Farmers State Bank presents the 48th East Texas Poultry Festival on the downtown Center square October 3rd, 4th, and 5th.
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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), Friday (1-5pm), and Saturday (1-5pm).
Thursday, October 3, 2024
9:00am - Shelby County Ag Mechanics will start judging.
10:00am - Opening Ceremonies on the Historic Downtown Center Square (Sponsored by Focused Care of Center)
- Invocation: Pastor Malcolm Monroe, Center 1st Methodist Church
- National Anthem played by Center HS Band, directed by Chris Smith
- Pledge to the Flag recited by Timpson ISD Kindergarten
- Welcome from local officials and Shelby County Chamber of Commerce President
- Cutting of the Feathers by 2024 East Texas Poultry Festival Queens and Court
10:00am - Food / Arts & Crafts Booths Open
10am to 5pm - Creative Arts Show inside First Baptist Church Family Life gym (Sponsored by Doches Credit Union)
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, Fults
11:00am - Buenrostro, Horn, Golden
11:15am - Ribera, Battles
11:30am - F.L. Moffett First Grade Classes
11:30am - Sullivan, Ruiz, Gonzalez
11:40am - Yarbrough, Spence, Ventura
11:50am - Amaya, Collins, Jurecka
12 noon - F.L. Moffett Second Grade Classes
12 noon - Hairgrove, Radney, Burkert
12:15pm - Helms, Parker, Combs
12:25pm - Cockrell, Long, Ruiz-Siso
1:30pm - Charles Delaney
2:00pm - Quilts of Valor
3:00pm - Center High School Theater Class, 3 Little Pigs Play
4:45pm - Chase Mayfield
5:30pm - TXC Junkyard
6:00pm - Carnival Opens
6pm to 10pm - ***Carnival Rides (Wrist Bands $25)***
6:15pm - Jacob Wheeler and Jackson Wendell, Acoustic SongSwap
7:30pm - Danny Paul Windham with Pack of Strays 2 and Special Guest
10:00pm - Festival Closes
Friday, October 4, 2024
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 Doches Credit Union)
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 School Choir directed by Tim Verner
12 noon - Danny Paul and Sally Windham and Friends (SongSwap)
1:00pm - ***Carnival Rides (Wrist Bands $25, 1pm-5pm)***
1:30pm - Jayne and Jessica
2:15pm - Daily Dose Ballet
3:00pm - Bad Boy Leroy
5:00pm - Jessica Hopkins with the Pack of Strays
6:30pm - Cole Stephens
7:30pm - Ketzaly - Mexican Folklore Dance
8:00pm - Conjunto Fortaleza
11pm - Festival Closes
Saturday, October 7, 2023
7:30am - Poultry Festival Chicken Fun Run/Chicken Trot with 5K at 8am at Portacool Park (Presenting Sponsor - Axley and Rhode; Awards Sponsor - Cline Family Medicine; 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 Rotary Club of Center
8am to 10am - Broiler Show Sift at the Rodeo Arena
10am until completion - Broiler Show Judging at the Rodeo Arena
10:00am - Self Defense America Showcase
10:00am - Food / Arts & Crafts Booths Open
10am to 2pm - Car and Motorcycle Show downtown square (Sponsored by Raymond Motor Company)
10am to 3pm - Creative Arts Show inside First Baptist Church Family Life gym (Sponsored by Doches Credit Union)
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 - Passenger Unknown
10am to 3pm - Creative Arts Show - First Baptist Church gym
10am to 3pm - Quilt Show - First Baptist Church gym
10am to 3pm - Photography Show - First Baptist Church gym
11:00am - Zoey Green
11:30am - Wing it - Wing Eating Competition Sign-up on the Main Stage (Presenting Sponsor Tyson Foods, Awards Sponsor McWiliams and Sons)
12-noon - 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 - Vernon Washington AKA The Don
3:15pm - Shelby County Ag Mechanics Awards (Stage)
3:30pm - Jessica Hopkins & Daughters
4:00pm - Rhythm Rocker Cloggers
4:00pm - Tim and Jessica Hopkins and Family
4:45pm - "Strut, Cluck and Crow" Chicken Clucking Contest Sign-up on the Main Stage (Sponsored by Deborah Worsham, DDS) and Awards (Sponsored by Tammy Steptoe Realty)
5:00pm - Ag Mechanics Live Auction on Austin Street side at the Ag Mechancs Trailer (Awards sponsored by Light and Champion)
5:15pm - "Strut, Cluck and Crow" Chicken Clucking Contest on the Main Stage (Sponsored by Deborah Worsham, DDS) and Awards (Sponsored by Tammy Steptoe Realty)
6:30pm - Raffle Drawings: Lions Club Truck, Quilt, Rotary Generator, SCOM 4X4, and more on 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
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