-WWII cars, trucks and motorcycles. Twenty-four classes of trophies will be awarded to the participating car owners at 1 p.m. Dozens of antique and classic cars are expected. Get up-close looks and make keepsake photos of the vehicles that sparked the imagination of generations of Americans! Sponsors: Deep East Texas Antique Automobile Club of America, HEB, Brookshire Brothers, Citizens 1^st Bank, Q107  

Trick-rope artist Burt Hairgrove
9 a.m. to Noon, Commercial Bank, 215 E. Main St.
Amazes young and old as he spins the lariat in Wild West Show fashion! While charming a crowd with the soft-spoken style of a young Will Rogers, Burt – the official spokesperson for Commercial Bank of Texas -  performs some of the most difficult and elaborate roping tricks ever seen.  Burt has been seen on tv ads for a famous bread company, on Good Morning America, and on the south lawn of the White House entertaining President Bush.

Sponsor: Commercial Bank  

CBTx Art Show
Special exhibits in the cool marble interior of the Commercial Bank Lobby.
Sponsor:  Commercial Bank

Cuddly Blue Doll & Toy Parade
11 a.m. Bavarian Doll House, 318 E. Main
Includes well-doll and toy check-up after parade
Sponsors:  HEB, Brookshire Brothers, Bavarian Doll House

Blueberry Kids Activities
9 a.m. – 4 p.m. South of downtown in Festival Plaza.

• Arts and crafts-- free make-and-take activities 
   
• Bounce Park— Giant inflatables for giggles and spills. Planned this year: Pirate ship bounce/slide combo; Superman obstacle course; Dragon bounce/slide combo; water maze; duck pond; treasure chest. (Individual tickets $2, arm-bands $10) 

• True Blue Petting Zoo – The East Texas Horse Rescue and Sanctuary hosts a petting zoo with horses, ponies, goats, mini horses, llamas, pigs and dogs. Photos with mini-horses and pony rides available for a nominal fee.  Nacogdoches Animal Shelter will bring adoptable animals.
  

• Elsie’s Little Red Express Train, Borden’s Milk Products—starts in Regions Parking Lot.  Individual tickets $1, multi-ride stamp $5.

• Elsie – The Borden Cow! See America’s most-famous bovine and have your picture made with her, too!

• Big Blue Mural - We're looking for artists short and tall to complete our mural! Come to the grassy banks of Banita Creek in Festival Plaza. New!
    

Children’s activities sponsors: HEB, Brookshire Brothers, Sam's Club, Wal-Mart, Kroger, Nacogdoches Safe and Drug Free, Citizens 1st Bank, Texas Farm Products, Texas Blueberry Marketing Association, Nacogdoches Medical Center, The Daily Sentinel, Borden's Milk Products, Etech, Inc., Lehmann Eye Center, Leon and Patsy Hallman, Austin Bank, Aflac, Grand Central Station
 

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

Stages on the Square and in Festival Plaza
8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, June 10, 2006   All acts and times subject to change…
A very wide range of free entertainment from power pop, to acoustic folk guitar to virtuoso foot stomping, on three stages in downtown Nacogdoches.
Sponsored by HEB, Brookshire Brothers, Sam's Club, Texas Farm Products, Texas Blueberry Marketing Association, Timber Springs, Burke's Outlet, Cooper Power Systems, Fredonia Hotel, Cingular Wireless, Huntington State Bank, Excel Car Wash

Plaza Principal Stage (Pilar at Pecan Streets)

8:00 – 8:40 a.m.	Dave Watson	cowboy poetry
8:40 – 9:30 a.m.	Local Talent Selections
9:50 – 10:40 a.m.	Blam	country
11:10 – 11:55 a.m.	Some Say Leland	folk/alt/country
12:35 – 1:20 p.m.	Willie Edwards	acoustic country
1:50 – 2:35 p.m.	The Remains	folk / bluegrass / oldtime
3:00 – 4:00 p.m.	Kasey Landale	acoustic country

Main Street Stage   
(on the brick streets of El Camino Real)

8:40 – 9:30 a.m.	Ozmen Brothers	classic rock / blues
9:50- 10:40 a.m.	Social Bliss	rock
11:10 – 11:55 a.m.	El Kabong	rock, jazz and funk fusion
12:35 – 1:20 p.m.	Darcy	power pop rock
1:50 – 4:00 p.m.	Hunter	rock

Festival Plaza – Fredonia Rotary Stage   
(just south of downtown and Banita Creek)

9:15 – 10:00 a.m.	The Rhythm Rockers	Cloggers
10:20 - 11:05 a.m.	Mayor crowns the Lonestar Princess
11:35 – 12:25 p.m.	The Anderson Family Band
12:55 – 1:40 p.m.	Mike Hammock 2004 ICMA male vocalist of the year!	Christian Country
2:00 – 2:45 p.m.	Kevin Riddley	Tae Kwon Do Karate demonstration
3:00 – 4:00 p.m.	Avlis	Contemporary Christian

COMPETITIONS

True Blue Pet Parade 
8:30 a.m. Mound & Main St. at Wrap It Up
Prizes for most unique, cutest, best costume
Sponsors: Texas Farm Products, Best Water Store, KJ-103

Blue (Horse) Shoes and Washers Tourney 
9 a.m. Festival Plaza just south of downtown
(Sign up early at Nacogdoches Recreation Center, 1112 North St.)
Sponsor: City of Nacogdoches Parks and Recreation Dept.

Blue Threads Costume Contest 
9:45 a.m. registration Commercial Bank Lobby
10:15 parade around the Square
10:30 awards in front of CVB
Sponsor: Nacogdoches Medical Center

Blueberry 42 Tourney 
9 a.m. Regions Bank Second Floor
(no advance registration required)
$5 per person, $10 per team
Sponsors: HEB, Brookshire Brothers, Sam's Club, Regions Bank

Ice Cream & Cobbler Contests 
10:00 a.m. turn in entries ($5 per entry in non-returnable containers)
10:30 a.m. judging ice cream Commercial Bank (Main Entrance)
11:00 a.m. judging cobbler
Noon awards in Chamber of Commerce Information Booth 
Sponsor: HEB, Brookshire Brothers, Sam's Club, Commercial Bank

Blueberry Pie Contest 
No later than 10:00 a.m.: turn in entry, with form available at Brookshire Brothers. (See their special rules).
2 p.m.: Winners announced. Prizes: Gift cards for $150, $300 and $500
Sponsor: Brookshire Brothers

Blue Pies Smiling at Me Pie Eating Contest 
11:30 a.m. & 12:15 p.m. Downtown Square 
Sponsors: HEB, Brookshire Brothers, Sam's Club, Texas Farm Products, BancorpSouth

Strut Your Mutt, Catch and Fetch Contest  New! 
12:30 p.m. Festival Plaza, west side 
Show off your pet's abilities at this new event.

Prizes for best catch, quickest fetch and maybe even best effort by a no-talent pooch. Question: How would your pet look in a blue bandana?

Sponsor: The Daily Sentinel
  

FOOD, ARTS & CRAFTS

Vendor Booths & Activities
8 a.m. - 4 p.m.  Downtown between Main and Pilar, North Street and Mound, and Festival Plaza.100-plus booths of scrumptious food, ice-cold drinks and unique arts and crafts.

Blueberry Hill Soda & Sweet Shoppe 
9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Regions Bank Lobby
Blueberry cobbler with ice cream, blueberry lemonade, coke floats, and other special treats.
Sponsor:  Regions Bank. Cobbler sponsors: Nacogdoches Medical Center and Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital.

Media Room
8 a.m.-4 p.m.
311 E. Main, Andrews & Andrews Law Firm
Resource room for TV, radio, newspaper, magazine, photographers and free-lance media
Sponsor: Reese Andrews, Attorney

The Texas Blueberry Festival is a litter-free event courtesy of 
Keep Nacogdoches Beautiful