35th Annual Texas Blueberry Festival

The Texas Blueberry Festival is the most delicious festival in the Lone Star State. June 14, 2025 marks a day-long celebration of the blueberry harvest. As the only state-sanctioned blueberry festival in Texas, this delicious annual event attracts more than 19,000 people to downtown Nacogdoches on the second Saturday in June.

Stay for the week or weekend and fill your calendar with a smorgasbord of activities. Visitors will enjoy live music, blueberry picking, auto exhibits, shopping and restaurant specials that will entertain and delight people of all ages!

Running of the Blueberries:

Join us for the "2025 Running of the Blueberries" featuring a 5K / 10K / route on the Lanana Creek Trail, Saturday, June 14, 2025

Sign Up @  https://runsignup.com/Race/Events/TX/Nacogdoches/Runningoftheblueberries5k

Running enthusiasts of all levels are invited to participate in our chip-timed 5K and 10K. Dog owners are invited to walk/run with their leashed and furry companions.

Families, children, and dog walkers looking for a gentler course will want to check out the event's 1-mile route.

This scenic 5K/10K travels along the Lanana Creek Trail/ Shofner Loop and benefits Dog Park Nacogdoches.

Please contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions. Thanks for your interest in our event!

Blue Pies Smiling at Me Pie Eating Contest:

Pie Eating Contest: You can register at the event beginning at 9 a.m. on Pilar St. in Front of City Hall  

Registration opens at 9 am and will end once all spots are filled. Contests will start at 10 am and run every 30 minutes

12 & under on the hour

Over 12 on the half hour

12-and-UNDER contests run:
10 am
11 am
12 pm

Over 12-years-old contests will run:
10:30 am
11:30 am
12:30 pm

Come hungry, leave messy!

Blue Washer Board Tournament:

A washer board tournament held June 14, 2025 in Festival Park, downtown. An event in the Texas Blueberry Festival presented by Tipton Ford.

Tournament location: Festival Park, 507 S. Pecan St., Nacogdoches, TX 75961.
 
Start time: 10 am, Saturday, June 14, 2024.

Sign Up Online or on the day of walk-up registration (deadline by 9 am) with a separate tournament

Entry Fee $20.00 per person / Cash Prizes provided by Host Blue Thumb Pool Care

This will be a double elimination event with a preregistration bracket for those who have signed up online, and then also a day of event registration walk-up bracket.

Paul Kendrick Memorial 42 Tourney:

An event in the 35th Annual Texas Blueberry Festival presented by Tipton Ford

8 a.m. Registration
9 a.m. Tournament begins!
Register at the event or click and download the event flyer for preregistration or call the chamber at 936-560-5533.

Location: Nacogdoches County Courthouse Annex Meeting Room, 101 W. Main St. (one block from the brick streets and across the street from the Nacogdoches Farmers Market)

Registration – $20/person & $40/team
Register as a team or be assigned a teammate. Registration at 8 a.m.

The tournament runs from 9 a.m. to approximately 3 p.m. and will be a Round Robin format.

Blueberry Festival Car Show:

WOW!! New This year, you asked and we listened, there will be 14 Categories this year!

- Best of Show
- People's Choice
- Best Antique Car
- Best Antique Truck
- Best Classic Car
- Best Classic Truck
- Best Lowered
- Best Lifted
- Best Import
- Best Domestic
- Best Jeep
- Best Motorcycle
- Best Hot Rod (This includes Hot/Street/Rat Rods)
- Best Exotic

Event Timeline:

There are no exceptions to this rule!
07:00 AM - Load-in
08:00 AM - Car Show Registration & Festival Begin
12:00 PM - Judging
01:00 PM - Giveaway Drawings
03:00 PM - Award & Prize Presentation
04:00 PM - Load-out

All vehicles must be parked by 8:00 a.m. and you may not leave until 4:00 p.m.  We want to hear from you! For comments or suggestions about the upcoming Blueberry Festival Car Show, please feel free to email us at [email protected].

Blueberry Cupcake Battle:

Amateur and professional bakers are cordially invited to participate in the Texas Blueberry Festival's Blueberry Cupcake Battle, benefiting the Family Crisis Center of East Texas.

Prepare six cupcakes to be judged on theme, appearance and flavor. Amateur and Pro divisions with four combined categories.

Entries must be delivered and set up at Location Mast Hall Venue 317 East Main Street by 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 14th during the Texas Blueberry Festival.

Judging will take place at 10:30 a.m. and the winners will be announced and trophies handed out at 12 p.m. Entry fee is $25 for each entry, and proceeds benefit the life-saving mission of the Family Crisis Center of East Texas.

Cupcake displays will be available for public viewing until the awards ceremony at noon.

Do you have what it takes to be the berry best at the Blueberry Cupcake Battle? Enter now and find out!

Mix it up with Melissa Wheeler [email protected] or Mallory Harris [email protected] if you have any questions.                 

DOWNLOAD 2025 Registration Form

Get ready to batter up and show off your berry best cupcake skills at the Blueberry Cupcake Battle!