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BY DUSTIN BUTLER
Plano’s Texas Forever Fest celebrates all things Texas culture The Texas Forever Fest will take over Haggard Park in Downtown Plano to celebrate Texas’s past, present and future. The event will be held March 23 and will feature live music, food trucks, market vendors and more, said Madeline Walker, special events coordinator for the city of Plano. “Everything that we do is centered around Texas,” Walker said. “We make sure our vendors celebrate Texas heritage and culture. Same thing with the artists on the main stage.” The backstory Texas Forever Fest is a “family-friendly party,” Walker said, adding that it started as a City Coun- cil initiative. The rst festival was held in 2022 and was well received by the community. “They wanted to see something that was loosely related to Texas Independence Day and was a big celebration of Texas and our culture and heritage,” Walker said. “It’s about celebrating where we’re at with the state and where we’re going in the future.” What to expect Along with live music and vendors, Walker said Texas Forever Fest will feature a Kids Zone that will include in atable bounce castles. Addition- ally, a trick roper will be present who will not only perform a demonstration but also teach children rope tricks. To ensure the festival covers all areas of Texas heritage, a Native American drum circle demon- stration will take place. The only ticketed portion of the fest is the Spirits of Texas tasting, a whiskey tasting hosted by the Texas Whiskey Festival organizers. The tasting will include several samples from several Texas-based distilleries, adding that representa- tives from each will talk attendees through the distilling process. Tickets for the tasting are on sale now. Food vendors include Ye Olde Butcher Shop and Fletcher’s Corny Dogs. Lastly, the city is part- nering with the Fillmore Pub for beer purchases. Bands and artists who will perform at the festival will be announced on the event’s Face- book page. Quote of note “There’s so much that we pack into the event
The festival will feature a Kids Zone and 60 market vendors.
PHOTOS COURTESY JENNIFER SHERTZER
The Texas Forever Fest will be held March 23.
The event will feature live music from several Texas- based bands and artists.
The Texas Forever Fest will feature several food trucks.
that is approachable and accessible to so many di erent kinds of people, and we want to make sure this event is accommodating,” Walker said. “If anyone is nervous about attending or worried about what they might encounter there, it’s just a big party, we want to celebrate.” • March 23, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. • Free (admission)
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