Burton Cotton Gin Festival

The 35^th Annual 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.

• contests and games
• arts and crafts vendor area, as well as a food court
• tractor, engine, and classic cars on display
• folklife skills demonstrations such as blacksmithing, butter churning, and spoon carving.
• 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 35^th Annual Burton Cotton Gin Festival,  www.texascottonginmuseum.org or their Facebook event page.