By: Jessie Monsivais Photo by: Omar Arellano
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October has arrived, the temperatures will hopefully soon drop, and festival season is officially upon us! From fall fun and live music tobrcultural festivals, keeping your calendar organized can suddenly feel like anbroverwhelming task. Thankfully, we’ve provided you with a Coastal Bend’sbrfestival line up!
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Kicking off the season is Surftoberfest at Water Street Market thisbrSaturday, October 5, from 12 pm – 9 pm. The fifth annual outdoor fall festivalbroffers fun for the whole family. Featuring food, live music, a stein-holdingbrcontest, a costume contest, a kids zone, and of course lots of beer! Visitbrthe brand new Water Street Garden area during the festival for a pop-up tasting roombrfeaturing all four local breweries. Proceeds benefit the Texas Surf Museum. Forbrmore information, visit their Facebook page.
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Capping off the first weekend of the unofficial festival season is thebrHispanic Heritage Festival presented by South Texas Ford on Sunday, October 6,brfrom 1 pm – 8 pm at the Richard M. Borchard Regional Fairgrounds. Thebrfun-filled festival is free to attend. Bring the whole family to enjoy livebrmusic, food vendors, and much more. For more information check out the websitebrat https://www.rmbfairgrounds.com/events/hispanic-heritage-festival
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On Saturday, October 12, from 2 pm – 8 pm, join The Musing Morenas andbrNueces Brewing Company for the first-ever Halloween market – Nightmare on WaterbrStreet. Come one, come all ghouls and spooky souls to celebrate the fall season, featuring local artisans, crafters, andbrcreators! This free family event presents local vendors, food trucks, trick orbrtreating, live music, costume contests for everyone, dogs too! Admission isbrfree, for more information contact themusingmorenas@gmail.com.
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The 59th Annual Texas Jazz Festival makes its return Friday, October 18br– Sunday, October 21 at Heritage Park. The longest, most extensive,brfree-running festival features four stages of live jazz, incredible food,brmarket vendors, and Salsa Jazz dancing hosted inside the Solomon Ortiz Center.brFood and drink tickets are available for $ 1 per ticket at several-food andbrdrink ticket stations located throughout the festival. Be sure to share yourbrTexas Jazz Fest love on social media with #JazzFestCC for a chance to end up onbrthe Jazz Wall. For hours and more information visit www.texasjazz-fest.org/
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There’s no slowing down come November with plenty of fan favorite festivals!
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From November 1 – November 3, you’ll catch the 56th annual Greek Festival of Corpus Christi. St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church serves up Greek dinner, pastries, beer, & wine alongside live Greek music and dancingbrperformances. Take a tour of the beautiful church and shop at vendors booths.brTo find out more information contact: 361-883-9843 or visitbrhttps://www.facebook.com/greekfestivalcc/
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Celebrating rich cultural Mexican roots in South Texas at the 11thbrannual Día de Los Muertos Street Festival on Saturday, November 2, from 3brpm-midnight. Enjoy the Hecho A Mano arts and crafts expo featuring 90 regionalbrartists selling the best selection of Dia de Los Muertos art, jewelry, crafts,brfood, and edibles. Experience the art exhibitions inside K Space Contemporary,brand art demos by TAMU-CC Art Department. Walk the illuminated path to rememberbrdeceased loved ones at the Community Ofrenda by leaving photos and messages. Abrspecial event part of this year’s festival is Treat Street, a kid-sized streetbrof haunted houses where they can trick or treat, developed by Del MarbrArchitecture & Drafting Students create a kid-sized street of hauntedbrhouses where they can Trick or Treat. For more information visit,brhttp://diadelosmuertoscc.com
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Indulge in Jewish cuisine from homemade brisket and cabbage rolls tobrdelicious matzah ball soup, rugelach, and more. The 32nd Annual Jewish FoodbrFestival takes place Saturday, November 10th, 5pm – 9pm and Sunday, Novemberbr11th, 11am – 2pm.
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Live music Saturday. Brought to you by Congregation Beth IsraelbrSisterhood, enjoy live Jewish music and Magicians on Saturday and balloon andbrface painting artists on Sunday. For more information visit,brhttps://www.facebook.com/JewishFoodFestival/
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Ringing in the holiday cheer is the 5th Annual Corpus Christi Hot TamalebrFest on November 23 from 12 pm – 10 pm. Located on the 400 block of ChaparralbrSt, prepare to empty your wallets at the various vendors serving homemadebrtamales. Vote for your local favorite, enter the tamales eating contest, and staybrto enjoy live music, arts and crafts, and more. Proceeds will benefit The ArtbrMuseum of South Texas (AMST) Youth Program Initiative, The Garcia Center. For more informationbrvisit, https://www.cchottamalefest.com/
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Ending out the fall festival season is the 4th Annual Corpus Christi Wine Festival onbrNovember 23, from 12 pm – midnight in Heritage Park. The Wine Festival featuresbrover 75 varieties of wine from local craft breweries and Texas wineriesbralongside live music, shopping, and food trucks. For ticket information visit,brwww.corpuschristiwinefestival.com.
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