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The Bay City Lion’s Club is proud to present their annual Rice Festival this year! From October 19th – 22nd, there will be lots of fun activities, events, and great food to enjoy at the Matagorda County Fairgrounds. Some festival attractions you can count on seeing are a parade on Saturday at 10 AM, a car show on Saturday at 12 PM, lots and lots of local vendors, cash bingo, and mutton busting!
Free parking is available all around the fairgrounds. Wristbands are $25, or you can pay the gate fee of $10 for all day access.
For more information, contact the Bay City Lions Club at [email protected]
Thursday
Festival open 5 PM – 11 PM
Friday
Festival open 5 PM – 11 PM
Mutton Busting 6 PM – 9 PM
Petting zoo 5 PM – 9 PM
Invitational Youth Rodeo in arena 6 PM
Cash Bingo 5 PM – 9 PM
Saturday
Rice Festival Parade at the Matagorda County Courthouse 10 AM
Festival open 1 PM – 11 PM
Cash Bingo 1 PM – 5 PM & 6 PM – 9 PM
Car Show 1 PM – 6 PM
Stick Hourse Rodeo 2:30 PM
Petting zoo 4PM – 10 PM
Bull Blast 7 PM (dance to follow the bull blast too)
Sunday
Festival open 1 PM – 5 PM