Gates open at 4 p.m. Sponsored by the Gillespie County Fair and Festivals Association, the event includes afternoon activities, appetizers, a dinner, silent and live auctions and a prize drawing for thousands of dollars in prizes donated by local and area businesses and individuals.
Monies raised from the event go toward the Gillespie County Fair Association’s scholarship program.
Since 1991, the fair association has awarded $552,450 in scholarships to 821 Gillespie County high school students.
Scholarship Fest entrance tickets are $20 each and will go on sale this spring.
Tickets will be sold at the office at the fair grounds, from directors of the Gillespie County Fair and Festivals Association and at locations around the county.
For dinner, a barbecue brisket meal with all the trimmings will be served.
Thousands of dollars in prizes and auction items will be given away during the event, including guns and rifles, hunting and fishing equipment, jewelry, gift certificates and more.
(Individuals and businesses interested in donating cash or prizes to the event are asked to call the fair association office at 830-997-2359.)
Tickets for the prizes to be given away at Scholarship Fest will also go on sale this spring at the fair office, from the directors and at locations around the county.
Along with the prize drawing will be a live auction featuring cakes baked and decorated by the Gillespie County Fair Queen and Duchesses as well as other items.
More information on Scholarship Fest as well as other activities at the fair grounds is available by calling 830-997-2359 or visiting www.gillespiefair.com.
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