Kerens Cotton Harvest Festival

Kerens Cotton Harvest Festival Date: October 17, 2026 | Kerens, Texas

All festival proceeds go to Friends of the Kerens Library. Well, those days are gone. Cotton is harvested mechanically.

Each autumn the cotton crop was gathered and culminated months of work and worry for area farmers and their employees. Until recently, the cotton crop was the main source of income for Kerens folks. Fall meant cotton picking time; the three gins were running, people had a job and they had money in their pockets. After a week of hard hot work, Saturday was the day to come to town, see your friends,

sample some special treats and have some fun. There is only one nearby operating gin. People earn their living at jobs in town rather than picking cotton in the country. The Kerens Cotton Harvest Festival relives the excitement of those long ago Saturdays. The red brick main street once again comes alive with some of the old folks, some new folks, some city folks, but all folks looking to have a good time.

The Kerens Cotton Harvest Festival Committee met this week to start planning this years festival. We are excited and loo...
02/11/2026

The Kerens Cotton Harvest Festival Committee met this week to start planning this years festival. We are excited and look forward to seeing you October 17 th 2026!
T-shirts are available at the Kerens Library for 20.00.

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Today, I am in Fairfield and thinking about how much fun the KNES 99.1 Radio crew brought to the festival!
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I am looking for pictures:
in the Chili Cook Off area and judging tables
the Children's Games hosted by the Kerens Methodist Church
Barrell Train Rides hosted by the Keres Church of Christ
Powell Gin Tours
Classic Car Photos
Hope Center Mobile Bus
Fire Dept of the fire truck and kiddos checking it out
Levi Plunket and the game area
and any vendor photos
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Thank you, Alan Dover of Canton, TX, for braving the rainy weather and joining us at the festival.Alan won the Most Ori...
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Thank you, Alan Dover of Canton, TX, for braving the rainy weather and joining us at the festival.
Alan won the Most Original Tractor with his International 274 Model 28 H

Joyce and Tim Schane are the proud winners of the beautiful quilt raffled at the festival. Thank you for supporting the ...
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Joyce and Tim Schane are the proud winners of the beautiful quilt raffled at the festival. Thank you for supporting the festival!

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Casi Sanctioned Chili Cook-off KCHF
Mack Walker, Marshall, TX Seventh Place Chili
Jake Barbieri, Johnson City, TX Eighth Place Chili
Dani Coats, McKinny, TX Ninth Place Chili
Ron Barnes, Euless, TX Tenth Place Chili

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Casi Sanctioned Chili Cook-off KCHFShowmanship First Place, Sockaroo Chili, Kelly Walker, Marshall, TX
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Casi Sanctioned Chili Cook-off KCHF
Showmanship First Place, Sockaroo Chili, Kelly Walker, Marshall, TX

Casi Sanctioned Chili Cook-off KCHFShowmanship Second Place Cherry Powell, Cherry Bomb Chili, Shreveport, LA
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Casi Sanctioned Chili Cook-off KCHF
Showmanship Second Place Cherry Powell, Cherry Bomb Chili, Shreveport, LA

Casi Sanctioned Chili Cook-off KCHFShowmanship Winner Third Place Janet Nash
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Casi Sanctioned Chili Cook-off KCHF
Showmanship Winner Third Place Janet Nash

Casi Sanctioned Chili Cook-off KCHFMark Sanders, Ennis, TX Sixth Place
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Casi Sanctioned Chili Cook-off KCHF
Mark Sanders, Ennis, TX Sixth Place

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121 S Colket Street
Kerens, TX
75144

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(903) 396-2665

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