tomato fest

Lots of fun events and festivals to check out this spring in East Texas.

You definitely shouldn't be bored in East Texas this weekend, because there are plenty of things to do all weekend long.

Ready for an East Texas festival? There are plenty happening this spring.

Jacksonville is know for their tomatoes and they celebrate it a big way each year.

The fruit that is substituted as a vegetable will be the center of attention in Jacksonville on June 9th!

When spring arrives in East Texas, so do the festivals!

The city of Jacksonville has been declared 'Tomatoville,' so you know it's time for Tomato Fest!

Saturday will mark the 30th year that the City of Jacksonville celebrates the shiny, little, red vegetable known as the tomato with the Tomato Fest! Well, it's actually a fruit that also comes in green and yellow too!  People from all over Cherokee County will be celebrating this squishy delight with enjoyment!

What's often thought of as a vegetable, is actually a fruit! The tomato, with origins in Mexico, the tomato will be celebrated with great grandeur Saturday in Jacksonville for the annual Tomato Fest!