Texas Onion Fest

About the event

The Texas Onion Fest celebrates the development of the world famous Texas 1015 Onion which was developed in Weslaco and is also the State Vegetable of Texas! The name of the 1015 onion came from the suggested planting date, October 15. Texas Onion Fest is sponsored by the Weslaco Area Chamber of Commerce. The festivities include live entertainment on two stages, the exciting Onion Eating Contest, delicious food, commercial booths, kiddie rides, Dancing Horses, 1015 Market, Car Show, cooking demonstrations, and so much more!

Dates

Mar 22, 2025 · 10:15 AM - Mar 22, 2025 · 10:15 PM(GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

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Location

Texas, United States

Texas Blvd, Weslaco, Texas 78596, United States

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FREE Park & Ride from STC to Festival Details coming soon for... Community Parking Instructions Vendor Parking Instructions

Event highlights

Onion Eating Contest

Don't miss our annual Onion Eating contest, where contestants from the community compete and eat a raw Sweet Texas 1015 Onion!

Live Entertainment on Multiple stages!

Join us for a day of fun and live entertainment on multiple stages across the festival!

Free Onion Distribution

stop by for a free bag of onion's on behalf of TexMex Sales Weslaco!

RGV Mascot Dance Off

Join Tex our very on sweet 1015 onion Mascot and his buddies for a dance off!!

FREE Community Health Fair

Stop by our FREE Community Health Fair and check in with medical organizations!

2024 Photo Album

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Artists, vendors & exhibitors applications

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2 active applications

TOF Food Vendor

Deadline: Feb 21, 2025

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The Texas Onion Festival is proud to offer Food Vendor booths along the festival route! We are seeking a variety of food vendors for the one day festival. Vendors are allowed to sell up to 3 different items, however will NOT BE ALLOWED TO SELL ANY TYPE OF DRINKS.

Applications will be reviewed by the TOF committee. The committee will be looking for overall quality of setup, food products to be sold and vendor experience.

Market-Info Booth Vendor

Deadline: Feb 21, 2025

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The Texas Onion Festival is proud to offer an opportunity for Market Vendor booths along the festival route! We are seeking a variety of unique vendors selling fun and exciting products (Non-food/snack products)!

Applications will be reviewed by the TOF committee. The committee will be looking for overall quality of setup, quality of products to be sold and vendor experience.

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Hosted by Weslaco Area Chamber of Commerce

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Weslaco, Texas, United States