The Texas Steak Cookoff In Hico Is About The Tastiest Event You Can Experience
Calling all meat lovers! If you’re a carnivore at heart, you’ll definitely want to check out the Texas Steak Cookoff in Hico this year. Sample delicious appetizers, then sink your teeth into a juicy steak prepared by a contestant of your choosing. There are also wine tastings and a beer garden, making it one of the best food festivals in Texas!
Tickets start at $45 (or $40 if you purchase in advance.) Visit the Texas Steak Cookoff website or the Texas Steak Cookoff in Hico Facebook page for more juicy details. Make it a fun weekend getaway by staying at BJ’s Best of the West.
Have you ever been to this delicious cookoff in Texas? If so, we’d love to hear all about your experience! Tell us in the comments section. Don’t forget to check out our previous article for more of the best food festivals in Texas to sink your teeth into!
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What is a good Texas food festival?
You may be tired of hearing how everything in Texas is big - but when it comes to its food festivals, there is no other word to describe them. Here are a few of our favorite food festivals in Texas that sure know how to celebrate delicious food:
- Texas Street Food Festival, Arlington, TX: There is something special about street food, whether it's in a far-off country or right here in Arlington. With over 30 food trucks each with its own signature dishes, you are in for a treat. This mid-April event serves up sweet treats like gourmet Belgian waffles and savory surprises like waffle cone buffalo bites. Do you want to know the best part? All items are $5 or less! That means you can eat to your heart's content all day long.
- Corpus Christi Taco & Margarita Festival, Corpus Christi, TX: Finding a good taco in Texas isn't hard to do, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't celebrate this amazing culinary wonder as often and as much as we can. Top it off with a good margarita and you have a party. This event happens each year in early October. With dozens of the city's best taco restaurants joining the festivities, you will be in taco heaven.
- San Antonio's Pizza Festival, San Antonio, TX: You've heard of taco festivals, BBQ festivals, and even mac and cheese festivals, so why shouldn't we celebrate the mighty pizza with a whole lot of love? San Antonio stepped up to the plate in 2023 for its first-ever pizza festival - and there is no going back once you get pizza lovers coming to town. Look for the event to return each October with San Antonio pizza from the likes of Via 313, Royal Pizza, and Izzy's Pizza.
It is so hard to stop at just a few fun food festivals. If you enjoy trying new foods that you might not have eaten before, check out this list of 10 ethnic festivals in Texas that are sure to delight you with traditional food from different cultures.