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Burton Cotton Gin Festival Parade Contest 2024
April 20
35th Annual Burton Cotton Gin Festival
Saturday, April 20, 2024 from 10am to 6pm.
Come out to Burton, home of the 1914 Burton Farmers Gin, and celebrate the Annual Burton Cotton Gin Festival! This is a FREE, family friendly event featuring a day full of fun and history! The day begins with a parade through Burton, and continues at the grounds of the Texas Cotton Gin Museum. Shop and eat in our Arts & Crafts Vendor Area, and Food Court. Watch Folklife skills demonstrations like Blacksmithing and butter churning, and spoon carving. Enjoy our Tractor, Engine, and Classic Cars on Display, and take part in fun Contests, and Games. Live Music begins at 11am. AND new this year, we will have two step dance classes 12:30-1:30 with Hill Country Two Steph! Tours of the Burton Farmers Gin from 11am to 2pm. At 3 PM the Oldest Operating Cotton Gin in America will come to life, and a bale of cotton will be ginned.