Texas Festivals & Events Association

07/14/2024

The Peach Capital of Texas picked a peachy day for a fun festival in Weatherford and they unloaded a buckets and booths full of entertainment, vendors, activities and food! 🍑

07/10/2024

TFEA NETWORKING: DFW Field Trip to the Parker County Peach Festival

Saturday, July 13, Weatherford, TX 8AM-4PM

Join TFEA for a peachy field trip to the Parker County Peach Festival on July 13th! TFEA Members will meet at Peach Central at 9:30 AM for a group picture before diving into the festivities. Explore the vibrant sights, sounds, and flavors of this beloved festival, celebrating the rich bounty of local peaches and the talents of Weatherford.

After indulging in the peachy delights, mark your calendars for a special Zoom debrief! The week after the festival, we'll host a call to share your experiences, insights, and feedback with fellow members from the comfort of your home. Let's reflect on the day's highlights and provide valuable input for the event organizers, ensuring future festivals are even more fabulous!

REGISTER ONLINE to ATTEND:
https://www.tfea.org/events/2024/parker-county-peach-festival-field-Trip.com

FOLLOW: Parker County Peach Festival

07/09/2024

2024 Wildflower! Arts & Music Festival www.wildflowerfestival.com

07/09/2024

Donating an item or package to one of the IFEA Foundation’s most anticipated fundraising events of the year – our online Silent Auction -- is one of the simplest ways you can help us succeed in 2024!

With an Irish-themed celebration set for the Foundation Night event and Live Auction in Pittsburgh, PA this Fall as part of the 2024 IFEA Annual Convention & Expo, presented by atVenu, we’re hoping a bit of Irish luck shines through in the bounty of items we collect for our silent auction too!

WHAT YOU CAN DONATE

We’re looking for a mix of unique, practical and unexpected items, and we ask your help in reaching out to any local artists or crafts people that you may work with at your events to encourage them to donate to our industry cause! Donating an item is a quick and easy way to showcase their talents and we’re able to include their contact information, logo and website link along with the item listing.

If you don’t already have an item in mind or on-hand, you can also purchase items off our Amazon Wish List! Items purchased will be sent from Amazon directly to Kaye Campbell (IFEA Foundation Liaison) at the IFEA office (please select Kaye Campbell Gift Registry address at checkout). There are items at all price points on the list, and even small items help as we will combine items to make larger packages/sets for the auction! We’ll be sure to credit all individual and/or organization donors within each item listing on our auction web page and can also include a logo and website link, as desired.

HOW YOU CAN DONATE

If you’re able to help out, please complete this form or share details of your item(s) with us (even if purchased from the Amazon Wish List) and we can complete the form on your behalf. If you’ve already donated an item, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, we greatly appreciate your support!

WHY YOU SHOULD DONATE

Funds raised during the IFEA Foundation’s events each year are a critical resource for the IFEA and support our capabilities to provide and host everything from convention scholarships for those new students and professionals just entering the field, to top-quality industry presenters, speakers and programming, helping us to raise the bar for everyone in our global industry, no matter what the event size.

DONATE: https://www.ifea.com/f/289
AMAZON WISH LIST: https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/Q4WGYJ2UC7UZ

IMPORTANT DATES

Sept 3, 2024 - 11:59 PM MDT – Last Day to Submit Auction Item Donation Forms
Sept 9, 2024 - 10:00 AM EDT – Online Auction Opens | Ultimate Experience Ticket Sales Start
Sept 16, 2024 - 5:00 PM MDT – Deadline to Receive Auction Items at IFEA Office
Sept 29, 20241:00 PM EDT – Deadline to Receive Auction Items at IFEA Convention (donation form must still be received by 9/03 deadline)
Sept 30, 2024 - 6:00 PM EDT – Online Auction Closes | Ultimate Experience Online Ticket Sales Close
Sept 30, 2024 - 7:00 – 10:00 PM EDT – IFEA Foundation Irish Celebration Event & Live Auction (Pittsburgh, PA) (part of the IFEA Annual Convention & Expo, presented by at Venu)
Sept 30, 2024 - 8:00 PM EDT – Ultimate Experience Onsite Ticket Sales Close

Questions? Contact Kaye Campbell, CFEE, Director of Finance / IFEA Foundation Liaison at: +1-208-433-0950 Ext: 8150 or [email protected].

07/06/2024

“In honor of National Parks and Recreation Month, we wanted to highlight the men and women who make up Richardson’s Parks and Recreation Department and share how they Make a Difference in our community.

Meet our Community Events team.

These are the staff members that create large special events such as the biannual Cottonwood Art Festival, Huffhines Harvest Fest, Santa’s Village, the award-winning Wildflower Arts & Music Festival and tomorrow’s Family 4th event at Breckinridge Park.

They are a creative and hard-working team that support many other facets of Richardson Parks and Recreation! Thank you for all that you do!”

In honor of National Parks and Recreation Month, we wanted to highlight the men and women who make up Richardson’s Parks and Recreation Department and share how they Make a Difference in our community.

Meet our Community Events team.

These are the staff members that create large special events such as the biannual Cottonwood Art Festival, Huffhines Harvest Fest, Santa’s Village, the award-winning Wildflower Arts & Music Festival and tomorrow’s Family 4th event at Breckinridge Park.

They are a creative and hard-working team that support many other facets of Richardson Parks and Recreation! Thank you for all that you do!

07/03/2024

The Executive Director of the Texas Festivals & Events Association (TFEA), Kay Wolf, CFEE, will retire in December 2024, after serving in her role since 2016. TFEA is thankful for her service and pleased to have her continue to support members during the transition. The TFEA Board of Directors has launched a statewide search for a new Executive Director.

The goal of the committee is to select and recommend one candidate to the TFEA Board of Directors. Ultimately, our wish is to have a successful candidate in place so that he or she can be introduced to you at the TFEA 2024 Conference and Trade Show.

Job Description can be found here. https://www.tfea.org/p/resources/jobintern-bank1. To apply, please submit a resume and cover letter to [email protected] by July 31, 2024.

06/09/2024

What a great day for a festival in the Piney Woods of East Texas. It's the 34th annual Texas Blueberry Festival in Nacogdoches...

05/12/2024

Roger Creager and Wayne Toups headlined the recent 39th Annual Texas Crab Festival in Crystal Beach, Texas. Texas Festival & Tourism Consulting was on-site throughout the event evaluating to help make the 40th the best ever!

05/07/2024

It's this weekend! Join me and Texas Festival & Tourism Consulting in Crystal Beach, Texas for the annual Texas Crab Festival. It's a weekend honoring the tasty crab through live music, vendors, food and more!

See you there . . .

04/19/2024

It's coming!

02/16/2024

Who is joining us in Richardson, Texas for Wildflower Arts & Music Festival May 17-19?

02/01/2024

Thank YOU for following our Posts and Reels on Instagram!
https://www.instagram.com/cottonwoodartfest

02/01/2024

SAVE $10 on a 3-Day Weekend Pass and get it for only $40! This offer ends on 2/15 so get yours today! https://wildflowerfestival.com/tickets/

02/01/2024

Shadow or No Shadow? What is your prediction?

01/01/2024

01/01/2024

"New Year's Resolution 2024: Volunteer to CREW for hot air balloon pilots!" Plano Balloon Festival, Inc.

New Year's Resolution 2024: Volunteer to CREW for hot air balloon pilots

01/01/2024

Wildflower Arts & Music Festival is kicking off 2024 with a 3-Day Weekend Pass Pre-Sale!

The WILD 2024 Pre-Sale includes a 3-Day Weekend Pass for $40! This limited time offer saves $35 and ends at midnight on 1/31/24. Parking is FREE! TICKETS:
https://wildflowerfestival.com/tickets/

12/28/2023

Tickets on sale JANUARY 1st for Wildflower! Arts & Music Festival in Richardson!

12/18/2023

📸 Those of us in the industry can relate to so much of this...especially the Santa on a firetruck.

12/11/2023

The 2023 Tomball German Christmas Market is done . . .
Thousands of festival goers had a great weekend of food, music, holiday shopping and more.

12/05/2023

Congratulations to Wildflower Arts & Music Festival and the City of Richardson!

The City of Richardson won 29 Best In Texas Kaliff Marketing Awards for Cottonwood Art Festival and Wildflower! Arts & Music Festival at the Texas Festivals & Events Association (TFEA) Conference held Nov. 12-19. The annual TFEA/Kaliff Marketing Awards program recognizes and encourages excellence in promotional campaigns and more than 530 entries were submitted for 60 categories.
Texas Festivals & Events Association
City of Richardson Parks & Recreation

https://wildflowerfestival.com/city-of-richardson-wins-best-in-texas-marketing-awards-for-wildflower-arts-music-festival/

11/16/2023

It's a wrap! The 2023 TFEA Conference was awesome. Make your plans NOW to join us in San Antonio next November!

11/15/2023

What happened on Tuesday at the 2023 TFEA conference in San Antonio.

11/14/2023

It was a great first day at the 2023 TFEA Conference in San Antonio...

11/13/2023

The opening entertainment was great!

11/13/2023

Images from the opening night party of the Texas Festivals and Events Association conference in San Antonio.

10/21/2023

TFEA member event . . . The annual Fall Festival in Princeton, Texas.

10/16/2023

It was another successful weekend fest at TFEA member event, the 2nd Annual Clyde Oktoberfest in Clyde, Texas. Great weather and an eclipse rolled into one terrific festival weekend.