Heritage Market will be open for business with vendors on Oct. 5 with the celebration of the 29th annual Chicken and Bread Days Heritage Festival.
Vendors and food trucks are encouraged to register early to be part of this fun downtown Bowie event. The day will include fun for all with the Piston Heads Auto Club Car Show lining the streets of Tarrant and Smythe, championship fiddler competition, live music, art exhibit at the Bowie Public Library, puppet shows, Kids Coop inflatables, youth performances and games including the traditional egg toss to pumpkin sweep and more from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The tradition of Chicken and Bread Days Heritage Festival began during the train era of travel when locals would sell chicken and bread to those stopped at the train depot in downtown Bowie. With this pioneering spirit, the tradition of Chicken and Bread Days Heritage Festival was hatched and is hosted the first Saturday of October each year.
There will also be a store front contest for the Harvest Sip & Stroll with me that happens on Oct. 4 throughout downtown. Participating locations are encouraged to adorn the front with harvest-themed decorations in honor of the history of the event. This is a fun contest for bragging rights and a chance to win first, second and third place awards.
Wrapping up the heritage celebration will be the Second Annual Chicken and Bread Days Bass Tournament on Oct. 12 with lines in at 6 a.m. and lines out at 1 p.m.
Early registration is $180 per team and $200 on the day of the event. First place payout is $2,000. Plus, more contests are planned for children under 17 years.
Contact Bowie Community Development office for more details at 940-872-6246 or email [email protected].
Vendor forms along with car show and other forms can also be found online as available at: https://www.cityofbowietx.com/142/Chicken-Bread-Days-Heritage-Festival

Join the residents of Forestburg for dinner and a fun-filled evening at the Forestburg Community Center at 6 p.m. on Sept. 7.
Dinner will be provided followed by a live auction, a skit performed by members of the Forestburg Ladies Lunch Group and “The Not So” Newlywed Game. Four couples from the Forestburg community have been selected to participate in the game. We look forward to laughter and community
The event is a fundraiser of the Forestburg Community Service Club. The Service Club provides multiple annual events to foster community and oversees the maintenance and repairs to the Forestburg Community Center and the Forestburg Historic Log Cabin.
The service club sponsors the annual watermelon festival, the Community Thanksgiving Dinner, the Christmas festival and other community events.
The meal will be provided, but donations for the evening are appreciated.

The Bowie Animal Shelter has one of its biggest turnouts ever for Clear the Shelter Day this past Saturday. Families enjoyed food, a silent auction, low-cost pet vaccinations, a bake sale and of course visits with the shelter’s adoptable dogs. Friends of the Shelter report they raised about $4,000 to help fund its activities, plus four dogs and two cats were adopted. (Photos by Barbara Green)