1144 C Street
Floresville, Texas 78114

The date was July 29, 1938, when plans for a first festival to celebrate the farming and harvesting of the peanut crop were discussed. The celebration was to be designated as the "Floresville Peanut Pow Wow" to promote the farm commodity and to boast world success of Wilson County's diversified farming program. The hanging of peanut plants across the front of businesses heralded the arrival of the harvesting season.

By August 5, 1938 the name changed to the "Floresville Peanut Festival" and the occasion was considered the first of its kind in Texas. Governor-elect W. Lee O'Daniel was invited to open the festivities and head the fare with his famous Hill Billy Band.

Event Details:

8:30am- Cook-off late registration ends

9:30am- Menudo cooking starts

9:30am- Peoples Choice Chili and Menudo cooking starts

10:00am- ICS chili cooking starts

11:00am- Grounds open to public

11:00am- Ranch Rodeo Finals begin

11:30am- Peoples Choice Chili and Menudo samples begin

2:00pm- Jus Cause Band outdoor Bud Light stage

4:00pm- Justin van Sant outdoor Bud Light stage

4:30pm- Winners announced and ceremony-Event Center

5:30pm- Event Center inside stage opens

6:00pm- Cook-off and Rodeo Grounds close

6:00pm- Scott Wiggins Band begins Event Inside Center stage

8:00pm- Josh Abbott begins Event Center Inside stage

9:30pm- Event Center closes

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