Cotton Gin Festival
Once a year the cotton gin museum of texas puts on a festival to celebrate being the oldest operating cotton gin in america.
Cotton gin festival. Rooms upstairs were renovated for office rental. This festival benefits and celebrates the oldest operating cotton gin in america in tiny burton just off hwy 290 halfway between austin houston. Cotton ginning days exhibitors from all over the southeast will convene in dallas north carolina on october 9 11 2020 for the annual crank up of antique steam and gasoline engines and tractors. The hotel has now been completely renovated with the first floor serving as city hall and a community center.
Cotton gin festival november 7th 2020 all proceeds from the cotton gin festival go toward the up keep of the susie agnes hotel and other city improvements as needed. The cotton gin festival features a parade with over 150 tractors both antique and modern a 4 mile run 1 mile fun run 50 arts and crafts exhibitors entertainment selected food vendors and the rare opportunity to tour the famous bostwick cotton gin in full operation. Click here for contact information. Bostwick is the home of the annual cotton gin festival and the 4th of july barbeque.
Damon malcom angie howard ken johnson and troy dobbs. This free family friendly event features a parade music contests games a petting zoo arts crafts food drink and folklife vendors a fun train antique engines classic car show tractor pull. Our mayor is john bostwick our city council. Parade to begin a day of free family fun.
The texas cotton gin museum enriches people s lives by helping them understand cotton s past to appreciate the present and embrace the future. This day full of fun for the entire family celebrates our historical treasure the burton farmers gin with guided tours and ginning of a bale of cotton. The festival kicks off with the main street parade and follows with fun activities for the whole family. Join us for the 32nd annual burton cotton gin festival on saturday april 17 2021 from 10am to 6pm.
We are located about 11 miles north of madison one hour from atlanta ga one half hour from athens ga. Folklife demonstrations gin tours ginning of historic cotton bale live auction the night before kids activities contests tractor pull engine exhibits petting zoo crafts food entertainment.