Farmers State Bank presents the 47th East Texas Poultry Festival on the downtown Center square October 5th, 6th, and 7th.
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Enjoy Entertainment throughout the Festival on the Frances Oates Main Stage. Vocalists and bands are in green in the schedule below.
The Creative Arts Show, Quilt Show, and Photography Show is located inside First Baptist Church Family Life Center gym.
Entry buttons are $5 and cover all three days. Carnival Ride Wrist Bands are $25 and are only available Thursday (6-10pm) and Saturday (1-5pm).
Saturday, October 7, 2023
7:30am - Poultry Festival Chicken Fun Run/Chicken Trot with 1K at 7:30am and 5K at 8am at Portacool Park (Presenting Sponsor - Axley and Rhode; Awards Sponsor - Cline Family Medicine; Chip Timer Sponsor - deb's boutique; 5K T-Shirt Sponsor - All Hours Fitness, Debrah J. Worsham, DDS, Sandhill Wrecker Service, LLC, and Tomlin Insurance; Refreshments Sponsor - Town & Country Real Estate)
***Proceeds go to Cultivate Mental Health
8am to 10am - Broiler Show Sift at the Rodeo Arena
10am until completion - Broiler Show Judging at the Rodeo Arena
10:00am - Food / Arts & Crafts Booths Open
10am to 2pm - Car and Motorcycle Show downtown square (Sponsored by Texas Farm Bureau Insurance)
10am to 3pm - Creative Arts Show inside First Baptist Church Family Life gym (Sponsored by Ray Jones Chevrolet)
10am to 3pm - Quilt Show inside First Baptist Church Family Life gym (Sponsored by Scull Timber Company)
10am to 3pm - Photography Show inside First Baptist Church Family Life gym (Sponsored by The Light and Champion)
10:30am - Zoey Green
11:00am - Dixie Rae Nail
11:45am - Wing it - Wing Eating Competition Sign-up on the Main Stage (Presenting Sponsor Tyson Foods, Awards Sponsor McWiliams and Sons)
12:00m - Wing it - Wing Eating Competition on the Main Stage (Presenting Sponsor Tyson Foods, Awards Sponsor McWiliams and Sons)
1:00pm - Carnival Opens
1pm to 5pm - ***Carnival Rides (Wrist Bands $25)***
1:00pm - Old Town Brass Band
2:15pm - Blake Brothers - Bluegrass
3:30pm - Rhythm Rocker Cloggers
4:00pm - Tim and Jessica Hopkins and Family
5:00pm - Ag Mechanics Live Auction on Austin Street side at the Ag Mechancs Trailer (Awards sponsored by Light and Champion)
5:00pm - "Strut, Cluck and Crow" Chicken Clucking Contest Sign-up on the Main Stage (Sponsored by Deborah Worsham, DDS) and Awards (Sponsored by Payn'e Community News)
5:15pm - "Strut, Cluck and Crow" Chicken Clucking Contest on the Main Stage (Sponsored by Deborah Worsham, DDS) and Awards (Sponsored by Payn'e Community News)
6:45pm - Quilt Raffle Drawing and Center Noon Lions Club Truck Raffle Drawing on the Main Stage
7:00pm - 4-H and FFA Broiler Show Auction on the Frances Oates Stage on the Center square (Sponsored by Timberwolf Lake Works)
11pm - Festival Closes
Thursday, October 5, 2023
9:00am - Shelby County Ag Mechanics will start judging, with over 100 entries expected.
10:00am - Opening Ceremonies on the Historic Downtown Center Square (Sponsored by Focused Care of Center)
- Invocation
- National Anthem played by Center HS Band
- Pledge to the Flag recited by Timpson ISD Elementary
- Cutting of the Feathers by 2023 East Texas Poultry Festival Queens and Court
- Welcome from local officials and Shelby County Chamber of Commerce President
10:00am - Food / Arts & Crafts Booths Open
10am to 5pm - Creative Arts Show inside First Baptist Church Family Life gym (Sponsored by Ray Jones Chevrolet)
10am to 5pm - Quilt Show inside First Baptist Church Family Life gym (Sponsored by Scull Timber Company)
10am to 5pm - Photography Show inside First Baptist Church Family Life gym (Sponsored by The Light and Champion)
10:20am - “Flashback to the Fifties” Shelbyville 4th Grade Class
10:45am - F.L. Moffett Kindergarten Classes
10:45am - Araiza, Nunez
10:55am - Ribera, Fults, Mason
11:05am - Gaddy, Horn, Buenrostro
11:15am - F.L. Moffett First Grade Classes
11:15am - Ruiz, Collins, Sullivan
11:24am - Gonzalez, Yarbrough, Amaya
11:31am - Spence, Jurecka, Ventura, Cranford
11:40pm - F.L. Moffett Second Grade Classes
11:40am - Shelton, Combs, Flowers
11:49am - Helms, Cockrell, Johanna
11:58am - Parker, Radney, Sanford
1:30pm - Charles Delaney
2:00pm - Quilts of Valor
4:30pm - Cole Stephans
6:30pm - The Ketzaly - Mexican Folkore Dance
6:00pm - Carnival Opens
6pm to 10pm - ***Carnival Rides (Wrist Bands $25)***
7:15pm - Chase Mayfield (Acoustic)
7:45pm - Pack of Strays 2 - Danny Paul and Sally Windham and Friends
10pm - Festival Closes
Friday, October 6, 2023
10:00am - Food / Arts & Crafts Booths Open
10:00am - Magic/Chemistry Show with Brooke Harrison - Under Tent
10am to 5pm - Creative Arts Show inside First Baptist Church Family Life gym (Sponsored by Ray Jones Chevrolet)
10am to 5pm - Quilt Show inside First Baptist Church Family Life gym (Sponsored by Scull Timber Company)
10am to 5pm - Photography Show inside First Baptist Church Family Life gym (Sponsored by The Light and Champion)
11:00am - Excelsior Elementary Class
12:15pm - Danny Paul and Sally Windham and Friends (Song Swap)
1:00pm - Breathing, Sitting, Standing - Polly McKissick Montemayor
1:00pm - Carnival Opens
2:30pm - Conjunto Fortaleza
4:30pm - Vernon Washington AKA Tha Don
6:00pm - Lynda K Russell and Band
7:00pm - Jacob Wheeler
8:00pm - Bad Country
11pm - Festival Closes
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