Sombrero Festival
When:
February 24, 2022 to February 26, 2022
Where:
Washington Park 701 East Madison Street, Brownsville, TX
About the Event:
Event Producer:
Sombrero Festival, Ltd.
Roy De Los Santos, Jr.
P.O. Box 5240; Brownsville, TX 78523-5240
(956) 550-9682
Music: Bluegrass, Cajun/Zydeco, Country, Jazz, Latin/Spanish, Regional Mexican, Rock, Tejano, Mariachi, Norteño
Activities: County fair, Music festival, jalapeño eating contest, grito contest, chili cookoff, frijolympic cookoff, food booths, adult and kids events, kids rides
The largest 3-day event in Cameron County, TX featuring well-known Tejano & Norteno Artists on the main stage and a variety of music including Rock, Jazz, & Country under the Big Tent. Local and specialty cuisine in various food booths, rides and activities for kids, and popular events for adults such as the Jalapeño Eating Contest, Waiters Race, Grito Contest, Charro Days Classic 5K Run, Tortilla Frisbee Toss, Hat-Stack Relay, the Chili Cook-off, and Frijolympics (Charro Bean Cookoff). The event is staffed predominantly by volunteers from local non-profit organizations, and Sombrero Festival, Ltd. makes donations to the organizations commensurate with the number of hours volunteered. In 2019 Sombrero Festival made donations to non-profit organizations and causes totaling over $115,000.00.
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