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Events
All events subject to change.
NEW! Running of the Blueberries 5K Run/Walk benefiting Dog Park Nacogdoches. 7:30 a.m. at the Coy Simms Softball Fields, 801-Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Click for online registration or click here to download a registration form. Sponsored by MetroPCS and Heart to Heart Cardiovascular Associates - Dr. Gary Barkocy.
NEW! Firefighter Olympics will happen in Festival Plaza 9 to 11 a.m. Check back for more information.
Sponsor: Eastex Tractor & Powersports.
(Event postponed until 2012).
Blueberry Pancake Breakfast: 8 a.m. until they are gone! Better hurry! Downtown Square - $5
Sponsor: Kiwanis Club
Fresh Blueberries for Sale: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Downtown at the east end of the festival on Main Street. Near the Main Street stage.
$2.50/pint and $25/flat (12 pints) at the festival. If purchasing a flat (12 pints) or more, you may pick up a ticket that can be redeemed for blueberries later that day. Look for a separate line for pick up.
Sponsor: Hayter's Mill Creek Farm
Blueberry Farm Pick and Peek: Free shuttles to the Blueberry Place every ten minutes from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Get a free ticket to reserve your shuttle time at the tent on Church St. a block north of Main St. $1.25 a pound, pick your own berries fresh from the bush. The ride is free!
Sponsors: The Blueberry Place, Brookshire Brothers, Tipton Ford, Pinecrest Children's Academy, Nacogdoches Medical Center, Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital
Goldwing Motorcycle Show: 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Honda Goldwing motorcycles at Mound and Main. No entrance fee, but donations for Brain Tumor Research at Texas Children's Hospital are accepted.
Deja Blue Classic Car Show: 8 a.m. -1 p.m. Regions Bank parking lot. Get your American Graffiti fix with street rods, pre and post-WWII cars and trucks. Twenty-three classes of trophies will be awarded to the participating car owners at 1 p.m. Awards for Best in Show and Best Paint also presented. 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! Registration form Sponsors: Deep East Texas Antique Automobile Club of America and Q107 radio.
Cookin' Up the Blues: Celebrity chefs will cook up some tasty blueberry delights during cooking demonstrations happening in the CBTx lobby. Demonstration times: 9 a.m., 10:15 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Sponsors: Texas AgriLife Extension Service and Commercial Bank of Texas.
Cowboy Max: cowboy comedy show with audience participation and exciting stunts in the CBTx lobby. See the shows around 9:30 a.m., 10:40 a.m., noon and 1:00 p.m.
CBTx Art Show: Special exhibits in the cool marble interior of the Commercial Bank Lobby.
Sponsors: Commercial Bank of Texas, Nacogdoches City Historic Sites Dept.
The Texas Blueberry Festival is a breast-feeding friendly event. Baby feeding and care facility is located in the lower level of the Visitors Center, 200 E. Main St.
- Kids Blueberry Boot Camp - Obstacle Course challenging skills including throwing, balance, speed and agility.
Free activity for kids ages 6-12. Entertainment for participants and spectators.
10 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Sponsored by Healthy Nacogdoches Coalition.
- Kroger Craft Corner - FREE activities for children.
Art and craft projects for children that will vary through the day. Sponsored by Kroger.
- Kids Get Wet Water and Bounce Park - Giant inflatables for giggles and spills. Inflatables with water feature! (Individual tickets $2, arm-bands $10). Sponsored by Citizens 1st Bank, Party'N Things, Huntington State Bank, Nacogdoches Safe and Drug Free.
- Too Blue Petting Zoo - The East Texas Horse Rescue and Sanctuary hosts a petting zoo with horses, ponies, goats, mini horses, llamas, dogs and baby ducks and chicks. Pony rides available for a nominal fee. Nacogdoches Animal Shelter will bring adoptable animals. Sponsored by East Texas Horse Rescue, Nacogdoches County Exposition Center.
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- Big Blue Murals - We're looking for artists short and tall to complete our murals! Come to the grassy banks of Banita Creek in Festival Plaza. Sponsored by Consolidated Communications and Sam's Club.
- Cool Zone - Water misters and cool fans! Sponsored by Nacogdoches Medical Center.
Children's activities sponsors: Brookshire Brothers, Sam's Club, Walmart, Consolidated Communications, Huntington State Bank, Kroger, Nacogdoches Safe and Drug Free, The Blood Center East Texas, Cellular One of East Texas, Hayter's Mill Creek Farm, Nacogdoches Medical Center, The Daily Sentinel, Etech, Inc., Lehmann Eye Center, Leon and Patsy Hallman, Austin Bank, Excel Car Wash, First Bank & Trust East Texas, Adams, Belanger, Atherton and LoStracco, Suddenlink Communications, Oak Manor Nursing, The Grove Apartments, Allmed Family Care Center P.A.
Live Entertainment
All acts and times are subject to change. These are held on the stages on the brick streets and in Festival Plaza.
A wide range of free entertainment from classic rock to acoustic folk guitar to Texas country, across three stages in downtown Nacogdoches. All acts and times are subject to change. The schedule below is categorized by stage / location.
Sponsors: Brookshire Brothers, Sam's Club, Texas Farm Products, Hayter's Mill Creek Farm, The Daily Sentinel, Cooper Power Systems, Huntington State Bank, Excel Car Wash, University Rental, Walmart.
Click Here for Plaza Principal Stage schedule - stage located at Pilar at Pecan Streets.
Click Here for Main Street Stage schedule - stage located at (East end of Main Street.
Click Here for Festival Plaza – Fredonia Rotary Stage schedule - stage located just South of Downtown and Banita Creek.
Competitions
Bob Murphey Storytelling Contest: Registration and information flier.
11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Regions Bank lower lobby - enter from Pilar St.
Your chance to entertain others with a tall Texas tale - with Bob Murphey flair!
Contest categories will include Adult and Children. Register at event.
Sponsors: Regions Bank
True Blue Pet Parade
9:30 a.m. be at Mound & Main St. at Wrap It Up for registration. Parade begins around 10 a.m.
Prizes for most unique, cutest, best costume.
Sponsors: Best Water Store, Nacogdoches Animal Services
Blue Washer Board Tournament: registration form event flier rules
11 a.m. Festival Plaza just south of downtown
Sign up early at Nacogdoches Recreation Center, 1112 North St. Registration dates are May 9 - June 9.
Sponsor: City of Nacogdoches Parks and Recreation Dept.
9:45 a.m. registration Commercial Bank lobby
10:15 parade around the Square
10:45 awards announced on Plaza Principal Stage
Sponsors: Nacogdoches Medical Center, Commercial Bank of Texas
Nacogdoches County Courthouse Annex located on West Main Street, west of courthouse
Click here for more information on the Friday Night Warm Up tourney.
Sanctioned by the National 42 Players and the International Players Association.
7:45 a.m. Registration
9 a.m. Tournament begins!
Sponsors: Encompass Home Health and Nacogdoches Master Gardeners
10 a.m. turn in entries ($5 per entry in non-returnable containers) in the Commercial Bank of Texas (CBTx) lobby.
10:30 a.m. judging ice cream
11 a.m. judging cobbler
Noon awards presented on Plaza Principal Stage
Sponsors: Brookshire Brothers, Commercial Bank of Texas
Blueberry Pie Contest: registration form coming soon - or check with your local Brookshire Brothers store.
Downtown Square, 200 E. Main St. in front of Visitors Center. No later than 10 a.m.: turn in entry, with form available at Brookshire Brothers. (See the Brookshire Brothers' special rules).
2 p.m.: Winners announced. Prizes: Gift cards for $150, $300 and $500
Sponsor: Brookshire Brothers
Click here for 2010 Blueberry Pie Contest winners and recipes
Blue Pies Smiling at Me Pie Eating Contest: register at the event
At corner of Pilar and Pecan in front of City Hall.
Noon - 2:30 p.m. 12 & Under contests.
Adult contests will run throughout the afternoon.
Sponsors: Brookshire Brothers, Sam's Club, Texas Farm Products, BancorpSouth
Food, Arts & Crafts
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Downtown between Main and Pilar, North Street and Mound, and Festival Plaza.
9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Regions Bank Lobby
Blueberry cobbler with ice cream, blueberry lemonade, coke floats and other special treats.
Sponsors: Regions Bank. Blueberry Treats Sponsors: Nacogdoches Medical Center, Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital, N.I.S.D., Fredonia Hotel, Shipley's Do-Nut Shop and Oak Manor Nursing Home.
8 a.m.- 4 p.m. Downtown Square - in Convention and Visitors Bureau building. Resource room for TV, radio, newspaper, magazine, photographers and free lance media.
