The official Katy Rice Festival site is currently accepting applications for venders. “We’re selecting arts and crafts made on a selective basis,” says Reina. This year’s event is possible thanks to the generous help of the Rotary Club of Katy and all the many volunteers that it takes to make this event happen. What: The fun continues with food, entertainments and family activities. What: Don’t miss a family favorite! Enjoy creative rice and Katy-themed entries. Where: 10th Street, Drexel, 5th Street & Avenue C What: Live music, carnival, food trucks, beer garden and more. The 3-day event starts the second weekend of October with the schedule as follows: They will introduce a new VIP area but all proceeds will be given back to the community in student scholarships and local charities through the Rotary Club of Katy. In alignment with the city’s goal they are bringing back some events sure to excite residents like the return of the popular rice cooking competition and student arts competition. It has been a daunting task to put on this event in such a very short notice and having started from nothing.” “We are revitalizing it and focusing on our heritage and implementing quality standards to make this event one we can all be proud of.
“While we haven’t been involved in the past, we want the event to continue it’s iconic and long-lasting tradition to the city of Katy,” said Kayce Reina, City of Katy’s Director of Tourism and Marketing. The event over time has grown from a few booths and a stage and up to 300 booths and crowds up to 45-50,000. The City of Katy Rice Festival will bring people together with great company, music, entertainment, food, crafts and more.
Katy was the “Rice Capital of the World” and the remnants of that history can still be seen from I-10 in the form of the rice silos amongst our great commercial growth and development. The event was initially created to celebrate Katy’s history and rice. “It will be a family-oriented event with only quality arts and craft vendors, live music, excellent food, and drinks and fun for the whole family.” The city is also teaming of up the Rotary Club of Katy. Katy Mayor Chuck Brawner announced that the event would go on with it’s new name, “City of Katy Rice Festival” back in June as reported by Katy Magazine. “Our goal is to bring the festival back to its original form,” says Mayor Chuck Brawner. Last summer Katy residents breathed a sigh of relief with the announcement that the City of Katy would pick up the much-loved Rice Harvest Festival previously managed by the Katy Area Chamber of Commerce.
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