35TH ANNUAL BURTON COTTON GIN FESTIVAL COMING ON APRIL 20
Residents of Burton are just over a month way from the 35th Annual Cotton Gin Festival.
The Burton Cotton Gin Festival is being held on Saturday, April 20, from 10am-6pm.
The festival is a free, family friendly event featuring a day full of fun and history.
The day begins with a parade through Burton, and continues at the grounds of the Texas Cotton Gin Museum.
During the parade, they will be having a contest for the entries to participate in. Categories include: Most Spirit, Most Creative, Funniest, Most Traditional, and Best Farm Style. Prizes are going to be awarded to the winners.
There will be an arts and crafts vendor area, as well as a food court. They are going to have folklife skills demonstrations such as blacksmithing, butter churning, and spoon carving.
Visitors can also see the tractor, engine, and classic cars on display, plus take part in contests and games.
In addition to that, there will be tours of the Burton Farmers Gin from 11am-2pm. At 3pm, the Oldest Operating Cotton Gin in America will come to life, and bale of cotton will be ginned.
Hill Country Two Step is offering two-step dance classes from 12:30-1:30pm.
The Festival’s live music schedule begins with Annie Rost and Mike Stroup from 11am-noon. Sean Orr and Texas Gold follows from noon-2:30pm. Das is Lustig will perform from 2:30-4pm. Then, the afternoon wraps up with the Czechaholics from 4-6pm.
For more information about the 35th Annual Burton Cotton Gin Festival, www.texascottonginmuseum.org, or their Facebook event page.