CANCELLATIONS:
Due to the weather conditions, the 5K CAMORUN, PARADE and CAR-SHOW have been CANCELLED due to the weather.
Safety is our main priority.
Due to the weather conditions, the 5K CAMORUN, PARADE and CAR-SHOW have been CANCELLED due to the weather.
Safety is our main priority.
2018 Lonesome Dove Fest Schedule
Thursday, Sept. 13
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. - Black Gold Shootout
Friday, Sept. 14
8 to 3 p.m. – Youth Day (NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
**4 to 7 p.m. – Veterans Appreciation**
4 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Arrival and Social
5 p.m. – 6 p.m. Meal Sponsored by the Karnes City Rotary Club
6 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Announcements and Speaker
6:30 p.m. Birds of Prey Show
7 to 11 p.m. - Music – Texas Music Outlaws
Saturday, Sept. 15
Smoking Barrel BBQ Cook Off - (ongoing)
ARE YOU UP FOR THE TEST? THE HEAT IS ON THIS YEAR WITH A REORGANIZED NEW-FOUND JUDGING SYSTEM
Noon – 4 p.m. – Ms. Monkeys
1 p.m. – 5 p.m. – Circus Chicken Dog Performing Show **Arena @ 1 p.m.
(Shows Every Hour and Crowd interaction in between shows)
Leslie Lane Llamas - **Arena Performance after Circus Chicken Dog
Trick Roper and Quick Draw Cowboy Doug Whitaker - **Arena Performance after Leslie Lane Llamas Multiple Shows in Main Tent and Arena
Noon – 6 p.m. – Petting Zoo, and Face Painting, Balloon Artist
Starting at Noon - 5 p.m. – Game Trucks
Noon to 6 p.m. - Rattle Snakes & Fish Pond - (ongoing)
Noon to 1 p.m. – Performance from the Karnes City High Steppers
1 p.m. to 2 p.m. – Old Western Draw
2 p.m. to 3 p.m. – The Magical Paul Mims - Multiple Shows
2 p.m. to 8 p.m. - Karaoke
3 p.m. to 4 p.m. – Kids Camo Contest (check in starts @ 2:30 p.m. in Main Tent)
4 p.m. to 5 p.m. – Awards Ceremony for Team Shooting, BBQ Cook-Off
5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – COUNTY DRUM LINE SOUNDOFF
6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. – Twisted Roads
8 p.m. - Live Auction & Raffle Drawing
9:30 p.m. to midnight - Music - Natalie Rose
Thursday, Sept. 13
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. - Black Gold Shootout
Friday, Sept. 14
8 to 3 p.m. – Youth Day (NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
**4 to 7 p.m. – Veterans Appreciation**
4 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Arrival and Social
5 p.m. – 6 p.m. Meal Sponsored by the Karnes City Rotary Club
6 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Announcements and Speaker
6:30 p.m. Birds of Prey Show
7 to 11 p.m. - Music – Texas Music Outlaws
Saturday, Sept. 15
Smoking Barrel BBQ Cook Off - (ongoing)
ARE YOU UP FOR THE TEST? THE HEAT IS ON THIS YEAR WITH A REORGANIZED NEW-FOUND JUDGING SYSTEM
Noon – 4 p.m. – Ms. Monkeys
1 p.m. – 5 p.m. – Circus Chicken Dog Performing Show **Arena @ 1 p.m.
(Shows Every Hour and Crowd interaction in between shows)
Leslie Lane Llamas - **Arena Performance after Circus Chicken Dog
Trick Roper and Quick Draw Cowboy Doug Whitaker - **Arena Performance after Leslie Lane Llamas Multiple Shows in Main Tent and Arena
Noon – 6 p.m. – Petting Zoo, and Face Painting, Balloon Artist
Starting at Noon - 5 p.m. – Game Trucks
Noon to 6 p.m. - Rattle Snakes & Fish Pond - (ongoing)
Noon to 1 p.m. – Performance from the Karnes City High Steppers
1 p.m. to 2 p.m. – Old Western Draw
2 p.m. to 3 p.m. – The Magical Paul Mims - Multiple Shows
2 p.m. to 8 p.m. - Karaoke
3 p.m. to 4 p.m. – Kids Camo Contest (check in starts @ 2:30 p.m. in Main Tent)
4 p.m. to 5 p.m. – Awards Ceremony for Team Shooting, BBQ Cook-Off
5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – COUNTY DRUM LINE SOUNDOFF
6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. – Twisted Roads
8 p.m. - Live Auction & Raffle Drawing
9:30 p.m. to midnight - Music - Natalie Rose
Members of the Karnes City Rotary Club and volunteers are busy making plans for the club's 25th Lonesome Dove Fest!
Except for the Lonesome Dove Fest Parade which will happen Saturday, Sept. 15 at 10 a.m. in downtown Karnes City, all the Lonesome Dove Fest events will take place at the Karnes County Youth Show Barn Grounds on U.S. Highway 181 between Karnes City and Kenedy near Otto Kaiser Memorial Hospital.
Admission is free into the Lonesome Dove Fest Events and open to the public Friday and all day Saturday, Sept. 15.
For the past 25 years, the club has hosted the event that welcomes dove hunting season to the south zone in South Texas, and welcomes visitors to Karnes County for food, fun, friendly competition and entertainment.
Since this is the event's 25th silver anniversary year, the theme this year is "Silver" and parade entrants, competitors and visitors are encouraged to express their creativity in ways to help bring a hint of "silver" to the atmosphere of all the Lonesome Dove Fest activities.
The annual event is the main fundraiser for the club. Money raised at the event is for youth scholarships for all four Karnes County high school graduates and many other service efforts for the community.
Many of the favorite parts of Lonesome Dove Fest are happening again, but organizers are working on some new fun stuff, too!
For the first time, a "Lonesome Dove Fest Battle of the Drumlines," where drummers from each of the four local high schools will be invited to compete against each other in front of the crowd and judges! More information on this exciting new event will follow once the details have been worked out.
Musical entertainment will be provided by Texas Music Outlaws who will perform Friday night. On Saturday night, Natalie Rose will perform for visitors to the 2018 Lonesome Dove Fest.
Saturday's fun includes the "Monkey man," who was a big hit last year, will bring his monkeys again for fun and photos with the crowd. A car show is also planned for Saturday.
On Friday, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. there will be a Veteran's appreciation event.
Visit lonesomedovefest.com for more information, or Facebook.com/LonesomeDoveFest or call Co-Chairmen Wade Hedtke, 830-583-6330 or Randy Witte at 830-780-3314.
It is through the community support of Lonesome Dove Fest each year that allows the Karnes City Rotary Club to fund scholarships for Karnes County high school students and contribute to many more worthwhile community efforts. The annual event happens at the Karnes County Youth Show Barn Grounds on U.S. Highway 181 between Karnes City and Kenedy just north of Otto Kaiser Memorial Hospital.Please visit and "like" us on our Facebook page at:
http://www.facebook.com/LonesomeDoveFest to see photos and videos from past Lonesome Dove Fests
Lonesome Dove Fest
Karnes City Rotary Club
PO Box 444
Karnes City, TX 78118
Email: lonesomedovefest@outlook.com for more information
Except for the Lonesome Dove Fest Parade which will happen Saturday, Sept. 15 at 10 a.m. in downtown Karnes City, all the Lonesome Dove Fest events will take place at the Karnes County Youth Show Barn Grounds on U.S. Highway 181 between Karnes City and Kenedy near Otto Kaiser Memorial Hospital.
Admission is free into the Lonesome Dove Fest Events and open to the public Friday and all day Saturday, Sept. 15.
For the past 25 years, the club has hosted the event that welcomes dove hunting season to the south zone in South Texas, and welcomes visitors to Karnes County for food, fun, friendly competition and entertainment.
Since this is the event's 25th silver anniversary year, the theme this year is "Silver" and parade entrants, competitors and visitors are encouraged to express their creativity in ways to help bring a hint of "silver" to the atmosphere of all the Lonesome Dove Fest activities.
The annual event is the main fundraiser for the club. Money raised at the event is for youth scholarships for all four Karnes County high school graduates and many other service efforts for the community.
Many of the favorite parts of Lonesome Dove Fest are happening again, but organizers are working on some new fun stuff, too!
For the first time, a "Lonesome Dove Fest Battle of the Drumlines," where drummers from each of the four local high schools will be invited to compete against each other in front of the crowd and judges! More information on this exciting new event will follow once the details have been worked out.
Musical entertainment will be provided by Texas Music Outlaws who will perform Friday night. On Saturday night, Natalie Rose will perform for visitors to the 2018 Lonesome Dove Fest.
Saturday's fun includes the "Monkey man," who was a big hit last year, will bring his monkeys again for fun and photos with the crowd. A car show is also planned for Saturday.
On Friday, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. there will be a Veteran's appreciation event.
Visit lonesomedovefest.com for more information, or Facebook.com/LonesomeDoveFest or call Co-Chairmen Wade Hedtke, 830-583-6330 or Randy Witte at 830-780-3314.
It is through the community support of Lonesome Dove Fest each year that allows the Karnes City Rotary Club to fund scholarships for Karnes County high school students and contribute to many more worthwhile community efforts. The annual event happens at the Karnes County Youth Show Barn Grounds on U.S. Highway 181 between Karnes City and Kenedy just north of Otto Kaiser Memorial Hospital.Please visit and "like" us on our Facebook page at:
http://www.facebook.com/LonesomeDoveFest to see photos and videos from past Lonesome Dove Fests
Lonesome Dove Fest
Karnes City Rotary Club
PO Box 444
Karnes City, TX 78118
Email: lonesomedovefest@outlook.com for more information