Saylor Crelia, Shelbyville, won 1st place in Livestock Class with her Chicken Coop. Photo by Caroline Chadwick.

Center Horticulture Students Win Grand, Reserve at Texas Rice Festival

From left: Brian Hernandez won Grand Champion and Arely Arcibar won Reserve Champion. Photos submitted by Shana Brittain.

F.L. Moffett Families Flock to the Festival to See Their Peeps on Stage

October 5, 2026 - Families flocked to the 50th Annual East Texas Poultry Festival on Thursday morning, October 1 to watch F.L. Moffett students from kindergarten to second grade perform on the Frances Oates Stage, a tradition of the festival for decades. To see photos, click the below albums. Also, enjoy the videos of their performances.

F.L. Moffett Kindergarten Classes

2026 Poultry Festival Broiler Show Sale Underway (Final)

October 3, 2026 - The 2026 Shelby County Poultry Festival Broiler Show Sale is underway on the Frances Oates Stage at the 50th Annual East Texas Poultry Festival to raise scholarship funds for Shelby County 4-H and FFA youth. The first sale was held in 1977.

The below results are unofficial.