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Schulenburg Festival Attendance Down from Previous Years, But Event Still Draws Thousands

  • The band “Little Texas” and country music up-and-comer Kolby Cooper performed Friday night before a well-attended crowd at the Schulenburg Festival. Photos by Andy Behlen
    The band “Little Texas” and country music up-and-comer Kolby Cooper performed Friday night before a well-attended crowd at the Schulenburg Festival. Photos by Andy Behlen
  • The parade on Sunday at the Schulenburg Festival featured 52 entries, down from the usual hundred or so floats in years past. Children were especially absent from the parade crowd, likely because organizers prohibited candy throwing this year due to COVID-19 precautions.
    The parade on Sunday at the Schulenburg Festival featured 52 entries, down from the usual hundred or so floats in years past. Children were especially absent from the parade crowd, likely because organizers prohibited candy throwing this year due to COVID-19 precautions.
  • Kolby Cooper performed Friday night at the Festival. Photos by Andy Behlen
    Kolby Cooper performed Friday night at the Festival. Photos by Andy Behlen
  • The Schulenburg High Athletic Booster Club hamburger stand kept people fed throughout the weekend.
    The Schulenburg High Athletic Booster Club hamburger stand kept people fed throughout the weekend.
  • Local team Spice, Spice Baby won the showmanship award in the CASI-sanctioned Chili cookoff.
    Local team Spice, Spice Baby won the showmanship award in the CASI-sanctioned Chili cookoff.
  • Shane Smith and the Saints performed Saturday night at the Festival.
    Shane Smith and the Saints performed Saturday night at the Festival.
  • Schulenburg High School Cheerleaders brought back the dunking booth to the Festival this year.
    Schulenburg High School Cheerleaders brought back the dunking booth to the Festival this year.
Thousands flocked to Wolters Park in Schulenburg for the 2021 Schulenburg Festival this past weekend. The “National Party of Texas,” as the event bills itself, featured four days of music entertainment, rodeo action, cookoffs, sports tournaments, a parade, carnival and more. Southbound 955 of Fayetteville opened up the festivities Thursday night. “It’s great, an awesome crowd, things are…

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