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45 events match your plans · 18 towns with dates in the collection
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East Texas State Fair and Rodeo (opens in a new tab)
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Tyler · The Park of East Texas, Inc.
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From Texas Highways · Piney Woods · checked Oct 3, 2026
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Pineywoods Fair (opens in a new tab)
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Nacogdoches · Nacogdoches County Exposition & Civic Center
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From Visit Nacogdoches · checked Oct 4, 2026
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Pineywoods Fair (opens in a new tab)
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Nacogdoches · Nacogdoches County Exposition & Civic Center
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From Visit Nacogdoches · checked Oct 4, 2026
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Pineywoods Fair (opens in a new tab)
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Nacogdoches · Nacogdoches County Exposition & Civic Center
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Rose City Airfest (opens in a new tab)
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Tyler
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From Texas Highways · Piney Woods · checked Oct 3, 2026
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FireAnt Festival (opens in a new tab)
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Marshall · Downtown
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From Greater Marshall Chamber of Commerce, Texas Highways · Piney Woods · checked Oct 3, 2026
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Oktoberfest (opens in a new tab)
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Kilgore · Downtown
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From Texas Highways · Piney Woods · checked Oct 3, 2026
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Pineywoods Fair (opens in a new tab)
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Nacogdoches · Nacogdoches County Exposition & Civic Center
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From Visit Nacogdoches · checked Oct 4, 2026
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Fall Festival (opens in a new tab)
11:00 AM CDT
Lufkin · Boys & Girls Club
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From Visit Lufkin · checked Oct 3, 2026
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Pineywoods Fair (opens in a new tab)
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Nacogdoches · Nacogdoches County Exposition & Civic Center
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Texas Rose Festival (opens in a new tab)
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Tyler · Rose Garden Center
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From Texas Highways · Piney Woods · checked Oct 3, 2026
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Texas Rose Festival (opens in a new tab)
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Tyler
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From Texas Rose Festival Association · checked Oct 3, 2026
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Fall Piney Woods Wine Festival (opens in a new tab)
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Lindale · Picker’s Pavilion at Blackberry Square
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From Texas Highways · Piney Woods · checked Oct 3, 2026
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Autumn Trails 42 Tournament (opens in a new tab)
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Winnsboro · Winnsboro Civic Center
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From Texas Highways · Piney Woods · checked Oct 3, 2026
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Autumn Trails Mule Rodeo and Barn Dance (opens in a new tab)
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Winnsboro · Winnsboro Rodeo Association Arena and Civic Center
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From Texas Highways · Piney Woods · checked Oct 3, 2026
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Bigfoot Conference (opens in a new tab)
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Jefferson · Jefferson Convention and Visitor Center
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From Texas Highways · Piney Woods · checked Oct 3, 2026
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Tobaccodoches Cigar Festival (opens in a new tab)
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Nacogdoches · Nacogdoches Cigar Co.
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From Texas Highways · Piney Woods · checked Oct 3, 2026
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Tobaccodoches Cigar Festival (opens in a new tab)
3:00 PM CDT
Nacogdoches · Nacogdoches Cigar Co.
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From Visit Nacogdoches · checked Oct 4, 2026
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Brick Street Block Party (opens in a new tab)
5:00 PM CDT
Tyler · Plaza Tower Parking Lot
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From Visit Tyler · checked Oct 3, 2026
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Harvest Festival & Livestock Show (opens in a new tab)
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Longview · Maude Cobb Convention Center
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From Visit Longview · checked Oct 4, 2026
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Harvest Festival & Livestock Show (opens in a new tab)
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Longview · Maude Cobb Convention Center
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From Visit Longview · checked Oct 4, 2026
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East Texas Oil Men’s Chili Cookoff (opens in a new tab)
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Kilgore · World’s Richest Acre
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From Texas Highways · Piney Woods · checked Oct 3, 2026
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Harvest Festival & Livestock Show (opens in a new tab)
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Longview · Maude Cobb Convention Center
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From Visit Longview · checked Oct 4, 2026
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Harvest Festival & Livestock Show (opens in a new tab)
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Longview · Maude Cobb Convention Center
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From Visit Longview · checked Oct 4, 2026
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Autumn Trails Pet Show and Beard and Mustache Contest (opens in a new tab)
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Winnsboro · The Bowery
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From Texas Highways · Piney Woods · checked Oct 3, 2026
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Harvest Festival & Livestock Show (opens in a new tab)
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Longview · Maude Cobb Convention Center
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From Visit Longview · checked Oct 4, 2026
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October Arts Market (opens in a new tab)
10:00 AM CDT
Nacogdoches · Nacogdoches Arts Collaborative
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From Visit Nacogdoches · checked Oct 4, 2026
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Fall Festival (opens in a new tab)
6:00 PM CDT
Nacogdoches · Calvary Baptist Church
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From Visit Nacogdoches · checked Oct 4, 2026
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Lufkin's Boo Bash on the Plaza (opens in a new tab)
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Lufkin
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From Visit Lufkin · checked Oct 3, 2026
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Emergency Services FallFest (opens in a new tab)
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Gladewater · Downtown
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From Texas Highways · Piney Woods · checked Oct 3, 2026
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Mistletoe and Magic (opens in a new tab)
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Tyler · W.T. Brookshire Conference Center
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From Texas Highways · Piney Woods · checked Oct 3, 2026
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Fall History, Haunts, and Legends (opens in a new tab)
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Jefferson · Jefferson Convention and Visitors Center
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From Texas Highways · Piney Woods · checked Oct 3, 2026
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Heritage Festival (opens in a new tab)
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Lufkin
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From Visit Lufkin · checked Oct 3, 2026
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Historic Skills Fair (opens in a new tab)
9:00 AM CST
Nacogdoches · Durst-Taylor Historic House and Gardens
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From Visit Nacogdoches · checked Oct 4, 2026
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East Texas Pipe Organ Festival (opens in a new tab)
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Kilgore · Various locations
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From Texas Highways · Piney Woods · checked Oct 3, 2026
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REEL East Texas Film Festival (opens in a new tab)
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Kilgore · The Texan Theater
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From Texas Highways · Piney Woods · checked Oct 3, 2026
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A Very Derrick Christmas (opens in a new tab)
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Kilgore · Downtown
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From Texas Highways · Piney Woods · checked Oct 3, 2026
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Woofstock (opens in a new tab)
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Jefferson · Downtown
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From Texas Highways · Piney Woods · checked Oct 3, 2026
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Snackadoches Food Truck Festival (opens in a new tab)
10:00 AM CST
Nacogdoches · Parkin Lot at the Corner of Hospital and Mound St,
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From Visit Nacogdoches · checked Oct 4, 2026
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Gospel Festival at Zion Hill Historic Site (opens in a new tab)
2:00 PM CST
Nacogdoches · Zion Hill Baptist Church
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From Visit Nacogdoches · checked Oct 4, 2026
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Santa's Arrival Celebration (opens in a new tab)
11:00 AM CST
Longview · Longview Mall
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From Visit Longview · checked Oct 4, 2026
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Nine Flags Christmas Festival (opens in a new tab)
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Nacogdoches · Downtown
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From Texas Highways · Piney Woods · checked Oct 3, 2026
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Queen Mab Ball (opens in a new tab)
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Jefferson · Jefferson Visitor Center
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From Texas Highways · Piney Woods · checked Oct 3, 2026
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Mardi Gras (opens in a new tab)
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Jefferson · Various locations
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From Texas Highways · Piney Woods · checked Oct 3, 2026
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Plot Twist Book Festival (opens in a new tab)
11:00 AM CDT
Longview · Maude Cobb Convention Center
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From Visit Longview · checked Oct 4, 2026
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