AUSTIN CO. FAIR PARADE THURSDAY IN DOWNTOWN BELLVILLE
The 99th Annual Austin County Fair continues today (Thursday) with the parade through downtown Bellville.
The parade gets underway at 10 a.m. with a theme of “Country Nights and Carnival Lights”. The grand marshal for the parade is longtime fair supporter Ron Eilers.
Road closures for the parade begin at 8:30 a.m., and traffic detours begin at 9:30 a.m.
All students from Austin County schools are admitted free at the fair until 5 p.m.
Livestock shows conclude today. Tomorrow (Friday) will be the day of the youth livestock auction, starting at 10 a.m. The youth supreme and country fair auction will take place on Saturday at 1 p.m.
Today’s entertainment will be the Red Bull Band at 2 p.m., the Brown Sugar Band at 6 p.m. and Waylon Thibodeaux at 9:30 p.m. Tomorrow will have Henry Williams at 4:30 p.m., Tanner Usrey at 8 p.m. and Flatland Cavalry at 10 p.m. Saturday will feature the Risky Liver Band at 3 p.m., Kevin Fowler at 9 p.m. and Clay Walker at 11 p.m. Sunday will close out the fair with the Lost Cause Band at 1 p.m.
KTEX-106’s Tiffany Taylor and Gerardo will be broadcasting from the parade this morning.