Farmers State Bank presents the 49th East Texas Poultry Festival on the downtown Center square October 2nd, 3rd, and 4th.
Click here for a flyer of Schedule, Food Coupon Details, and Sponsors
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 2, 2025
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
- Rep. Joanne Shofner reading of State of Texas House of Representatives Resolution
- Cutting of the Feathers by 2025 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 - Golden, Buenrostro, Horn
11:15am - Motley, Ribera
11:30am - F.L. Moffett First Grade Classes
11:30am - Ruiz, Gonzalez
11:40am - Spence, Ventura, Yarborough
11:50am - Amaya, Collins, Oates
12 noon - F.L. Moffett Second Grade Classes
12 noon - Hairgrove, Radney, Davis
12:15pm - Helms, Combs, Parker
12:25pm - Long, Ruiz-Siso
1:30pm - Charles Delaney (Country/Gospel)
2:30pm - Quilts of Valor (Honoring Veterans)
3:00pm - Cake-a-doodle-doo! Farmers State Bank Cake Walk
3:30pm - Passengers Unknown (Rock/Alternative)
4:45pm - Jay and Lynda Kaye (Country)
6:00pm - Bad Country, Jonathan Windham (Country)
6:00pm - Carnival Opens
6pm to 10pm - ***Carnival Rides (Wrist Bands $25)***
7:30pm - Danny Paul Windham, Pack of Strays North (Country)
10:00pm - Festival Closes
Friday, October 3, 2025
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
11:00am - Cake-a-doodle-doo! Farmers State Bank Cake Walk
12 noon - Danny Paul and Sally Windham and Friends (Singer/Songwriter)
1:00pm - ***Carnival Rides (Wrist Bands $25, 1pm-5pm)***
1:30pm - Cole Stephens (Acoustic/Country)
3:00pm - Cake-a-doodle-doo! Farmers State Bank Cake Walk
3:00pm - Heath Walker (Red Dirt/Southern Rock)
4:30pm - Riley and Evyn Hopkins (Acoustic)
6:00pm - Eros Garcia (Country)
6:00pm - Carnival Opens
7:30pm - Ketzaly - Mexican Folklore Dance
8:00pm - Sombra Eterna (Música Norteña)
11pm - Festival Closes
Saturday, October 4, 2025
7:30am - Poultry Festival Chicken Fun Run/Chicken Trot with 5K at 8am at Portacool Park (Presenting Sponsor - Carr, Riggs, & Ingram; Awards Sponsor - Cline Family Medicine; 5K T-Shirt Sponsor - All Hours Fitness, Debrah J. Worsham, DDS, Sandhill Wrecker Service, LLC; Refreshments Sponsor - Town & Country Real Estate)
***Proceeds go to Rotary Club of Center Charities
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 Raymond Motor Company)
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)
10:30am - Ever Chables (Acoustic/Spanish Music)
11:00am - Cake-a-doodle-doo! Farmers State Bank Cake Walk
11:30am - Wing it - Wing Eating Competition Sign-up on the Main Stage
12-noon - Wing it - Wing Eating Competition on the Main Stage (Presenting Sponsor Tyson Foods, Awards Sponsor McWiliams Heating Cooling Plumbing)
1:00pm - ***Carnival Rides (Wrist Bands $25, 1-5pm)***
1:00pm - Zach Mason & the Jars (Funky Country Rock)
2:00pm - TUMOR (Heavy Metal/Hardcore Punk)
2:45pm - Rhythm Rocker Cloggers (Dancing)
3:00pm - Cake-a-doodle-doo! Farmers State Bank Cake Walk
3:30pm - Dixie Rae (Emerging Artist)
4:00pm - Vernon "ThaDon" Washington (R&B Country Fusion)
5:00pm - Ag Mechanics Live Auction on Austin Street side at the Ag Mechancs Trailer
5:15pm - "Strut, Cluck and Crow" Chicken Clucking Contest on the Main Stage (Sign-ups 4:45pm)
6:30pm - Raffle Drawings: Lions Club Truck, Quilt, 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
