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October Festivals in Texas

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October means a full slate of fall festivals including very popular Halloween events and the country's biggest state fair.

2008 Festival Dates:

• always doublecheck festival dates when planning your trip!

All month: Halloween special events in Texas, Oktoberfests in Texas

Through Oct. 4, 2008: Waller County Fair, Hempstead

Through Oct. 19, 2008: State Fair of Texas, Dallas

Oct. 1, 2008: Texas Rice Festival, Winnie

Oct. 2-11, 2008: Heart of Texas Fair and Rodeo, Waco

Oct. 3-5, 2008: Come and Take It Festival, Gonzales

Oct. 4-Nov. 23, 2008: Texas Renaissance Festival, Plantersville (near Houston)

Oct. 7, 9-11, 2008: Floresville Peanut Festival

Oct. 10-12: Turkeyfest, Cuero

Oct. 10-12, 2008: Conroe Cajun Catfish Festival, Conroe

Oct. 11, 2008: FireAnt Festival, Marshall

Oct. 15-18, 2008: East Texas Yamboree, Gilmer. Celebrate the yam harvest with a street dance, carnival, quilt show, fiddlers' contest, and more.

Oct. 16-19, 2008: Texas Rose Festival, Tyler

Oct. 17-19, 2008: Texas Jazz Festival, Corpus Christi

Oct. 18, 2008: Fall Fest Market on Main Street, Clifton

Oct. 18, 2008: Whitesboro Chamber of Commerce Peanut Festival, Whitesboro

Oct. 24-26, 2008: Czhilispiel XXXVI, Flatonia.

Oct. 25-26, 2008: Texas Clay Festival, Gruene

Oct. 29-Nov. 1, 2008: Terlingua International Chili Championship, Terlingua

Oct. 31-Nov. 9, 2008: Wurstfest, New Braunfels

Awaiting 2008 Dates:

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