Cuero Turkeyfest - Official Event Page

09/11/2026

Join us this Wednesday, September 16th at 7 a.m. to send Ruby off as she flys north to Worthington, MN for the first heat of the Great Gobbler Gallop. Send off will start at Leske’s Oil Co. and will head towards the hospital. The Cuero Marching Band will be in attendance at the Old McDonald’s Parking lot to cheer on Ruby. So join us Wednesday morning, September 16th, to send Ruby off. Go Ruby Go!!!

09/04/2026

🔥𝐕𝐈𝐏 𝐓𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐮𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐲𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔!🔥

Ready to upgrade your weekend? The 𝟓𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐮𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐲𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭 is taking over 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟗–𝟏𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, and we’re bringing you a VIP experience you won't forget.

⚠️ 𝐀𝐜𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭—𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐕𝐈𝐏 𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬 & 𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞! Once they're gone, they're gone for good.

So don't wait until it's too late to grab the best spot in the house for live music, great people, and an unforgettable weekend in the Turkey Capital of the World!

👉 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐕𝐈𝐏 𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐓𝐒 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄: https://turkeyfest.ticketspice.com/turkeyfest-2026?t=TFWEBSITE

08/28/2026

🚨 𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗨𝗣 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘! 🚨

We just made Saturday night at the 54th Annual Cuero Turkeyfest even bigger! 🤠

We’re excited to announce that Texas traditionalist 𝗝𝗔𝗞𝗘 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗡 is joining the 2026 Turkeyfest lineup and will take the stage 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁, opening for country music legend 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗬 𝗟𝗔𝗪𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘!

Raised on the sounds of Ray Price, Merle Haggard and George Jones, Jake Worthington is bringing real-deal honky-tonk country back to the stage. His sophomore album, 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘞𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘯𝘨, features collaborations with Miranda Lambert and Marty Stuart, along with fan favorite “It Ain’t The Whiskey.”

Then 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗬 𝗟𝗔𝗪𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 takes over Saturday night! With 18 No. 1 hits, more than 13 million albums sold, and multiple CMA and ACM Awards, Lawrence has given country music classics including “Stars Over Texas,” “Time Marches On,” “Paint Me a Birmingham,” “Alibis,” and “Find Out Who Your Friends Are.”

And that’s just Saturday!

⭐ 𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 features Texas Country favorite 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗔𝗠 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗡, one of the biggest names in the Texas music scene. Known for fan favorites like “She Likes the Beatles,” “Ringling Road,” and “Creek Don’t Rise,” William Clark Green has become one of the state’s most respected singer-songwriters.

🎶 𝗔𝗟𝗦𝗢 𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗚𝗘:
• Ryan Talley Band
• Scott Taylor Band
• The Spazmatics – America’s ultimate ’80s party band
• Texas Unlimited Band
• Broken Alibi

🦃 And don’t miss the tradition that makes Turkeyfest unlike any other festival! In beautiful Downtown Cuero on 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟬𝘁𝗵, cheer on 𝗥𝗨𝗕𝗬’𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗘 in the 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧 𝗚𝗢𝗕𝗕𝗟𝗘𝗥 𝗚𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗣 as Cuero races to reclaim the title of 𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗞𝗘𝗬 𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 and bring the trophy back where it belongs! Then stick around for the Turkeyfest Downtown Parade!

Join us 𝗢𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟵𝗧𝗛–𝟭𝟭𝗧𝗛 in Cuero, Texas, at Cuero Municipal Park for three days of live music, great food, carnival rides, shopping, family fun and Texas tradition.

🎟️ 𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗟𝗬 𝗕𝗜𝗥𝗗 𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗡 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗪!
Weekend passes are available for a limited time, so grab yours early, skip the lines at the gate and get ready for Turkeyfest 2026!

Get your tickets today 👉 https://turkeyfest.ticketspice.com/turkeyfest-2026?t=FB2026

𝗚𝗢 𝗥𝗨𝗕𝗬 𝗚𝗢! 🦃🏆

Get tickets online for Turkeyfest 2026 here.

08/25/2026

🦃 🚨 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐒𝐓 𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 🚨🦃

We are beyond excited to welcome traditional country powerhouse and Texas native Jake Worthington to the 𝟓𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐮𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐲𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭 lineup!

From his powerhouse honky-tonk sound to hits like "𝙄𝙩 𝘼𝙞𝙣'𝙩 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙠𝙚𝙮", “𝙄’𝙢 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙊𝙣𝙚 (𝙛𝙚𝙖𝙩. 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙮 𝙎𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙩), and his collaboration with Miranda Lambert “𝙃𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙤 𝙎𝙝𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙮 𝘿𝙖𝙮.” Jake is bringing the ultimate country music vibes to Cuero on 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎𝐭𝐡.

So mark your calendars for 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟗𝐭𝐡 – 𝟏𝟏𝐭𝐡, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, and get ready for an unforgettable weekend of live music from Tracy Lawrence, William Clark Green, Jake Worthington, The Spazmatic, and many more.

🎟️ 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞-𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬: https://turkeyfest.ticketspice.com/turkeyfest-2026?t=TFWEBSITE

08/05/2026

UPDATED 9/4/26 Bid spots for the Cuero Turkeyfest BBQ Cookoff are quickly disappearing! WE ARE HALFWAY THROUGH BIDDING ONLY 4 DAYS LEFT!! Get your guaranteed spot for $1000 now! September 1 the bid wars will start at $500 and run through September 8. Email [email protected] or text 361-827-5701

07/25/2026

The day has come where we will select the next Ruby Begonia to help us take back the title of Turkey Capital of the World. Join us this evening for some fun turkey racing. Race starts at 7:30pm but don’t just come for the race. We have also teamed up with Downtown Cuero Main Street for an evening Artesian Market Day. There will be live music from Stephanie & the Southern Drive Band and multiple food and drink vendors onsite as well. We are also doing our drawl down raffle again this year. The Grand Prize for the drawl down raffle is $5000 and tickets will be available to purchase at Ruby Selection. So come on out this evening for a lot of family fun entertainment. It all happing in Downtown Cuero under the Library Pavilion. We hope to see yall there!! Go Ruby Go!!!

Cuero Chamber of Commerce
Stir Soda Shoppe
5D Travelin' Tavern

07/19/2026

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗔𝗜𝗧 𝗜𝗦 𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥! Like it and Share it!
There’s going to be a lot of 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿 (𝗖𝘂𝗲𝗿𝗼) 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝗮𝘀 this 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟵𝘁𝗵-𝟭𝟭𝘁𝗵. Here is the Official Entertainment Lineup for the 54th Annual Cuero Turkeyfest. Early Bird Tickets are 𝗢𝗡 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗪! Click here to purchase —> https://turkeyfest.ticketspice.com/turkeyfest-2026

Saturday night belongs to country music legend 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝘄𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. With 𝟭𝟴 𝗡𝗼. 𝟭 𝗵𝗶𝘁𝘀, 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟭𝟯 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗯𝘂𝗺𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗠𝗔 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗖𝗠 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀, Tracy Lawrence has delivered classics like Stars over Texas, Time Marches On, Paint Me a Birmingham, Alibis, and Find Out Who Your Friends Are.

Friday night features Texas Country favorite 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻, one of the biggest names in the Texas music scene. Known for fan favorites like She Likes the Beatles, Ringling Road, and Creek Don’t Rise, William Clark Green has become one of the state’s most respected singer-songwriters.

Also taking the stage:
• Ryan Talley Band
• Scott Taylor Band
• The Spazmatics – America’s ultimate ’80s party band
• Texas Unlimited Band
• Broken Alibi

And don’t miss the tradition that makes Turkeyfest unlike any other festival. In beautiful downtown Cuero Saturday Oct. 10th Cheer on 𝗥𝘂𝗯𝘆’𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 in the 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗚𝗼𝗯𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗽 as Cuero races to reclaim the title of 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 and bring the trophy back where it belongs! Followed by the a Turkeyfest Downtown Parade!

Join us 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟵𝘁𝗵-𝟭𝟭𝘁𝗵 in Cuero, Texas at the Cuero Municipal Park for three days of live music, great food, carnival rides, shopping, family fun, and Texas tradition.

Get your tickets now to skip the lines at the gate. Weekend passes are on sale for a limited time. So don’t wait last minute to get your tickets. We hope to see y’all at this year’s Turkeyfest. !!𝗚𝗼 𝗥𝘂𝗯𝘆 𝗚𝗼!! Get your tickets today —> https://turkeyfest.ticketspice.com/turkeyfest-2026

Get tickets online for Turkeyfest 2026 here.

07/17/2026

Don’t forget that next Saturday, July 25, is our annual Rally Selection Day. Join us in Downtown Cuero as we will be selecting the next world-famous Ruby Begonia to help bring home another title back to Cuero! It’s going to be an evening packed with family-friendly fun and great music by Stephanie & the Southern Drive Band. We will have multiple food and beverage trucks on site as well as an evening Artisan Market that will be taking place under the library pavilion. So come on out next Saturday, July 25 for an evening full of fun and entertainment.

Also tune in right here on Sunday afternoon where we will be dropping the official 2026 Cuero Turkeyfest Entertainment Lineup. There have been a lot of great guesses on previous hints, but there is still one big one to hint. So here we go. This artist has had multiple singles that have charted on the Billboard Country Songs charts with some of them reaching number one. He has won multiple ACM and CMA awards as well as was nominated for a Grammy Award.

Who do you think it is? Let us know your guesses in the comments, and don’t forget to tune in on Sunday afternoon for the big reveal.


Stir Soda Shoppe5D Travelin' TavernDowntown Cuero Main StreetCuero Chamber of Commerceerce

07/09/2026

Sorry we missed posting a hint yesterday. We were in the gym with Ruby working out the wings on Wing Wednesday. There were a lot of good guesses for our Friday night headliner, but we still have a few more exciting entertainers to release.

Here is your next clue. This group is known to always have a high energy performance when performing top 80’s and 90’s hits. All while having a little creative flair and style to them.

Stay tuned to our page—who do you think it is? Let us know your guesses in the comments! 👇

07/07/2026

🚨🚨Get ready, Cuero! 🚨🚨

The excitement for this year’s Turkeyfest is building, and we are just about ready to drop our official entertainment lineup.

While we put the final touches on our big announcement, we’re going to be dropping some hints right here on Facebook to give you a sneak peek at who will be taking the stage.

The headliner for Turkeyfest on Friday night, October 9th, is a panhandler who is bringing a freak show circus to Cuero, TX! 🎪🤡🤹‍♂️✨

Stay tuned to our page—who do you think it is? Let us know your guesses in the comments! 👇