Texas Reds Festival
Street festival in Bryan, Texas
The Texas Reds Steak and Grape Festival was an annual outdoor event held in downtown Bryan, Texas each October from 2007 to 2019. The festival comprised culinary exhibitions, activities such as wine tasting and barbecue showcases, family-oriented events such as grape stomping, and live musical performances. As of 2021, the festival has been discontinued.
History
2021
In 2021, the Bryan City Council canceled the event consecutively. The 14th annual event was deferred to 2022. Later, Destination Bryan, a tourism and events organization based in Bryan, announced the indefinite discontinuation of the Texas Reds Festival. This decision was made in response to challenges related to substantial planning hours required to execute the festival and a noticeable decline in hotel bookings associated with the event.[1]
2020
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Bryan City Council canceled the 2020 Texas Reds Festival.[2]
2017
The 2017 event marked the 10 year anniversary of the festival. Attendants reported a positive experience, with 25 different vendors which participated.[3]
2009
The 2009 event was attended by over 20,000 people from 18 different states and four countries.[4] Robert Earl Keen, Jr. and Earl Thomas Conley played at the 2009 event [5]
2008
Jerry Jeff Walker headlined the 2nd Annual event[6]
2007
Bryan hosted the inaugural Texas Reds Festival.
References
- ^ Fiedler, Rebecca (2021-04-16). "Destination Bryan discusses reasons Texas Reds has been canceled". kxxv.com. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- ^ DeMoss, Adrienne (2021-04-14). "Texas Reds Steak and Grapes Festival canceled, Bryan to focus on other events". kbtx.com. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- ^ Garcia @katiegarcia2018, Katherine (2017-09-24). "11 years of Texas Reds festival". The Battalion. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Reds festival deemed a 'success'". The Eagle. Bryan-College Station Communications, Inc. June 24, 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
- ^ "Robert Earl Keen, Jr. * Earl Thomas Conley :: Texas Red's Steak and Grape Festival :: 06.20.2009". Groupee.com. Retrieved 11 September 2009..
- ^ "Jerry Jeff Walker to Headline 2008 Texas Reds Steak & Grape Festival". Retrieved 11 September 2009.
External links
- http://www.texasredsfestival.com
- General references
"Texas Reds Festival Website". City of Bryan. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
"Texas Reds Steak and Grape Festival". TexasTripper.com. Paris Permenter & John Bigley. April 3, 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
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Bryan, Texas
- Bryan ISD
- Bryan HS
- James Earl Rudder HS
- Bryan Collegiate HS
- St. Joseph Catholic School
- Allen Academy
- Blinn College Bryan Campus
- R. Q. Astin House
- Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History
- Federal Prison Camp, Bryan
- LaSalle Hotel
- Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church
- Saint Anthony's Catholic Church
- Temple Freda
- Brazos Transit District
- Coulter Field
- Easterwood Airport (in College Station, for commercial air service)
- Texas Reds Festival
- Bryan Bombers (defunct)
- Bryan Sports (defunct)
This list is incomplete.
The former Bryan Air Force Base and Still Creek Ranch are not in the Bryan city limits, even though they have Bryan addresses.
The former Bryan Air Force Base and Still Creek Ranch are not in the Bryan city limits, even though they have Bryan addresses.
